Union Janitors' Rally In Oak Brook Stops Traffic
A day after they rallied in Chicago's Loop, union janitors took their strike threat to the suburbs, where they staged a large and noisy demonstration for their cause.
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A day after they rallied in Chicago's Loop, union janitors took their strike threat to the suburbs, where they staged a large and noisy demonstration for their cause.
On the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in Memphis, union workers in Chicago are calling for a fair contract for janitors as they threaten to strike next week.
As Groupon stock fell to an all-time low Tuesday, the Chicago-based company was sued in federal court for allegedly releasing "materially false and misleading statements" regarding its financial results.
The famed Alinea restaurant in the Lincoln Park neighborhood has been named the best restaurant in the world by a publication that bills itself as the private jet lifestyle magazine.
At 5331 W. Belmont Ave. in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood, a Chicago landmark has a history as colorful as its exterior.
Waving purple sheets of paper in the air and chanting "Yes, we can!" about 2,000 janitors rallied at Teamster City at Ashland Avenue and Jackson Boulevard on Saturday.
The City of Evanston is considering devoting up $20 million toward upgrading an aging shopping center in the western part of the north suburban city.
A local expert says the planned closings of 50 Best Buy stores is reflective of an evolution of the consumer retail market from big box stores toward the Internet.
Gov. Pat Quinn helped host a job fair for veterans at the Hilton Chicago hotel on Wednesday.
A new bistro and microbrewery is the latest venture coming to Broadway in the East Lakeview neighborhood, as the transformation of the busy and fashionable strip continues.
Michigan asparagus farmers stand to lose between 20 and 25 percent of their crop because an overnight frost followed warm weather which caused the spears to sprout a month early.
With gas prices continuing to rise, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Sunday he wants to pull $4 billion in federal subsidies provided to big oil companies.
Premier Bank has become the third Illinois bank to fail this year, and the second this month. State regulators worked with the bank for months in an attempt to save it.
Chicago-based GrubHub is moving its headquarters from the city's Near Northwest Side to the heart of the Loop.
