Restaurants benefit from improving economy
By Siyuan Du Restaurant sales are projected to rise nearly 4 percent to a record high in 2015, but gains continue to be subdued in
PETRO PERIL: The cross-country odyssey of Bakken crude
By Bryce Gray RELATED STORIES Three months after derailment, Bakken crude still fuels concerns in town VIDEO: Concerns over safety of fuel-carrying trains in wake
Blackhawks pride around every corner
Chicago has unabashedly become a Blackhawks town, with the colors red and black, logos, gear, helmets, banners and flags around just about every corner. A few
Chicago hosts Dutch king and queen
By Meghan Morris The king and queen of the Netherlands completed a whirlwind visit to the Windy City on Wednesday, taking on-stage selfies and tours
Founder of 1871 envisions the future of Chicago
By Yimian Wu The founder of the high-tech incubator 1871, philanthropist J.B. Pritzker, called for risk-taking and revolution to create Chicago’s “next big thing” at the annual luncheon of
Concrete of the future heals itself
By Meghan Morris This microbiologist uses a non-scientific term to describe his cure for cracking concrete: limestone-pooping bacteria. Henk Jonkers, a professor at Delft University
Food industry looks to import eggs as bird flu spreads, prices spike
By Traci Badalucco and Christina Bucciere The egg product industry is feeling the effect of the biggest avian flu outbreak in U.S. history more than
Sandor predicts a U.S. water futures market
By Lucy Ren Known for his invention of financial futures and carbon trading, environmental economist Richard Sandor predicted on Tuesday that Western drought will lead
Ricketts v. Rooftops: A breakdown of Wrigley rooftop ownership
By Hannah Beery In the six years since the Ricketts family acquired 95 percent of the Cubs and Wrigley Field, the battle for surrounding outfield
Wilmette teen documentary spurs food allergy awareness, more training
By Traci Badalucco Restaurant workers need to know if a salad dressing has peanut oil or whether the pasta is made from eggs. With food
Yum’s decision in China: To dump or not to dump
Updated June 3 with comment from OSI Group LLC By Yimian Wu Hedge funds such as Third Point and Corvex Management favor Yum! Brands Inc.,
Despite 6 years of underperformance, hedge funds still popular among University endowments
By Lucy Ren Despite scrutiny over hedge funds’ underperformance since the financial crisis, large university endowment funds like that of Northwestern University are still holding