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
Chicagoan headed to the 2017 Special Olympic Winter World Games
By Rosie Langello Barbra Shimoda said she vividly remembers the first time her son starting skating at the age of 7. She never imagined it would
VIDEO: Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market waits for green light
By Karen Lentz and Mindy Tan Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market is widely regarded as a must-visit tourist destination. The market has been doing business on
Durable goods orders rebound in January
By Shen Lu U.S. durable goods orders rose 1.8 percent in January after two months of declines. Orders increased by a seasonally-adjusted $4.0 billion to
When girls go gaming, the trolls soon follow
By Yifan Wu Ellen “DreamCrazzy” Elizabeth learned a lesson early in her life: Boys can be sore losers. The professional “Call of Duty” player preferred