Elmhurst Business
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Elmhurst University receives $1.5M gift for business school professorship and scholarshipsAug 26, 2026 11:54 am - An anonymous donor’s gift to Elmhurst University will establish an endowed professorship and a scholarship benefiting the university’s school of business and its students.
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The Drake Oak Brook hotel earns arboretum status for its groundsAug 25, 2026 11:54 am - The Drake Oak Brook property is one of a very small number of hotels in the United States that has earned ArbNet arboretum accreditation.
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The $6 billion plan that would give the suburbs control over supplying Lake Michigan waterAug 24, 2026 6:57 pm - DuPage and Cook county leaders announced details of a seismic project Monday that will put control of supplying Lake Michigan water into suburban hands. Not so fast, city officials said.
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Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid communities in storm cleanup effortsAug 20, 2026 7:54 am - Gov. JB Pritzker issued a proclamation Tuesday to bring financial help to 15 Illinois counties — including five in the Chicago region — pounded by severe and record-breaking storms over recent weeks.
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Stellantis ups investment to $800 million at idled Belvidere plant to build new Jeep Cherokee in 2029Aug 17, 2026 3:43 pm - Stellantis announced Friday it is upping its investment in the idled Belvidere plant to $800 million, retooling it with its latest manufacturing platform to build the next generation Jeep Cherokee.
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The Biz Week That Was: Bears uncertainty, data center moratoriums, and new Amazon store are among the highlightsAug 14, 2026 11:36 am - Chicago Bears have had ‘minimal’ talks with Illinois legislators as stadium focus remains on Hammond The Chicago Bears have had “minimal” discussions with Illinois l...
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Plans to revamp public areas inside Gurnee village hall advanceAug 13, 2026 7:29 am - A refresh for the public portion of Gurnee village hall is on track with the approval this week of a construction manager for the pending project.
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Oak Brook OKs Amazon store projectAug 12, 2026 12:56 pm - Amazon has received permission to build a combination store and delivery center in Oak Brook.
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The Biz Week That Was: Portillo’s announces layoffs, Yorktown sues grocer, and St. Charles brewers face offAug 08, 2026 7:15 am - Portillo’s lays off 18% of corporate employees at Oak Brook headquarters amid sluggish same-store sales With food costs rising and same-store sales falling, Portillo...
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Portillo’s lays off 18% of corporate employees at Oak Brook headquarters amid sluggish same-store salesAug 06, 2026 1:35 pm - With food costs rising and same-store sales falling, Portillo’s executed a round of corporate layoffs last week, trimming 18% of its Oak Brook-based workforce.