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Ed Burke to be sentenced next week
A federal judge has rejected former Ald. Ed Burke’s request to delay his sentencing on racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion charges. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. The Sterling Bay residential project near Lincoln Yards faces a tougher test after this one, however. The economic development...
American suspends new pilot training through year end
American Airlines Group Inc. is suspending training for new pilots through the end of this year, the latest pullback by a major US carrier in the face of uneven travel demand and delayed aircraft. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. The union said it remains "apart on...
American Airlines flight attendants eye strike as talks conclude
American Airlines Group Inc.’s unionized flight attendants are threatening to strike after the latest round of talks with the company concluded without an agreement on a new contract. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. It's the latest pullback by a major U.S. carrier in the face...
As auto dealer computer outage grinds on, hack-stricken firm's rivals step in
Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. With the deal closed, the new owners plan to open more ice cream stores in the Chicago area and “other key markets.”. Hoffman Estates-based CDK Global has shut down its system for a second day after experiencing another "cyber incident."
Editorial: Chicago has a stake in the Southwest C-suite saga
Although Southwest Airlines is based in Dallas, Chicago has an interest in how a current battle over control of the discount carrier plays out. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. From the very beginning, there has been good reason to wonder whether Bally's has the chops to...
Goolsbee says Fed can cut rates with more inflation reports like last month's
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said policymakers will be able to cut interest rates if inflation continues to cool as it did last month. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. See where Chicago lands on the list. The "Color of Wealth in Chicago" shows...
Cardiac device startup wins first Tim Walbert prize from iBio
Cardiac medical device startup Rheoxtech has won the first Timothy P. Walbert Entrepreneurship Impact Award from life sciences association iBio. This exclusive Health Pulse content is only available to Health Pulse subscribers. Get a full year of access to Health Pulse + all Crain's Chicago articles and special reports. The...
Ex-DEA chiefs, GOP AGs seek hearings on cannabis rescheduling
The DEA's response to the hearing requests could impact the timeline. Former Drug Enforcement Administration leaders and Republican state attorneys general are pushing for public hearings on the Biden administration’s proposal to loosen federal marijuana restrictions, possibly complicating the rescheduling process. Nine ex-DEA administrators and 18 GOP attorneys general...
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Southwest's CEO faces an activist shareholder. Oscar Munoz has thoughts.
As Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan digs in for a fight with activist investor Elliott Investment Management, Oscar Munoz has some advice. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. Unlike other recent incidents, it wasn't a Boeing jet. An agreement would avert a walkout in the summer travel...
Johnson wins first round in fight over Lincoln Park development
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to steer a Sterling Bay development near Lincoln Yards through City Hall’s approval process despite the objection of local Ald. Scott Waguespack, 32nd, got off to a good start today as it breezed through the mayoral-appointed Plan Commission. Subscribe and get unlimited access to...
Treasured midcentury in Michigan City up for sale
A midcentury icon in Michigan City, built in 1964 as a prototype of a new style of home and meticulously preserved ever since — down to the drapes and family portraits — is coming on the market tomorrow. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. The...
CBS 2 Chicago reopens storefront studio
After seven years of sitting dormant, WBBM-TV/Channel 2's renovated streetside studio will debut today during the station's 4 p.m. newscast. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. Melissa Bell, former publisher and co-founder of Vox Media, will oversee the nonprofit that owns both the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ.
Northwestern completes first 'awake' kidney transplant
In May, Northwestern Medicine transplant surgeons gave 28-year-old Chicagoan John Nicholas a new kidney. He was awake for the whole procedure. This exclusive Health Pulse content is only available to Health Pulse subscribers. Get a full year of access to Health Pulse + all Crain's Chicago articles and special reports.
Here's the dilemma facing Guaranteed Rate's investors
Investors taking minority stakes in private companies do so at their own peril as they have little recourse to change the direction of the firm if things go south, a position backers of Guaranteed Rate find themselves in after a damning Chicago Tribune report about the mortgage firm and its founder and CEO, Victor Ciardelli.
Crain's 2024 Fast 50 awards ceremony
Crain's Chicago Business celebrated the fastest-growing companies in Chicago at its annual Fast 50 awards on Wednesday, June 12 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Programming included a live countdown reveal of the top companies and a keynote conversation between venture capitalist Kevin Willer and Crain's publisher Jim Kirk. See the...
The only village hall that builds houses is now getting into apartments
The suburban village hall that built new houses when nobody else would is getting into the apartment business now. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. Built in 1964 as a prototype of new homebuilding materials and sold only twice since then, the house retains most of its...
Jewel-Osco anchored retail center on Near West Side nets $31M
A Chicago investment firm paid $30.6 million for a Jewel-Osco anchored shopping center in the Illinois Medical District. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. Rachel Herzog is a commercial real estate reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business. She joined Crain’s in 2023 from The Real Deal, where she...
Pediatricians need to talk about racism with their patients, study says
The pediatrician's office may be able to play a big role in improving outcomes and lessening the negative effects of racism during childhood, if clinicians know how to have the conversation, according to a study by a Lurie Children's Hospital researcher. This exclusive Health Pulse content is only available to...
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