Have a tough time figuring out what size to grab off the rack to take into the fitting room? Northbrook Court, Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg, Water Tower Place in Chicago and Orland Square in Orland Park are expected to be among the first ...

Whole Foods Market has launched a composting program, which captures food and packaging wastes, in seven of its Chicago-area stores, converting 80 percent of its wastes into soil material for use in landscaping. Implemented at the Schaumburg and Sa...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House Tuesday rejected a proposal that would have prevented local governments like school districts from raising taxes if property values dropped. The plan, sponsored by Rep. Jack Franks, was rejected by a 34-73 vote. Fran...

Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members Wednesday issued a formal, public disapproval of a colleague who Lake County prosecutors said broke state election law when registering people to vote before the April election. Susan Facklam was censur...

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois will present a longtime minister at an Arlington Heights church and a former head of the group with the Amicus Certus (“True Friend”) Award at the 30th Annual Amicus Certus Celebration Saturday, Nov. 12. The Rev...

Allstate Corp., the insurer with a $97.5 billion investment portfolio, is adding corporate bonds and cutting U.S. government debt as it seeks to maintain investment income amid near record-low interest rates. “The rates were too low in government s...

A new App Boot Camp and a very low-tech wheelbarrow full of mulch definitely had a connection for Eileen Sweeney, director of Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility Foundation. She donated her time for one day to her community. That included pushing ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Allstate Corp. said its third-quarter net income fell 55 percent after natural disasters cost the insurer $1.08 billion. Allstate posted net income of $165 million, or 32 cents per share, compared with $367 million, or 68 cents pe...