Balmoral, Maywood Park Race Tracks To Auction Off Assets
Grandstand seats, televisions, starter cars, and sulkies are among thousands of items up for auction at Maywood Park in Melrose Park and Balmoral Park in Crete.
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Grandstand seats, televisions, starter cars, and sulkies are among thousands of items up for auction at Maywood Park in Melrose Park and Balmoral Park in Crete.
Newspaper publisher Gannett said Monday that it wants to buy rival Tribune Publishing in a deal with a total value of about $815 million.
The S&P 500 lost 2, the NASDAQ shed 7 and the Dow Jones Industrial average closed down nearly 29 points, settling to 17,897.
Thousands of low-wage workers planned to protest all over Chicago on Thursday to fight for a $15 minimum wage. The rallies started around dawn, and were scheduled to continue through Thursday night, with many workers planning to walk off the job.
Several aldermen have introduced an ordinance that would guarantee paid sick days to an estimated 400,000 workers in Chicago.
The sponsor of an ordinance that would have allowed clubs in Chicago to blend topless dancing and alcohol sales has backed away from the measure, because somehow full-frontal nudity ended up in the mix.
Students from nine Midwestern universities will be competing Saturday for a chance to have an impact on one of the neediest neighborhoods in Chicago.
In a promotional video, Portillo's says it will add the tomato-based condiment at customers' request. This revives a great debate, of course. CBS 2's Audrina Bigos reports.
CBS 2's Vince Gerasole looks at some of the transformations that have occurred since President Obama left the University of Chicago Law School.
It has sat vacant for nearly 15 years, and become a popular target for graffiti artists, but the old Cook County Hospital building could get new life as a hotel and apartment building, with stores at ground level.
The president of Hoist Liftruck says he would have saved tens of millions if he had done it years ago. CBS 2's Marissa Bailey reports.
Workers at O'Hare International Airport planned to rally for better pay Thursday morning, after beginning a 24-hour strike, but the question was how much impact they were having on operations.
Federal and state authorities have shut down a Westmont-based operation accused of harassing people around the country into paying debts they don't owe.
Stocks closed higher Tuesday, led by gains in the tech heavy NASDAQ, as investors digested dovish remarks from Fed Chair Janet Yellen.
People from agriculture and the corporate world will be teaming up in Chicago this week to inaugurate a new organization they hope will make Illinois the premier hub for the food business, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
