Samantha Bomkamp

Allstate and State Farm, both based in Illinois, are among 25 companies named this year as the best organizations for multicultural women by Working Mother magazine.

Two Illinois-based companies named among best for multicultural women

December 13, 2018 at 3:11 p.m.

Allstate and State Farm, both based in Illinois, are among 25 companies named this year as the best organizations for multicultural women by Working Mother magazine, a designation that recognizes...

Sean Tenner, a board member of Hope for the dDay, speaks at the opening of Sip of Hope Coffee Bar in Chicago, Thursday, May 3, 2018. The coffee shop's aim is to help educate as many people as possible on the many issues of mental health. The staff are all certified in Mental Health first Aid, and the shop will have materials and contact information for other organizations that can help.

Logan Square coffee shop aims to start conversation about mental health, suicide prevention

December 13, 2018 at 3:09 p.m.

A Logan Square-area coffee bar is rolling out a new form of coffee talk, one where the baristas double as mental health aides. Sip of Hope, which opened Thursday to...

Marketing executive founds effort to curb problems that ignited #MeToo

May 14, 2019 at 1:26 p.m.

As the #MeToo movement was leading to the ouster of high-ranking men across industries, Caroline Dettman, the chief creative officer at Chicago public relations and marketing firm Golin, was focused...

The scene at 5 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, scene of an overnight fire, on April 25, 2018.

Gemstones believed to be safe after Jewelers Row fire; tenants await damage assessment

December 14, 2018 at 7:01 p.m.

An extra-alarm fire in the Mallers Building on Jewelers Row in the Loop early Wednesday morning left those with businesses in the building worried about damage to their records and...

The LaSalle Historical Society in Utica, Ill., displays mementos from John Scott in this 1998 photo. Scott ran a store in Ottawa before opening Carson Pirie Scott.

Carson’s to close after parent company fails to find buyer

December 14, 2018 at 6:03 p.m.

Carson's will shut down its department stores by late summer after more than 160 years in operation. After parent company Bon-Ton Stores failed to find a bidder willing to keep...

The Tribune Tower under construction in 1924.

Michael Ferro sells stake in Chicago Tribune parent Tronc to McCormick Media for $208.6 million

November 25, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.

Michael Ferro, who resigned last month as chairman of Chicago-based newspaper chain Tronc, has struck a deal to sell his entire stake in the company, according to a filing late...

Darryl Jacobs of Ginsberg Jacobs holds the Chicago Cubs tickets his firm uses to entertain clients. The Loop law firm bought fewer Cubs tickets this year because it is entertaining clients differently after a change in the federal tax code

Fewer ballgames, more steak dinners: Corporate entertaining changes after tax deduction goes away

December 14, 2018 at 5:19 p.m.

In Darryl Jacobs' line of work, it's a tough year to be a sports fan. It has nothing to do with the performance of the Chicago tax attorney's favorite teams....

A customer pumps gas into a vehicle as reports indicate that the price of gasoline continues to rise on April 9, 2018 in Miami. Gas prices are expected to rise this summer, but won't come close to record prices.

Gas prices are going to jump 33 cents a gallon this summer, but will fall short of record highs

December 14, 2018 at 4:49 p.m.

Gas prices are expected to jump 33 cents a gallon this spring and summer, according to a government forecast released Tuesday. The Energy Information Administration forecasts the national average price...

Construction equipment-maker Komatsu to move U.S. headquarters to Chicago

December 14, 2018 at 4:40 p.m.

Construction and mining equipment-maker Komatsu America said Monday it will move its headquarters from Rolling Meadows to Chicago, near O'Hare International Airport, in 2020. Chairman and CEO Rod Schrader said...

Palatine condo owners sue over planned sale, deconversion to apartments

December 14, 2018 at 4:22 p.m.

A group of condominium owners in Palatine has filed a lawsuit against the association's three-member board, alleging that the board accepted a sale offer far below what the residences were...

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