Federal investigators are trying to find out if some commodity traders knew in advance that the government had found the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in December, a...
Terry Wanzek, a farmer and politician, promotes genetically modified wheat as a potential savior for the state's sluggish farm economy. But that position damaged his political career: Wanzek lost his...
As part of an ongoing effort to reassure American consumers and foreign trading partners, U.S. agriculture officials announced Monday that they would destroy an entire herd of calves on a...
Stung by the breakdown of the Cancun trade talks, the United States and the European Union likely will emphasize a regional approach and negotiate with individual nations in hopes of...
A controversial security firm co-owned by the brother of powerful Chicago Ald. Danny Solis (25th) has been underpaying its workers on several city-related jobs, apparently a violation of contracts and...
Even though it has flouted state regulations and provided misleading information to city officials, a security firm launched by a Chicago police officer with disciplinary problems and a firefighter who...
Even though it has flouted state regulations and provided misleading information to city officials, a security firm launched by a Chicago police officer with disciplinary problems and a firefighter who...
After expressing reservations about a deal that will triple profits for the Chicago Bears, a Cook County judge on Thursday ruled against opponents of the Soldier Field overhaul, clearing the...
Removing asbestos as part of the renovation of Soldier Field is now expected to cost $14.5 million, $10 million more than originally anticipated, authorities said (this sentence as published has...
Even before it became embroiled in the unfolding Enron debacle, Chicago-based accounting firm Andersen had been battered by allegations of bogus audits, conflicts of interest and document destruction in a...