Cutting vehicle weights has heavy impact on Auto Show floor
As you gather brochures and freebies at the Chicago Auto Show, keep a refrigerator magnet handy — not for your swag bag, but to see what sticks. Steel is harder...
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Best ways to get to the 2016 Chicago Auto Show
Getting to the Chicago Auto Show is easier to navigate in the age of GPS directions and mobile maps. But info on transit options and parking structures can get overwhelming....
Innovative lighting illuminates the future of cars
Cars and trucks are lighting up like billboards in an effort to improve safety, increase efficiency and offer things never before seen on new cars and never before seen from...
Advanced safety features showcase the future of cars
Self-driving cars are on a slow-moving path toward reality, and the 2015 Chicago Auto Show is packed with safety technology that will eventually put autonomous vehicles on the street. "When...
Future of connected cars is now
The connected car promises a new level of integration for passengers. Models on display at the Chicago Auto Show are rolling, Netflix-ready hot spots giving mobile apps a whole new...
Indeed.com adds resume search
A new resume search claims more than 42,000 job hunters in Chicago. Indeed.com launched its open resume search Sept. 14, but the site has been taking resume uploads since February,...
Human connections guide social networks
It might be time to write those recommendations your LinkedIn contacts have been requesting. It's the right thing to do. "Treat each request with the same respect you would in...
Hotel caters to ‘Desperate Housewives’
Desperate times call for a girls' night out. Evanston's Hotel Orrington has launched a "Desperate Housewives" package, taking the name from the ABC guilty-pleasure TV comedy about four suburban women....
What’s next for Sears, Kmart?
Merging mall anchor Sears, Roebuck and Co. with shopping-strip discounter Kmart won't happen overnight. But some details emerged as executives of the chains took the wraps off their $11 billion...
Sears buys 3 suburban Kmart stores
Sears, Roebuck & Co. will take over three suburban Chicago Kmart stores, in a package deal for 50 Kmart stores worth $575.9 million. The new Sears stores will offer some...