Mag Mile Braces For Christmas Eve Protest
Retailers were reluctant Thursday to talk about their concerns on camera, but Water Tower Place security clerks say barricades are stacked and ready, just in case they're needed to keep protesters out.
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Retailers were reluctant Thursday to talk about their concerns on camera, but Water Tower Place security clerks say barricades are stacked and ready, just in case they're needed to keep protesters out.
A ride-hailing giant whose investors include Mayor Rahm Emanuel's brother was cleared for take-off Tuesday at Chicago airports — just in time to cash in on the Thanksgiving travel rush.
Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, a ride-hailing company has been given the green light to pick up passengers at Chicago's airports and McCormick Place, the city announced Sunday.
Nearly six years after the Chicago Bulls great sued the Jewel-Osco and Dominick's grocery chains over a pair of congratulatory ads that used his name in a 2009 limited-edition issue of Sports Illustrated, Jordan has settled both cases and promised to hand the money over to local charities, his adviser said.
The Wanda Vista Tower, the vision of Chicago architect Jeanne Gang, would be located in Lakeshore East, along the Chicago River, and would include a five-star 210-room hotel, and more than 400 condominiums, along with restaurant and retail amenities on the upper levels.
Tyson Foods said in a statement Thursday the closures are due to changing product needs, the age of both facilities and prohibitive costs of renovations, as well as the distance of the Chicago plant from its raw material suppliers.
Another 400 positions will be lost at the company's Jefferson, Wisc. plant.
Stocks closed sharply lower Friday as investors digested a continued decline in crude oil prices and weakness in the retail sector.
The $800 million merger with Milwaukee-based Roundy's represents a relatively modest acquisition for Kroger, which has 2,623 supermarkets across the country, compared to 151 groceries for Roundy's in Illinois and Wisconsin.
The original building for the Penny Road Pub in Barrington was built in 1853. Owner Dave Sanfilippo said his father bought the place in 1972. After 43 years in the family, he said it's time to sell.
The S&P 500 closed flat, the NASDAQ added 19 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 47 points, settling to 17,910.
Oscar Munoz, 56, has been out on medical leave following an Oct. 15 heart attack.
It's called an elevator pitch: selling your business idea to a potential investor in a mere 60 seconds.
The S&P 500 dropped a point, the NASDAQ lost 21 and the Dow Jones industrial average closed down 24 points, settling to 17,755.
