By Harvard Zhang With backing from Governor Bruce Rauner, Illinois Senate and House Republican leaders proposed Wednesday a state-created Independent Authority to assume control over
By Kaitlin Schuler Commonwealth Edison Co. received a $4 million grant today from a U.S. government initiative for components of its planned microgrid creation in
By H. Will Racke Consumer prices declined by 0.1 percent in December, held down by lower food prices and a sharp decline in energy costs.
By Valerie Lapointe Ultrasound imaging, a mainstay of medical diagnostic testing, produces dramatically sharper pictures today than when it was introduced more than 50 years ago.
By Xiumei Dong Even though the temperature dropped below the 10s this holiday weekend, the freezing weather didn’t stop people from dreaming about outdoor summer
By Harvard Zhang The state of Illinois should take legal action against bank holding companies to cancel investment deals that are costing the state $6
By Ashesha Mehrotra Analysts are becoming increasingly optimistic about the future of McDonald’s Corp., after the company started 2016 on a positive note with a
By Lucia Maffei Charles Schwab Corp. reported fourth quarter 2015 results that topped expectations — but only with the help of one-time gains. In the
By Alison Martin The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose last week, and though experts expected just the opposite, the news doesn’t indicate a
By Harvard Zhang The state of Illinois was able to sell $480 million of general obligation bonds Thursday at a lower interest rate than the