Chicago
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Durbin: Chicago prosecutor has his full support
Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday he will recommend another term for corruption-busting federal prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald if he wants to stay on as Chicago's U.S. atto...
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O'Hare's new runway opens amid turbulenceNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The smooth landing of a United Airlines jet on the first new runway at O'Hare International Airport since 1971 Thursday morning belied storm clouds over its future growt...
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Mayer Brown fires 33 lawyers, staffNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Thirty-three lawyers and "some" support administrative staff at Mayer Brown, a Chicago-based law firm with 1,800 attorneys, were fired at its U.S. offices because of the...
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Chicago dentist gets 3 years for laundering money
Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A downtown dentist who pleaded guilty to laundering thousands of dollars for an interstate prostitution ring operating in Illinois, Michigan, Hawaii and elsewhere was se...
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United CEO supports O'Hare expansion
Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton says the ongoing expansion at O'Hare International Airport has his company's "full support." His comments Thursday at a Chicago celebrat...
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USG predicts $18 mil cost in closuresNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - USG Corp. said costs to close wallboard manufacturing lines and shutter 31 centers at its L&W Supply unit will be about $18 million. The line closures are part of its pr...
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Chicago cops to meet for gang-fighting summit
Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police officers will study gang-fighting strategies at a summit that will focus on getting search warrants, building tight cases against gang members and using c...
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The lowdown on O'Hare's new runwayNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - O'Hare International Airport has a brand-new runway and air traffic control tower to match. Here's the skinny on cost, length, height, width, impact on noise, impact on ...
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General Growth hires as debt adviserNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the real-estate investment trust that said this month it might file for bankruptcy, hired law firm Sidley Austin as financial adviser as ...
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Boeing warns employees of job, cost cutsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. will cut jobs and reduce costs in 2009 to help offset expenses from aircraft program delays and to brace for possible order cancellations, Chief Executive Off...