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Eric Weinheimer , CEO of Forefront, an organization for nonprofits and foundations, attends a staff lunch Aug. 10, 2017, at Forefront's office in Chicago's Loop. Weinheimer, 52, a University of Chicago Booth School of Business graduate, spent a decade working in finance before following his passion into the nonprofit world.

Illinoisans give 2% to charity. A little more could mean a lot, says Forefront CEO

June 3, 2018 at 12:12 a.m.

Eric Weinheimer stepped into the CEO role at Forefront, formerly the Donors Forum, in 2014 after spending 18 years running the nonprofit Cara Program, which provides job training, job placement...

A scene from the National Restaurant Assocation convention at McCormick Place in 2013. When it comes to the choice locale for destination meetings, conferences and conventions, a new survey shows Chicago and Orlando are the top spots.

Chicago ties with Orlando as top choice for convention planners

June 3, 2018 at 2:16 a.m.

Move over Cubs, Chicago is also the champion when it comes to the choice locale for destination meetings, conferences and conventions, according to a new survey. Sixty-seven percent of the...

Chicago startup Tanvas hopes to take advantage of having a Foxconn plant in southeast Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s aglow with Foxconn announcement, but can Illinois share the spotlight?

June 3, 2018 at 3:27 a.m.

Wisconsin, a Rust Belt state known for its beer, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and the Green Bay Packers, is having its moment in the 21st century's manufacturing spotlight. With Wednesday's announcement that...

A sign marks the newly rebranded Ambassador hotel in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The hotel, once known as the Ambassador East, was most recently known as the Public hotel.

Rebranding of Public hotel brings back part of famed name: Ambassador

June 3, 2018 at 3:54 a.m.

When Ian Schrager bought the landmark Ambassador East hotel in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood in 2010, the plan of the New York City nightclub owner turned hotelier and real estate...

Amazon has more than 50,000 jobs to fill; hiring event planned for Aug. 2

June 3, 2018 at 4:20 a.m.

Amazon announced it will conduct job fairs Aug. 2 at its warehouses in Romeoville and Kenosha, Wis., as part of a national hiring day aimed at filling 50,000 jobs across...

A Pew Research Center study says the proportion of U.S. households that are renting is at the highest level in decades.

Study: More U.S. households renting than at any point since 1965

June 3, 2018 at 5:50 a.m.

More U.S. households are headed by renters than at any point since 1965, according to a new Pew Research Center study based on data from the Census Bureau. The number...

Doom Street Eats co-owner and head chef Rebecca VanderKloot cooks grilled cheese sandwiches July 5, 2017, at the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park. This is Doom Street Eats' first year as a five-day vendor at the Taste.

It’s ‘make it or break it,’ as new vendors scramble to get noticed at Taste of Chicago

June 3, 2018 at 9:54 a.m.

For Doom Street Eats, success at the Taste of Chicago is tied to whether festivalgoers have a hankering for a fancy grilled cheese sandwich made with mac and cheese. It...

Patrons dine June 30, 2017, at the Carbon Arc Bar & Board, next door to the Davis Theater in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood. Dishes can be eaten in the restaurant or carried into the auditoriums.

Dinner and a movie? Theaters will serve up drinks and dessert, too

June 3, 2018 at 11:38 a.m.

Forget the concept of dinner and a movie. Cineplexes these days hope you're planning a evening of cuisine at the movie. With theater attendance essentially flat as consumers binge-watch programs...

The main lobby in the historic Homan Square Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog printing building is seen June 14, 2017, in Chicago's North Lawndale community area. The long-vacant building has reopened as affordable housing.

40 years after Sears left Homan Square, catalog building gets second life

June 3, 2018 at 1:52 p.m.

A national nonprofit housing developer is aiming to bring new life into a North Lawndale community plagued by poverty and crime by transforming the former Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s catalog...

Ex-FBI cybersecurity agent: Your company is at risk — from your own employees

June 4, 2018 at 2:28 p.m.

Robert Shields spent 20 years in the FBI hunting cybercriminals and cyberterrorists. When he started, criminals were snatching data off diskettes. Then crime went virtual. The job was intense. He...

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