Hospitality
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Peak Construction completes Marriott in BolingbrookJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - Peak Construction Corp. in Des Plaines recently completed the Marriott Residence Inn in Bolingbrook. Peak provided design-build services for the four-story, 77,000 s...
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US Foods acquires three Midwest distributorsJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - US Foods said it has acquired broadline distributors, The Thompson Company, Braunger Foods and Variety Foods, owned and operated by TOBA Inc., for an undisclo...
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WoodSpring Hotels breaks ground for Tinley Park locationJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - TINLEY PARK - WoodSpring Hotels has partnered with Holladay Properties, a privately held, full-service commercial real estate firm, to develop their third hotel in the C...
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Farm & Fleet harkens back to earlier timesJun 17, 2017 6:00 am - Blain's Farm & Fleet opened its 37th and 38th stores in Elgin and Romeoville last fall, venturing into the Chicago area for the first time. Founded in Janesville, Wiscon...
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McDonald's ends four-decade Olympics sponsorshipJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - Citing a decision to "focus on different priorities," McDonald's announced on Friday it will no longer sponsor the Olympics. "We have been proud to support the Olympic M...
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WT Cafe adds home deliveryJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - WT Café, which provides healthy lunch options for schools, is introducing home meal deliveries in Naperville. WT Café will now serve Chicago's western subur...
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Deer Park agrees to continue chipping in for hotel shuttleJun 07, 2017 1:37 pm - Deer Park will continue providing a cut of hotel tax receipts to help pay for shuttle service provided by Hampton Inn and Suites. Village board trustees agreed to contin...
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SureStay Plus Hotel Chicago opens in LombardJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - LOMBARD - The SureStay Plus Hotel Chicago Lombard has opened to guests at 222 E. 22nd St. in Lombard. The property is joining one of the newest hotel brands in the indus...
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Meet Marriott's longest-standing employee: A 79-year-old omelet maker
Jun 04, 2017 7:20 am - Cecil Exum figures he's made 130 omelets by now, but honestly, he's lost track. It's five hours into his nine-hour shift and he's just realized he hasn't had his morning...
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US Foods to acquire F. ChristianaJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - US Foods said it will acquire F. Christiana, a distributor of food and food-related products concentrating on center-of-the-plate categories as well as dairy ...