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Travelers sit and relax at Gene’s Bistro during the unveiling of the Central Market at Midway Airport in Chicago, Nov. 29, 2023. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Gene & Georgetti owner says the city is pushing her out at Midway to make way for Bally’s

October 29, 2025 at 12:45 p.m.

The owner of Gene & Georgetti, the iconic Chicago steak house, said she is being pushed out of her space at the Midway Airport concession area after five years to...

People walk past the Rivian store at Old Orchard in Skokie on Nov. 6, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

EV automaker Rivian laying off 4.5% of workforce ahead of R2 launch in Normal

October 23, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

Rivian, which builds all of its electric pickups, SUVs and commercial vehicles in downstate Illinois, gave notice Thursday to more than 600 employees.

The headquarters for the newly merged Capital One and Discover Financial Services campus in Riverwoods on Oct. 21, 2025. It includes four buildings plus ponds, sky bridges and walking paths. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Capital One layoffs hitting former Discover headquarters in Riverwoods

October 21, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

In August, Capital One filed a notice with the state that it was laying off 215 employees related to Discover’s home equity and refinance loans business. Capital One filed another...

A Fresh Del Monte Servi robot roams the produce section selling bananas on Sept. 25, 2025, at Jewel in Westmont. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run at three suburban Jewel stores

October 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

From bananas to burgers, store aisles to sidewalks, an army of robots has descended upon Chicagoland with the singular mission to bring us food.

A person walks past a BMO branch near Canal Street on Sept. 25, 2024, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago-based BMO sells 138 branches in 11 states to First Citizens Bank, including one in Illinois

October 17, 2025 at 11:10 a.m.

In what it calls a strategic “branch optimization,” BMO also plans to open 150 banking locations over the next five years, with a focus on expanding in California.

The new Hollywood Casino before its grand opening on Aug. 7, 2025, in Joliet. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Hollywood Casino Joliet posts higher revenue at new land-based facility in September

October 15, 2025 at 5:56 p.m.

The new Joliet casino generated more than $11.2 million in adjusted gross receipts last month, ranking fourth in revenue among the state’s 17 casinos.

The Belvidere Assembly Plant on Nov. 9, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Stellantis investing $600M to reopen Belvidere plant to build Jeep Cherokee and Compass

October 15, 2025 at 11:11 a.m.

The automaker is investing more than $600 million to reopen the Belvidere plant and expand production of the Jeep Cherokee and Compass.

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)

WGN-TV producer hires attorney to ‘pursue all legal avenues’ after ICE detention

October 14, 2025 at 3:48 p.m.

Debbie Brockman and her legal team "adamantly deny” allegations that she assaulted federal officers during an immigration enforcement action.

Northwestern University professor Joel Mokyr, center, is congratulated for winning the Nobel Prize in economics by interim president of Northwestern, Henry Bienen, left, and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Dean Adrian Randolph after a news conference in Evanston on Oct. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Northwestern University professor shares Nobel Prize in Economics

October 13, 2025 at 6:15 p.m.

Joel Mokyr was lauded by the Nobel committee Monday for demonstrating how innovations become a “self-generating process.”

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

October 10, 2025 at 6:40 p.m.

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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