Businesses
City Shuts Down Nearly Three Dozen Businesses Tied To Gangs
Mayor Emanuel is cracking down on crime by targeting neighborhood businesses with ties to gangs.
Symphony Strike Could Hurt Businesses Near Orchestra Hall
The musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra were on their second day on strike on Sunday. The walkout wasn’t only hitting a sour note with classical music fans, it has also dealt a blow to businesses near Orchetra Hall.
NATO Summit Not Good For Some Businesses
It’s an eerie scene in downtown Chicago today, as most office buildings and stores are deserted because of the NATO summit.
Good Chicago Businesses For The Busy Family
Life is busy, and family life is busier! The more people in the family, the more it seems like the schedule never sleeps. Luckily for Chicago-area families, there are services and businesses geared toward lightening the load for families and generally making life a little bit easier. (And best of all, many of them are eco-friendly and green!)
Emanuel: Downtown Businesses May Be Able To Recover Profits Lost During NATO/G8
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says some downtown businesses that lose business because of the upcoming international summits here in Chicago this spring could get compensation from the city.
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Quinn: Indiana’s Push For ‘Right To Work’ Law Won’t Hurt Illinois
As Indiana lawmakers head toward final passage of so-called “right to work” legislation, Gov. Pat Quinn is calling it a bad move that won’t help Indiana compete with Illinois for business.
Emanuel: Private Companies To Get Credit For Hiring Minority, Women-Owned Firms
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced new steps to help female- and minority-owned firms and other small businesses in Chicago.
State Waives Weight, Size Restrictions For Short Truck Trips
A new state law allows some trucks to exceed the weight and size restrictions for short trips, so as to reduce fuel and equipment costs for Illinois businesses.
Businesses Sue City Of Des Plaines Over Flooding
In Des Plaines, flooding issues have pit suburban business owners against the municipal government.
Ald. Osterman: What Kinds Of Businesses Do You Want?
New Ald. Harry Osterman (48th) is looking to his constituents to find out what kind of businesses he should be trying to attract to his ward’s many commercial strips.
Durbin: State Had No Choice But To Raise Taxes
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says he is concerned that many large companies have threatened to leave his home state due to higher taxes, but he says Illinois lawmakers had to take action to pay the state’s vendors.
N.J. Gov. In Illinois To Lure Businesses
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in Chicago Friday, meeting with Illinois business leaders in hopes of luring them to his state.
Many Businesses To Close Early For Blizzard
With the afternoon rush a potentially dangerous one, some businesses and government offices in Chicago closed early on Tuesday to make sure employees could get home safely and to discourage customers from making unnecessary trips in the blizzard.
Quinn: New Jersey Needs To Fix Own Problems
Gov. Pat Quinn says New Jersey needs to improve its own corporate climate before trying to poach businesses from Illinois.
N.J. Latest State Trying To Take Illinois Jobs
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration is casting lures to Illinois businesses that may be soured on the Land of Lincoln, which raised income tax rates recently to offset a massive state budget deficit.
Daley: Business Tax Hike Could Backfire
Mayor Richard M. Daley has suggested the business tax hike approved by Gov. Pat Quinn could backfire.
Photography Business Destroyed In Lockport Fire
In a devastating fire in Lockport, flames consumed an entire building in the historic business section of the city. Losses from the fire are substantial, and in some cases: irreplaceable. CBS 2′s Roseanne Tellez reports.
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- 5 Dead, 18 Wounded In Weekend ViolenceFive people have been killed and at least 18 others wounded — including a 12-year-old boy left in critical condition — in shootings across the city since Friday night.4192
- Woman Disputes Story Of Chicago Cop Who Shot Her DogTensions are boiling over in the Norwood Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side where an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.189
- 3 Critically Hurt In Kennedy CrashThree people were critically injured in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway on the Northwest Side Sunday morning.271
- Woman Found Dead At O’HareA woman was found dead near a bus stop at O’Hare International Airport Saturday, authorities said.308
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