Aging nuclear plants pushed to the limit
The Exelon nuclear plant here has suffered damaging vibrations for years, the unintended effect of an industry effort to run reactors harder, longer and faster than ever before. When Exelon...
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`Arrogant and unethical’
Federal regulators on Tuesday described an epic culture of corruption within the former top leadership of Fannie Mae, one of the nation's largest financial institutions, as they announced that the...
Rallies get employer support
From huge factories to small hotels, restaurants and supermarkets, many employers who support immigrants' rights plan to give employees Monday off so they can join the national rallies that day....
Rallies get employer support
From huge factories to small hotels, restaurants and supermarkets, many employers who support immigrants' rights plan to give employees Monday off so they can join the national rallies that day....
COAL IS KING AGAIN
For most of his 29 years spent going into and out of Federal No. 2 Mine, Joe Reynolds has witnessed the sad, steady demise of the centuries-old business of extracting...
Exelon draws fire as it posts record profit
Exelon Corp. announced a record quarterly profit Wednesday, then came under attack for allegedly threatening Illinois consumers with blackouts if they don't accept higher electricity rates. The Citizens Utility Board...
Watchdog for consumers to head utility regulation
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday appointed the head of the state's utilities watchdog group to lead the Illinois Commerce Commission, the agency that regulates utilities and the rates they charge....
Archipelago chief cleared in lawsuit; merger cuts profit
Archipelago Holdings Inc. founder and Chief Executive Gerald Putnam has successfully fought off a legal claim by a former business partner, as a Cook County Circuit Court judge went against...
Consumers make car, ride changes as gas prices soar
The cost of gasoline reached a record high Monday, climbing on recent high crude oil prices and strong demand during the summer travel season. Analysts said prices finally are starting...
Markets shrug off shock
The deadly bombings in London on Thursday rattled financial markets around the world, but the impact was short-lived, suggesting that to some extent investors have come to accept terror attacks...