Chicago
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UAL moving jobs from India back to ChicagoFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, the third-biggest North American carrier, will return 165 call-center jobs to the U.S. from India to help improve customer service. The jobs...
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EPA: Oil spill probe to begin after cleanup
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The investigation into an oil spill in the Des Plaines River in suburban Chicago will begin later this week, after the mess is cleaned up, the U.S. Environmental Protect...
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Man accused in murder scheme
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - A Chicago man has been charged with solicitation of murder in connection with scheme to have a firefighter killed. Miroslaw Zukowski is accused of agreeing to pay $5,000...
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Metra exploring train advertising
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The Metra commuter rail service is reconsidering its long-standing policy of sparing its riders of advertising on its trains. On Monday, Metra rolled out a coach covered...
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Billy Joel, Elton John to play Wrigley Field
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The Piano Man and the Rocket Man are pairing up for a concert this summer at Wrigley Field. Promoters announced Tuesday that pop music giants Billy Joel and Elton John w...
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Trib to cut more jobs, freeze payFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Tribune Co., the second-largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., will have another round of job cuts, isn't filling open positions, and won't have merit pay increases th...
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CNA-parent Loews Corp. posts lossFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Loews Corp., the holding company run by New York's Tisch family, reported its second consecutive quarterly loss as the price of its natural gas reserves fell and investm...
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UC hospital plans layoffs
Feb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The University of Chicago Medical Center says the tough economy is forcing it to eliminate 450 jobs. And hundreds are to be cut through attrition. It's all part of a $10...
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Wrigley suspends Chris Brown ad campaign
Feb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Wrigley says it's suspending ad campaigns featuring Chris Brown as its spokesman for Doublemint gum. The company stopped short of saying they will drop th...
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Ex-Trib Co. paper's value falls $450 million
Feb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Cablevision Systems Corp. said Monday it's writing down the value of a Long Island newspaper it purchased last year by $375 million to $450 million, according to a filin...