
Pending budget causes uncertainty amongst Cook County’s employees
By Giulia Petroni Medill Reports Three weeks into the new year, Cook County’s budget for 2018 remains stalled by an ongoing lawsuit contesting major cuts,

By Giulia Petroni Medill Reports Three weeks into the new year, Cook County’s budget for 2018 remains stalled by an ongoing lawsuit contesting major cuts,

By Rebecca Fanning Medill Reports Boating, fishing, cheese and beer. Wisconsin’s identity is rooted in summer fun. But plunging temperatures mean fewer tourists in the

By Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu Medill Reports Stock of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) soared 13.8 percent, hitting a five-year high, after the North Chicago-based biopharmaceutical company

By Sarah Foster Medill Reports Americans purchased fewer homes than expected last month, but economists are still pointing to 2017 as a healthy year for

By Minghe Hu Medill Reports The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance benefits, seasonally adjusted, increased to 233,000 in the week ended Jan.

By Alexa Adler Medill Reports Despite record quarterly revenue and strong operating results, Cabot Microelectronics Corp., which supplies planarization polishing slurries and pads used in

By Brian Baker Medill Reports Caterpillar Inc. reported strong quarterly earnings driven by improving end markets, particularly in North America, where demand for construction equipment

By Elizabeth Beyer Democratic candidates with an eye on winning Gov. Bruce Rauner’s title took fire at each other Tuesday night for the first televised

By Juliette Rocheleau Medill Reports Shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), an Illinois-based broad range healthcare company, rose 3 percent after the company reported adjusted

By Jourdan Kerl Medill Reports The first bell sounded, launching furious fighters into battle. “Round one. Fight!” Mission: to defeat the opponent, to climb through