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A delivery robot from Serve Robotics crosses the 1600 block of North Wells Street in Chicago on Feb. 4, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Convenient ordering option or ‘sidewalk hog’? Food delivery robots get mixed reception in Chicago.

February 9, 2026 at 9:01 a.m.

Robotic food delivery carts are now a familiar sight on the streets of Chicago. But not everyone has rolled out the welcome wagon for the army of AI-driven meals on...

People ride in a 2026 Jeep Wrangler during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Chicago Auto Show returns with plenty of EVs and a resurgence of gas-powered muscle

February 7, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

While EVs are still center stage at the 2026 auto show, there may not be quite as much buzz this year with slumping sales and the end of federal tax...

Workers continue construction of Northwestern’s Ryan Field in Evanston on Nov. 21, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Northwestern will open the new Ryan Field on Oct. 2 vs. Penn State — its 3rd home game of the season

September 4, 2026 at 1:29 p.m.

Northwestern will play five home games at the new $862 million Ryan Field in 2026, with the first two played at Martin Stadium on the lakefront.

Architectural elements on the building at Metropolitan Capital Bank, 9 E. Ontario St., as seen in 2015. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Chicago’s Metropolitan Capital Bank becomes first US bank failure of 2026

February 2, 2026 at 7:56 p.m.

Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was closed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, citing “unsafe and unsound conditions and an impaired capital position."

Editor-in-Chief Sarah Conway in the Chicago Reader office in the Douglas neighborhood, Jan. 26, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago Reader, the city’s struggling alt-weekly, is going monthly under new owners

January 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Noisy Creek, a startup publisher on a mission to restore alternative weeklies, took over operations at the Reader last fall, with plans to install a profit/nonprofit formula.

Edeline Ortiz sorts through peppermints at Primrose Candy on Jan. 13, 2010, in Chicago. (Yvette Marie Dostatni/for the baiduhai)

Primrose Candy, a century-old Chicago confectionery, files for bankruptcy protection

January 29, 2026 at 10:56 a.m.

A century-old, family-owned Chicago candy manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking to keep its Northwest Side factory churning out assorted fruit-flavored starlights, lemonade drops and buttery toffee.

Grubhub's Super Bowl ad pans along a dining table filled with trays of food as an announcer delivers the mangled idiom, “This February, one food delivery app will finally put their mouth where their money is.” (Grubhub)

Grubhub will air its first Super Bowl ad, directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos

January 27, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

Grubhub released a 15-second teaser of its ad, which also represents the Super Bowl debut for absurdist Greek film director Yorgos Lanthimos.

Dino Zavoli reads the Daily Herald at Encore Village on April 8, 2025, in Schaumburg. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Daily Herald, longtime suburban Chicago newspaper, notifies state of potential sale

January 20, 2026 at 7:31 p.m.

The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.

The power lines that run northeast of 75th Street in Hodgkins are part of the ComEd power distribution system that connects the nuclear plants in Will County to the city. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

ComEd submits new $15.3B, four-year grid plan to the state to meet increased electric demand

January 20, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Girding for everything from the proliferation of data centers and EVs to catastrophic weather events, ComEd has unveiled its next four-year grid plan, the utility’s blueprint for the future of...

An Italian beef and sausage combo by Mr. Beef is prepared Sept. 4, 2025, as the Chicago Bears showcase food offerings at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears’ playoff run means big postseason business for Soldier Field food service

January 16, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

Chicago-based Levy is firing up its team of more than 1,200 mostly seasonal food service workers again this week to sate 60,000 boisterous Bears fans Sunday at Soldier Field.

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