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ASU and Utilities Pursue a Carbon Neutral Economy
Four Arizona energy providers and the state's three public universities are forming a new interdisciplinary coalition with the goal of achieving a carbon-neutral economy in Arizona.
Faced with the…
Why is Illinois still under a state of emergency?
Illinois does not have a mask mandate or requirements to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination. So why is Governor JB Pritzker still declaring a state of emergency and retaining those powers?
Governor JB Pritzker has…
United Airlines inaugurates nonstop service between Milan Malpensa and Chicago O’Hare
Inauguration of United Airlines' MXP-ORD
United is the only airline to offer a non-stop flight between Milan and Chicago
United will offer 8 daily nonstop services from Italy to the United States during the summer season 2022
United…
Free Comic Book Day is celebrated in St. Cloud [PHOTOS]
ST. CLOUD - Comic book enthusiasts and collectors celebrated the art form and showed their support for independent stores this weekend.Granite City Comics and St. Cloud Public Library teamed up Saturday for Free Comic Book Day. At the…
Black Enclaves Lost to Development – NBC Chicago
Terrell Osborne knows what happens when urban renewal affects communities of color.
As a child growing up in Providence, Rhode Island in the 1950s and 1960s, huge swaths of his Lippitt Hill neighborhood, a center of black…
Applications for Chicago’s $500-a-month assistance program close next week – NBC Chicago
Applications are currently open for Chicago households to apply to receive $500 a month for twelve months under a new pilot program, but it won't last long.
The Chicago Resilient Community Pilot, a cash assistance…
New Zealand welcomes tourists again as pandemic rules eased – Chicago Tribune
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand welcomed tourists from the United States, Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years on Monday after abandoning the most of its remaining pandemic…
Hot Docs Fest Teases ‘Chicago Boys’ Directors ‘Breaking The Brick’
Aware of the still-fresh emotion stirred by monumental civil unrest, Chilean producer-directors Carola Fuentes and Rafael Valdeavellano take a bold look at the neoliberal structures that have seemingly divided and destroyed a…
Tax increases push Chicagoans to their limits
Beleaguered residents are looking to local leaders for a solution. Almost half (45%) think local government should handle property tax issues. Fewer want the state government (40%) or private parties (16%) to take the lead. However,…
Cynthia Plaster Caster broke the mold
Kind. Funny. Authentic, sincere. A darling, an artist, a legend. If the true sign of a life well lived is a tidal wave of emotional tributes upon your death, then Cynthia Albritton, better known to the world as Cynthia Plaster…
Applications are open for Chicago’s $500 per month assistance program. Here’s how it…
Your Chicago household may be eligible to receive $500 a month for twelve months under a new pilot program, and you can apply starting Monday.
The Chicago Resilient Community Pilot, a direct cash assistance program that…
TRIP REPORT: To the Trip – Sweet Home, Chicago
Sweet Home, ChicagoTowards the journey
Towards the journey
Well, it could have been a six or seven day trip. But all the travel memories came back – and why I travel. In this case, not to see buildings or places, but to see people and…
Starbucks and Colectivo’s organizing efforts challenge local corporate neglect The Badger…
March 29, workers at Capitol Square Starbucks in Madison announcement they would seek union representation. These workers join of them other Wisconsin Starbucks stores that are actively lobbying corporate headquarters for union…
North Platte’s infamous nickname “Little Chicago”
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - After World War I, North Platte was known for being rough and ready because of the railroad and its workers. The railroad brought an influx of illegal gambling, prostitution, and alcohol. The agricultural…
Ukrainian probes claim toxic substance dropped in Mariupol – NBC Chicago
Ukraine has been investigating an allegation that a poisonous substance was dropped on besieged Mariupol, as Western officials warned on Tuesday that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of…
Work begins Monday on major downtown Rochester project
Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - A major street/pedestrian project in downtown Rochester is scheduled to begin on Monday. It's called Discovery Walk and it will affect pedestrian and vehicular traffic for months.The project completely…
US recession indicator ‘not flashing code red yet’, pioneer yield curve researcher says
Amid debate over whether the United States is on the verge of an economic downturn, the Duke University finance professor who pioneered the use of bond market yield curves as a tool predictive, has a few things to…
Op-Ed: Why business and higher education need each other
The radical realignment of workers known as the Great Resignation shook the business world. There are signs that it may be about to accelerate even faster, making labor shortages and difficulties in retaining talent permanent fixtures in…
The barometer of the agricultural economy drops, producers worry about the impact of the war on the…
April 5, 2022
The barometer of the agricultural economy drops, producers worry about the impact of the war on the prices of inputs
The barometer of the agricultural economy is falling, producers are worried about the impact of the…
Unboxing the Latest in US Population Trends – Twin Cities
Recent figures from the Census Bureau show that changes in America's population and where we live continue to be dynamic.
Edward Lotterman
The 2020 to 21 figures show that some states lost population while others gained. Ditto for counties…
State of Illinois Agrees to Sell, Then Buy Back Space at Thompson Center, Which New Owners Say They…
CHICAGO — The State of Illinois on Thursday finalized a deal to sell the James R. Thompson Center for $70 million and then buy back about a third of the building for more than double that amount.The sale to a company headed…
Intel shows Putin was misled by advisers on Ukraine – NBC Chicago
US intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin was misinformed by advisers about his military's poor performance in Ukraine, according to the White House. Advisors are afraid to tell him…
Junior Achievement of Chicago partners with vFairs to host JA Inspire, a virtual career fair…
The JA Inspire Virtual Program will be available on demand through June 2022. The JA Inspire Program will help students in the Chicagoland area explore career and educational opportunities and visit virtual booths of local employers through…
Your support for black women shouldn’t stop once March is over
Kadesha Thomas
Entrepreneurship can solve some of the biggest social and economic challenges of our time, especially for black Americans. It's an uphill battle, but it comes with rewards…
President Joe Biden and his Western allies open 1 of 3 summits on Russian war in Ukraine
BRUSSELS – US President Joe Biden and his Western allies on Thursday opened the first of three summits focused on increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over his war in Ukraine while dealing with the economic and security…
Mayor Lightfoot and CPS Launch Citywide Skilled Trades Career Fair
Today, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez announced a three-day skilled trades career fair. Over three days, approximately 3,000 CPS students will have the opportunity to…
Austin Talks | Austin’s ‘everyday activists’ share their West Side improvement…
"If you leave here, I want you to remember one thing: this meeting is about building bridges between communities."
So said Leroy Duncan, an 'everyday activist' from Austin last weekend during a panel discussion held at the…
Economic Weapons of Mass Destruction by Raghuram G. Rajan
Because Russia's war on Ukraine could not go unpunished, the use of painful and sweeping economic sanctions is clearly justified. In the future, however, these powerful new tools will need to be subject to…
Countercyclical corporate governance
As the economy transitioned from the global financial crisis, through the ensuing period of prolonged stagnation and high unemployment, to the suspension of economic activity in the COVID-19 crisis, and now into a period of dislocation…
Airplane Art – Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER exiting Chicago O’Hare
It's still Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art.
This week we have a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300 get out of Chicago O’Hare the airport as he begins the long journey back to Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines operates a fleet…
Local Motorists Face High and Rising Gas Prices | Business
Motorists nationwide are paying the highest average gasoline prices ever.Friday, AAA reported that the…
RSM US Middle Market Business Index eases as pricing and supply chain challenges continue
CHICAGO (March 10, 2022) – The RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI), presented by RSM US LLP (“RSM”) in partnership with the US Chamber of Commerce, rose to 125.1 in the first quarter of this year, from 130 in the quarter previous as…
How high could gas prices go? Here’s what experts fear is coming – NBC Chicago
Across the country, including the Chicago area, gas prices are skyrocketing, and fast, but how high could they go?
Regular gasoline prices topped $4 a gallon on Sunday for the first time in nearly 14 years and are now up…
United Boeing 787-9 Economy Review: Chicago to Los Angeles
On a recent flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, I had the chance to test drive United's flagship Boeing 787-9. Although usually found on long-haul flights, this busy route between two major cities supports high-density aircraft on…
Illinois Sportsbook Mobile Registration Begins March 5
A global pandemic wreaked havoc on the international economy, but it couldn't curb the…
Fewer Americans claim unemployment benefits last week | Radio WGN 720
by: MATT OTT, Associated Press
Job : March 3, 2022 / 07:45 CST
/ Update: March 3, 2022 / 8:16 a.m. CST FILE - Marriott human!-->…
While locals obsessed over selling Cerner, an even bigger acquisition was quietly shaping the future…
Last fall, one of Kansas City's iconic companies sold for $30 billion after a brief bidding war. It was a local company with thousands of employees that was, in many ways, synonymous with the city, but with a footprint that stretched…
US facilitates trade with Afghanistan despite Taliban sanctions – NBC Chicago
The Biden administration on Friday sought to assure financial institutions and other businesses that U.S. sanctions against the Taliban are not intended to interfere with trade that could help lift Afghanistan out of an…
Aspen Institute’s 2022 Job Quality Fellows Advocate for an Economy that Values Workers
Fellows will seize opportunities to advance workers' rights during a time of widespread job dissatisfaction and growing quitsWashington, DC, Feb. 24 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunity Program is proud…
2022 Chicago Auto Show attendees sample delicious treats at black and brown owned restaurants
CHICAGO (WLS) — People attending the Chicago Auto Show on Friday got to sample great food at some of Chicago's black and brown-owned restaurants.Savor, McCormick Place's foodservice operator, is behind this tasting experience.CHICAGO AUTO…
Do today’s unions stand a chance against corporate America?
Large unions are also experimenting. This month, thousands of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will begin voting on whether or not to join the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union. The International Brotherhood…
Lisa Cook’s First Amendment Problem
Today, the Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to vote on five nominations to the Federal Reserve Board. My IEC colleague Myron Ebell and I opposed the appointment of Sarah Bloom Raskin as Vice President for Oversight,…
Flights to Ukraine interrupted, redirected as crisis brews with Russia
MOSCOW — Some airlines canceled flights to Ukraine's capital and troops unloaded fresh shipments of NATO member weapons there on Sunday, as its president sought to build confidence in the face of US warnings of a possible invasion in a few…
EXPLAINER: So why is Beijing hosting more Olympics? | Radio WGN 720
BEIJING (AP) — No one considers Beijing a winter sports capital. So why is the sprawling city - world famous for roast duck, maze-like "hutong" courtyard neighborhoods and its fight against air pollution - hosting the Winter…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa will speak on the nation’s challenges | Radio WGN 720
through: MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, Associated Press
Job : February 10, 2022 / 11:25 a.m. CST
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Facebook in trouble as Zuckerberg pivots to metaverse | Chicago News
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Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is in trouble.
On Thursday, Meta stock fell 26%, wiping out $230 billion of the company's value. Since then, his stock has continued to decline and has now lost about a third of…
Lisa Cook shows courage to write Fed history
Many days you may end up worrying about the kind of sarcastic remarks you might encounter in a hothead at the grocery store if you're wearing — or sometimes not wearing — a mask during the pandemic.We often find ourselves stuck in a…
Food prices hit record highs, threatening the world’s poorest
IMF data shows that average food inflation around the world reached 6.85% on an annualized basis in December, the highest level since the start of their series in 2014. Between April 2020 and December 2021, the price soybeans soared 52%,…
Illinois residents should check unclaimed property, cash, says state treasurer – NBC Chicago
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs on Tuesday encouraged all residents to check out property or cash that belongs to them on National Unclaimed Property Day.
"We know that when we put money back in the hands of residents, it…
Pre-market actions: Why companies are obsessed with worker compensation
It just happened: US worker compensation rose 4% in the year to December 2021, the biggest increase in two decades.The companies emphasized when releasing their financial results that they do not see this trend dissipating any time…
Trains, grain, beer: the National Railroad Museum opens a new exhibition
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) — If you're a fan of beer and trains, you're in luck with this new exhibit at the National Railroad Museum.
Beginning January 29, the museum's Fuller Hall Gallery will present the exhibition "The Milwaukee…
Steve Schapiro, witness photojournalist, dies at 87
Steve Schapiro, photojournalist and social documentarian who has witnessed some of the most significant political and cultural moments and movements in modern American history, beginning in the 1960s with the struggle for racial equality in…
Boeing 787 problems result in $4 billion loss
Boeing announced a $4.16 billion loss in the fourth quarter as the financial fallout from production defects in one of its best-selling planes, the 787 Dreamliner, worsened.
The aircraft manufacturer has paid $3.5 billion to cover…
Here are the worst car laws and regulations
Picture: GMHow about no law regarding the brightness of headlights? There's a minimum, but, and I realize I'm preaching to the choir here, there seems to be no limit to the brightness of the headlights.Who among us can't identify? I drive!-->!-->…
Government must do more to prevent recovery of K-shaped economy: Raghuram Rajan
Known for his outspoken views, Rajan also said the government must do more to prevent a K-shaped recovery of the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Typically, a K-shaped recovery will reflect a…
Downtown Chicago Loop needs investment to compete with Fulton Market and other hubs
There was a time when companies looking for office space in Chicago naturally gravitated to the city's historic downtown area. Competition came primarily from suburban office parks which fell out of favor around the turn of the century.…
An economic assessment of Covid-related lockdowns
An empty Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine bottle is placed in a waste container at a vaccination site in San Francisco, January 10.…
Michigan Educators and Students: Join the Fight to Close Schools and Stop the Pandemic!
The Michigan Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee (MERFSC) held a joint meeting with the University of Michigan International Youth and Students for Social Equality and the Chicago Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee on January 12.…
The Black Press backs VP Harris’ new communications director, Jamal Simmons
He is one of five high-ranking black men leading the way to the White House.
He is none other than Detroit native Jamal Simmons, and he was recently named in early January as Vice President Kamala Harris's new…
The True State of the Illinois Economy: Chronicle of Orphe Divounguy
Next month, Pritzker will address Illinois with his annual State of the State address. Here's a look at Illinois' true position.
The problem for the people of Illinois has gotten much worse. According to the latest census estimates,…
Analysis: A popular Fed? It’s at least starting to look like this
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Seven years ago white men made up the majority of directors on the boards of all but one of the 12 U.S. Federal Reserve banks. This year, white men are for the first time in the minority among everyone.Of…
Powell of the Federal Reserve: High inflation “takes a heavy toll” | WGN 720 radio
through: CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press
Posted: January 10, 2022 / 5:52 PM CST
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new law for 2022 requires contracts for homeworkers | Latino voices | Chicago News
A new prescription went into effect Jan. 1 in Chicago with the aim of bringing structure and accountability to what has been largely an informal economy than Chicago. The mandate of domestic workers covers jobs like nannies, home helpers…
Here are the top 22 global travel hotspots with ‘cheap’ airfares for 2022
The Canadian province of Alberta ranked fifth in cheap flights with low average airfares to and from Calgary.AJ_Watt | E + | Getty ImagesSo you haven't taken a vacation to a long-haul destination since Covid first hit almost two years…
Additional help from child tax credit ends, just as Covid resurfaces
This does not happen. The polls found the public roughly divided on whether the program should be extended, with opinions divided along partisan and generational lines. And the expanded tax credit failed to convince the person whose…
Soy is aiming for a third year of gains; corn, wheat up more than 20% in 2021
SINGAPORE, Dec.31 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures were heading for a third year of gains on Friday, although expectations of a near-record crop in Brazil's top exporter reached the lead of the contract in recent weeks.…
Post-Covid economy could be stronger than pre-Covid
Fourteen years ago, in December 2007, a decade of economic expansion in the United States came to an end. The previous period of growth - which ended in 2001 - also lasted 10 years.Officially, the recession in the United States that…
New York Hotel Association calls for action on property taxes
Vijay Dandapani, President and CEO, HANYC (Getty Images, iStock / Illustration by Steven Dilakian for The Real Deal)
New York City hotels have long been haunted by high property taxes, but a further increase has made the expense…
Omicron variant causes Christmas flight cancellations and holiday headaches
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United Airlines was forced to cancel 121 flights on Christmas Eve, in part because of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. According to Aware of theft, United Airlines canceled 121 flights…
Chicago Economic Forecast 2022: Slower Growth Due to COVID, Manufacturing Problems
Dubow's worries are an allegory of cross-currents lashing an economy in recovery, but still disrupted by COVID, haunted by labor unrest, supply chain bottlenecks and consumers pessimistic but spendthrift. Inflation is at a four-decade…
President-elect Boric aims to undo Chile’s economic progress
"Chile will be the tomb of neoliberalism," promised Gabriel Boric after being chosen as the far left presidential candidate in July. His 56% to 44% victory over conservative José Antonio Kast in Sunday's election gives him a…
Midwest Lags National Clean Energy Policy Rankings • Missouri Independent
An analysis of 100 major cities by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) found that nationwide, cities are largely off track to meet their own greenhouse gas reduction targets and…
growing problem of agricultural labor trafficking in Illinois | Latino voices | Chicago News
Agriculture in Illinois is big business as one of America's largest producers of soybeans, corn, and pork. the Illinois Agricultural Bureau estimates that the Illinois agricultural industry and related activities contribute more than $ 50…
TransUnion completes sale of TransUnion Healthcare to
CHICAGO, December 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today announced that it has completed the sale of TransUnion Healthcare, Inc. (“TransUnion Healthcareâ€) to nThrive, Inc.…
Goal! State grant helps light up sports complex and economy
Like they say in the movies ... Lights ... Camera ... Lights ... Action ... and more lights and even more lights and ... I'm not trying to keep you in the dark by several references to lights. (see what we did there) It's just a cheap…
Covid News: Omicron variant appears to be spreading rapidly in Washington state
Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. A statewide mask mandate goes into effect Monday, forcing all businesses and public spaces that do not check the status of vaccines to require a mask.Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York TimesStarting…
Inflation in IL: How Much More Food and Gas Cost Residents?
ILLINOIS - The economy is doing well, maybe too well.Nearly six million jobs have been created since President Joe Biden took office earlier this year, a record for a president's first term, and the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2% in…
Senate rejects Biden vaccine mandate for business, with 2 Democrats joining Republicans
Hello and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know to start your day ...Senate votes to repeal federal Biden vaccine mandate for businessThe Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal a President Biden-supported the federal…
Walmart Heir Lukas Walton Joins Family Offices in Fund to End Waste
Money raised in the new round will go to Asian recycling companies and will also be used for direct investments in climate technology startups, starting with three in the United States. Unlike the first fund, whose investors are only…
U.S. Secret Service finds out Russia plotting Ukraine offensive – NBC Chicago
President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to make it "very, very difficult" for Russian Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as US intelligence officials determine Russia is planning a possible military offensive that…
aid manager: crises in Afghanistan “gradually worsen” | WGN 720 radio
through: LEE KEATH, Associated press
Posted: Dec 2 2021 / 11:01 CST
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Wheat bounces off supply issues, COVID-19 worries about cap gains
Chicago wheat surges after heavy losses over coronavirus fearsSoybean futures rise after 5 sessions of decline, corn firmsSINGAPORE, December 1 (Reuters) - Wheat supply problems helped Chicago futures bounce back on Wednesday after heavy…
Joaquina Kalukango and Amanda Williams on Creative Freedom
AW: What impact does this have on your profession? Does it make you stumble over having to pay attention to words in a way that you might not have been before?JK: We are all more careful. Everyone is fragile. We are still in the midst…
Biden sees common culprit in nation’s woes – NBC Chicago
Inflation is skyrocketing, businesses are struggling to hire, and President Joe Biden's polls are plummeting. The White House sees a common culprit for all of this: COVID-19.
Biden's team sees the pandemic as the root cause…
The liberal media regularly downplay inflation or turn it into a positive: “Reduce the burden…
Art Laffer: Inflation is Biden's problem now Former Reagan economic adviser Art Laffer comes in after President Biden re-elected Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman. It also weighs on rising prices for groceries ahead of the…
Opinion: It’s time for a citizen dividend
Guaranteed income programs are popping up all over the United States. It's time to expand beyond local pilot programs and embrace a nationwide Citizen Dividend, an annual distribution of a share of corporate profits to every…
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival parade returns after COVID disruption – NBC Chicago
A sign that the holidays are approaching, the BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights festival returned to Michigan Avenue on Saturday.
While the in-person festivities were canceled last year due to the pandemic, this time…
House adopts Dem’s broad social and climate package – NBC Chicago
Democrats ruled out months-long divisions on Friday and pushed through their sweeping social and environmental bill in a heavily divided House, as President Joe Biden and his party moved closer to capitalizing their control of…
With gas prices soaring, Biden calls for investigation into possible “illegal behavior”
President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether "illegal behavior" is to blame for soaring gasoline prices that have hurt Americans' wallets.Fuel prices average over $ 3.40 per gallon,…
Israeli couple detained in Turkey for taking photo of Lapid palace appeals
US-Israel-UAE-Bahraini naval exercise sends message to Iran, IDF official says
Joint US-Israel-UAE-Bahraini naval exercise in Red Sea serves as direct response to Iranian navy presence and aggression in Middle Eastern…
Chicagoans ‘humiliated’ by massive Xfinity outage – NBC Chicago
A massive Xfinity internet, phone and cable outage affected tens of thousands of customers from coast to coast this week.
While customers in the Chicago area began reporting outages around 7 a.m. Tuesday, outages were…
Calm after – or before – the storm
A look at the day ahead from Sujata Rao.Central banks managed to reverse the most aggressive rate hike bets, US employment data last week was strong, and a $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill passed .Short-term Treasury yields are down 15…
UPS Hires Chicago: Delivery Company Seeks to Hire 1,000 Workers Before Holiday Season
CHICAGO (WLS) - Delivery companies are heading into peak season, and to be ready, UPS is launching a hiring push. About 100 candidates were hired at the Chicago office on Friday, and there will be more.“We still employ…
City of Chicago: Mayor Lightfoot announces historic investment in tree equity in recently passed…
November 4, 2021CHICAGO - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot highlighted a historic expansion and reorientation of the city's tree planting operations, funded by $ 46 million in municipal funding. As part of the Mayor's new tree equity strategy, the…
Manchin hesitates over Biden’s plan and pushes back progressives | WGN 720 radio
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senator Joe Manchin hesitated on Monday over his support for President Joe Biden's sweeping $ 1.75 trillion domestic policy proposal, saying it was instead "time to vote" on a package of $ 1 trillion thinner…
MARK-TO-MARKET: Home heating costs expected to skyrocket | Business and Economy
In the Midwest, the average cost of a gallon of gasoline is a little cheaper at $ 3.22 per gallon, but prices vary widely from state to state. Here in the Quad Cities, the price depends heavily on which side of the river you fill. On the…
Can’t pass a carbon tax? Demand transparency, say economists
Mili Fomicov, Lars Peter Hansen, Sir Ronald Cohen and Randy Kroszner discuss the contribution ... transparency could have for a cleaner economy in a forum on the future of capitalism sponsored by the Booth School of…
Ecuadorian government sends amended tax reform to lawmakers
By Alexandra ValenceQUITO (Reuters) - The government of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday offered lawmakers a modified tax reform that would increase contributions from top-earning companies and raise $ 1.9 billion in its…
Holiday sales could break last year’s record season, says National Retail Federation
The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail group, expects higher holiday sales to shatter last year's record season, even as a chain Growing global supply slows the flow of goods and drives up prices for a wide range of…
United Announces New Shuttle Program Between Newark Liberty and Reagan Domestic Airports Starting…
United now makes 32 trips per day between the New York area and DC, a 78% increase and the most flights of any airlinePosted: October 26, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. EDT|Update: 49 minutes agoNEW YORK, October 26, 2021 / PRNewswire / - United!-->!-->…
Youngkin’s school warnings intensify GOP’s suburban push | WGN 720 radio
ASHLAND, Va. (AP) - Glenn Youngkin wants voters in Virginia to hear an urgent message: Your children are in danger.
In a speech last week in a suburb of Northern Virginia, the Republican gubernatorial candidate highlighted the…
Dot Bets on Post-COVID Rural Appeal, Pays Employees to Move | State and regional
By JOHN O'CONNOR The Associated Press
MOUNT STERLING, Illinois (AP) - Dot Foods had a problem. In early 2020, COVID-19 put the brakes on six decades of almost…
Official: US at turning point in Myanmar crisis management | WGN 720 radio
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The United States is at a crossroads in its decision to handle the Myanmar crisis under military control, weighing new political and economic measures to pressure the government to change its behavior, a…
More Young People Seeking Commercial Jobs After High School, Says Chicago Area Tech Center –…
Skilled workers are in demand across the country, and Chicago-area businesses tell NBC 5 there are plenty of well-paying jobs in industries that aren't going anywhere, heating and air conditioning specialists to truck drivers.…
Illinois senator proposes to create state-funded team
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Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace has yet to comment on the team's purchase of Arlington Heights.…
More repression, fewer jobs: Jordanians face grim prospects | WGN 720 radio
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - As a poorly paid public school teacher, Khaled Jaber always needed a little helping hand, working as a private tutor and using his car as a taxi to help pay the bills. For unforeseen needs, such as medical…
Pritzker says continued drop in COVID could end his mask tenure
Gov. JB Pritzker has hinted that Illinois could see indoor mask warrants lifted if coronavirus transmissions in the state continue to decline. He would not give a specific objective.
Governor JB Pritzker said Illinois will…
Bird featured in rare Afghan evacuations welfare story – NBC Chicago
The mynah bird whines from a new cage in the sunny living room of the French Ambassador to Abu Dhabi, far from his life as the pet of a young Afghan woman who has since taken refuge in France.
The talkative, yellow-billed…
How Jesuits Opened Their Doors To Homeless Immigrants After The Great Chicago Fire | Letters
Sun-Times reporter Mitch Dudek is right about seven always-on lights in the Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Road, but there is more to the story of Rev. Arnold Damen, SJ and of his wish following the great fire of 1871.…
5 takeaways from the September jobs report – NBC Chicago
September was not exactly the best hiring month many expected and hoped for.
With the Delta variant still disrupting the economy and employers struggling to find enough workers, the gain for the month amounted to 194,000 jobs…
Biden to push COVID-19 vaccine warrants for businesses visiting Illinois
President Biden is expected to promote COVID-19 vaccine mandates for businesses during his rescheduled visit to Chicago on Thursday, where he is expected to meet with leaders from the private and public sectors, and will stress that these…
Greater racial integration would boost US growth, according to Moody’s
The gain would be an "economic game changer," wrote economists Mark Zandi, Dante DeAntonio, Kwame Donaldson and Matt Colyar. "This is real money that could dramatically improve the long-term financial success of all Americans."
Get 4…
Sorry, Arlington Heights – Chicago Reader
Pound for pound, last week's funniest headline, if not the month, came from the most unlikely source—Crain's Business in Chicago.
Not widely known for their knee pads.
But in this case, they made me laugh out…
UChicago Focuses on the Future of Cities in a Post-COVID-19 World | Chicago News
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This month, the University of Chicago welcomes its third "Urban octoberâ€To focus on the issue of improving urban life for the billions of people who live in cities around the…
Myths Debunked, History Examined, and Lessons Learned from the 150th Anniversary of the Great…
CHICAGO (CBS) - This week marks the 150th anniversary of the city's iconic disaster.The Great Chicago Fire began on Sunday October 8, 1871 on what we would now call the city's Near West Side. In two days, he jumped the South Arm of the…
Global equities retreat after suspension of Evergrande shares | WGN 720 radio
Global stocks fell as the Hong Kong benchmark fell more than 2% after shares in struggling real estate developer China Evergrande were suspended.
Shares opened lower in Paris, Frankfurt and Tokyo. US futures also fell.
China…
What is the debt ceiling? How the government default could affect Social Security, the Child Tax…
WASHINGTON - While the concept of the debt ceiling may seem "in the weeds", it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in difficult economic times.If lawmakers on Capitol Hill remain stuck on raising the debt ceiling,…