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Chicago-based crypto trading firm BlockFills files Chapter 11 bankruptcy; Blackhawks among the creditors

March 17, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

Pushed over the edge by recent customer lawsuits and a “crypto winter” that saw Bitcoin valuation halved, Chicago-based trading firm BlockFills filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday in a...

One dollar notes with the signature of then US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are unveiled at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility on December 8, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Andy Jacobsohn/AFP/Getty)

Chicago’s Signature Bank joins forces with New York-based Esquire in $348 million merger

March 12, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

Under the terms of the agreement, announced Thursday, Esquire Financial is acquiring Signature in an all-stock transaction valued at $348 million.

Rivian's midsize R2 SUV will roll off the company's manufacturing line in Normal, Illinois, this Spring. (Rivian)

EV manufacturer Rivian announces pricing for midsize R2 SUV, set to roll off Normal line in spring

March 12, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

The first versions of Rivian's midsize RS SUV are packaged, priced and getting ready to roll off the line this spring.

Ben Mulgrew pours beer while working behind the bar at the Half Acre taproom and kitchen at the Balmoral Avenue production brewery, Dec. 3, 2019, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago craft brewers Half Acre and Maplewood announce merger

March 11, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

Operating under the principle that two heads are better than one, pioneering Chicago craft breweries Half Acre and Maplewood are joining forces under one corporate umbrella.

Andres Rodriquez walks through a lounge at Verano’s headquarters on Feb. 17, 2026, in Chicago. Verano is a publicly traded multistate cannabis company. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

From startup seedling to cannabis powerhouse, Verano has navigated the industry’s ups and downs

March 9, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

The cannabis firm ranks third in retail sales nationally. But like many companies, Verano is facing pricing pressure, declining revenue and a falling stock price.

The custom 2026 Ford Explorer Platinum gifted to Pope Leo XIV by Ford CEO Jim Farley. (Ford Motor Co.)

Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant builds custom ‘popemobile’ Explorer SUV for Pope Leo XIV

March 6, 2026 at 6:12 p.m.

The black hybrid, custom 2026 Ford Explorer Platinum was built at the Chicago Assembly Plant just five miles from the pope’s childhood home in south suburban Dolton.

The entrance to Building 1 at the headquarters for the newly merged Capital One and Discover Financial Services campus on Oct. 21, 2025, in Riverwoods. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Capital One laying off another 1,100-plus employees at former Discover headquarters in Riverwoods

March 5, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

Capital One is laying off another 1,139 employees at the former Discover headquarters in Riverwoods, a second wave of downsizing following the credit card giants’ megamerger last year.

Fireworks and flames go off as Chicago officials and Chicago Fire representatives hold groundbreaking ceremony on March 3, 2026, at the site of what will be the team's new home, a 22,000-seat, open-air soccer stadium at the north end of the area called The 78 near Roosevelt Road in Chicago's South Loop. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago Fire break ground on $750 million South Loop soccer stadium, transforming the sports landscape

March 4, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

The Chicago Fire hosted a groundbreaking event for their privately funded $750 million soccer stadium on a vacant former rail yard in the South Loop, staking their turf in the...

Lucia Fitzgerald, left, and her sisters Isabel, center, and Vivian walk through St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Chicago’s Riverdale neighborhood on May 8, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Most endangered Chicago buildings list includes Pope Leo’s childhood church and Art Institute trading room

March 4, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church and the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room at the Art Institute made Preservation Chicago’s annual ranking of the city’s most endangered buildings.

In an image from video, federal immigration agents detain Debbie Brockman in the 2400 block of West Foster Avenue on Oct. 10, 2025. Brockman worked as a producer for WGN-TV since 2011. (Josh Thomas)

New round of WGN-TV layoffs includes producer whose rough ICE detention went viral

February 26, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

A second round of layoffs hit WGN-Ch. 9 this week, with three employees getting the ax Wednesday, including Debbie Brockman, the producer whose aggressive detainment by ICE agents in October...

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