
Tiny horses assist in crucial therapy
By Manasi Kaushik Jodie Diegel, a 50-year-old nurse at Rush Medical Center, talks about the power of animal therapy, which surpasses the healing effect of

Buyers and sellers meet at Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji Fish Market
by Jiefei Liu The Tsukiji market was founded in 1935 as part of the reconstruction plan after the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1932. It was

Bats acquisition boosts confidence in CBOE
By Jiefei Liu Chicago-based CBOE Holdings Inc. is riding high on its just-completed $3.4 billion acquisition of Bats Global Markets Inc. as analysts and investors

Unexpected coach Terrell Walsh leads Senn’s surprise season
By Mark Singer Robert Spurlin didn’t have an answer to a simple question. In early October, with less than two months to go until the

Coffee, tea or kitty? In Tokyo you can have all three
By Rachel Newman We’ve all been there. You’re sitting at Starbucks, sipping a latte, and you think to yourself, “Man, what I wouldn’t give to

Chicago Business Barometer jumps to highest level in 2 years
By Yingcong (June) Fu The Chicago Business Barometer jumped 7.1 points to 57.4 in February, the highest since January 2015, according to a report released

Cubs fans pay the price of success
By Katy Winge The Cubs organization recently announced the average ticket prices for next year will increase by nearly 20 percent. But in the area

Target earnings slump, shares plummet
By Beixi (Bessie) Xu Target Corp.’s net income decreased 37 percent in the fourth quarter from the prior-year period due to a progression of changes

Drug price reform, biosimilars threaten AbbVie
By Rachel Newman North Chicago, Ill.-based pharmaceutical company AbbVie, Inc. is feeling the heat as drug pricing reform and competitive pressures threaten to undercut the

Federal Signal earnings beat expectations, but shares drop
By Yemeng Yang The fourth-quarter profit of Federal Signal Corp., the Oak Brook, Ill.-based public safety products manufacturer, beat Wall Street’s expectation, but shares dropped

NRG narrows loss but misses expectations
By Hannah Levitt NRG Energy Inc. stock remained stable Tuesday although the company missed analysts’ expectations for the fourth quarter of 2016. The Princeton, N.J.-

CPS Middle Schoolers Running to Success With Running Mates
By Kathleen McAuliffe Just after the final bell on a Wednesday afternoon, 50 middle students at Gage Park’s Sawyer Elementary School embark on a three-mile