Chicago
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Newspaper ad revenue may plunge 22 percentMar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. newspaper advertising revenue may plunge 22 percent this year as demand falls, forcing more publications out of business, a Barclays Capital analyst said. Industryw...
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Credit crunch throws wrench into Midway lease
Mar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The credit crunch is threatening plans to lease Midway Airport to private investors for $2.5 billion. A Chicago official says an April 6 closing date on the 99-year leas...
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EPA to monitor air pollution near Chicago school
Mar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency plans to monitor air pollution near a Catholic elementary school on Chicago's North Side. Air around St. Josaphat School in the city'...
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Sun-Times Media Group files for bankruptcy
Mar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Sun-Times Media Group, owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and dozens of suburban newspapers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday, making it the fifth new...
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NLRB threatens complaint against Chicago company
Mar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board says if Republic Windows and Doors doesn't reach a settlement with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Wo...
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No stimulus money for $15 billion O'Hare expansion
Mar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - A $15 billion project to expand one the nation's busiest airports will not receive federal stimulus money because it does not qualify under criteria drawn up by the Obam...
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Records show Tribune Co. lobbied Blago
Mar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Tribune Co. was secretly negotiating with then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a deal in which the state would buy Wrigley Field even as federal investigators were closing in on...
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Tribune Co. combines newspaper, TV ops in Conn.
Mar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. -- Tribune Co., a newspaper publisher and television station owner operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, said Monday that it has combined a n...
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HP, Chicago create high-tech lounges for visitors at O'HareMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Travelers arriving at O'Hare International Airport now have new high-tech tools at their fingertips to literally zoom in and out of the city's most popular sites. About ...
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Ocean Tomo auction generates $19.6 milMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Ocean Tomo LLC, the Chicago-based IP merchant banker, generated sales of $2.8 million at its March 27 auction in San Francisco after sponsoring an event last year that r...