Articles filed under Chicago
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Obama meets Gore, talks energy, economyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday praised former Vice President Al Gore's ideas on the environment as one part of helping the nation's struggling economy recovery....
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Trade group: Boeing, aerospace sector to enjoy bright '09Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. aerospace sales will rise 4.8 percent next year on higher defense spending and airliner production unencumbered by a Boeing Co. machinist strike that hurt 2008 tota...
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Union says sit-in at factory not over yetDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - A sit-in by workers at a factory in Chicago that's come to symbolize the plight of laid-off labor around the nation continued on Tuesday despite an offer by the plant's ...
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Chase offers cash for window company workersDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Another creditor is offering money to the owner of the Chicago factory where laid-off workers are staging a sit-in in a demand for pay. The office of Congressman Luis Gu...
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The Tossers celebrate roots, resilience on latest CDDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Depending on whom you ask, the definition of the slang term "tosser" varies. It might be what the Irish called an English coin after winning independence from Great Brit...
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Tribune wins OK for $125 million in loansDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- Tribune Co. was authorized Wednesday to make certain payments to employees, vendors and others as it works through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganiza...
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DuPage hospital CEO decries government 'shakedown'Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Four years ago, Pam Davis, CEO of Edward Hospital in Naperville, alerted federal authorities to an alleged extortion attempt by Rod Blagojevich's underlings. Davis wore ...
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John Harris enters spotlights, reluctantlyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - John F. Harris, the governor's chief of staff who was charged with corruption along with his boss Tuesday, isn't exactly a household name. But Harris served in several k...
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Chicago sit-in negotiations continueDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Negotiations are set to continue Wednesday afternoon between workers entering their sixth day of a sit-in at a Chicago factory, their employer and its creditor. Republic...
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CN agrees with suburb over rail lineDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Canadian National Railway says it has reached an agreement with a Chicago suburb over its proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. Canadian National ...