Wall Street has its worst day since the war with Iran started and crude oil prices rise By Stan Choe March 26, 2026 at 3:24 p.m. U.S. stocks had their worst day since the war with Iran started, as doubt took...
Oak Park’s West Suburban Medical Center suspends patient care By Cam'ron Hardy March 25, 2026 at 6:36 p.m. West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is temporarily shutting down its patient care amid...
Stocks rise and oil prices ease as Wall Street keeps yo-yoing because of the war with Iran By Stan Choe March 25, 2026 at 3:25 p.m. Wall Street pointed toward solid gains and oil prices fell 6% Wednesday over the possibility...
US stocks give back some of the rally sparked by Trump’s talk of negotiations with Iran By Stan Choe March 24, 2026 at 3:22 p.m. U.S. stock indexes slipped Tuesday and gave back some of their rallies from the day...
Stocks rally and oil sinks after Trump hints at a possible end to war, even as Iran denies talks By Stan Choe March 23, 2026 at 3:23 p.m. Relief is flowing through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with...
Another climb for oil prices rattles stocks worldwide and erases hopes for a rate cut by the Fed By Chan Ho-Him March 20, 2026 at 2:52 p.m. Another rise for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes withered on Wall Street...
Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled By Collin Binkley March 19, 2026 at 4:41 p.m. The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to...
US stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates By Stan Choe March 18, 2026 at 3:27 p.m. Wall Street followed global markets higher Wednesday and the price of U.S. crude fell eased...
US drivers see gas prices jump to their highest level since 2023 as the Iran war drags on By Wyatte Grantham-Philips March 17, 2026 at 4:56 p.m. The Iran war has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already...
Chicago-based crypto trading firm BlockFills files Chapter 11 bankruptcy; Blackhawks among the creditors By Robert Channick March 17, 2026 at 3:26 p.m. Pushed over the edge by recent customer lawsuits and a “crypto winter” that saw Bitcoin...