Alejandra Cancino

Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are demanding an explanation for the recent spike in gasoline prices from the Illinois Petroleum Council. In a letter sent Monday, Madigan...

The average cost of textbooks and course materials fell by nearly $140 during the last school year from the beginning of the Great Recession, according to the National Association of...

A strike by Megabus drivers in Chicago was averted Tuesday evening after the company offered a three-year contract that includes wage increases and paid sick days. Stephen Sombrotto, president of...

In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a gallon of regular gas costs an average of $2.55. In Atlanta, it's $2.53. And nationally, the average is $2.66 a gallon. But here in the...

Regular gas prices in the Chicago area on Friday were up nearly 50 cents from last week to $3.23 per gallon, as the largest refinery in the Midwest continues to...

Chicago Megabus drivers are set to walk off their jobs on Wednesday if a labor agreement is not reached, but the company said it does not expect any service disruptions....

Two construction companies in southern Illinois face fines totaling $1.9 million after they were accused of exposing workers to cancer-causing asbestos, according to the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and...

A longtime member of McDonald's board of directors retired Monday due to "health reasons," McDonald's said Thursday. Roger Stone, 80, had been on McDonald's board since 1989. Stone is also...

Kraft Heinz on Wednesday laid off 700 workers at Kraft's corporate headquarters in north suburban Northfield, part of a cost-cutting plan that will slash the combined company's head count in...