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Chicago’s new CFO abruptly quits

Chicago CFO Ashlee Gabrysh has quit, just three months after she was appointed, with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s press office stating that her resignation was accepted Friday effective immediately. Gabrysch stepped into the role in August after Chicago’s financial leadership was shaken by a series of high profile departures. She...

Chicago, IL · 17h

Athlon Sports

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In 1984, Gale Sayers founded Crest Computer Supply Company in Chicago; within 10 years, it had more than $50 million in sales

Sayers found remarkable success beyond his football career.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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The Missner Group Begins Renovation of Northbrook Mercedes-Benz Dealership

The Missner Group has started construction on the interior renovation of Autohaus Automotive, Inc., a Mercedes-Benz dealership located in Northbrook, Illinois. The 19,550-square-foot renovation will modernize the dealership’s first-floor customer and employee spaces, including the showroom, customer lounge, vehicle delivery area, sales offices, service offices, and circulation corridors. Additional improvements include upgrades to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as the installation of new customer EV charging capabilities.

Northbrook, IL · 1d

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Major Candy Company Shuts Down Chicago Factory After Being in the City for Nearly 120 Years, Resulting in Over 150 Layoffs

Ferrara Candy Company, which makes popular candies like NERDS Gummy Clusters, is closing its Chicago manufacturing facility on April 5, 2027

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Trending this week: Portillo’s to shutter five to nine restaurants outside Chicago

This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “Portillo’s to shutter five to nine restaurants outside Chicago.” Portillo’s plans to close a "mid- to high-single digit" number of underperforming restaurants outside Chicago, mostly in the fourth quarter, as part of a turnaround plan. The company did not say which restaurants are scheduled to close or where specifically.

Chicago, IL · 3d

NBC Chicago

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FAA lifts nationwide ground stop issued due to ‘extraordinary circumstances,' safety concerns

Editor's note: The ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday afternoon has since been lifted. Find our earlier coverage below. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a nationwide ground stop at all airports "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety." According to the advisory from...

Chicago, IL · 17h

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Wheeling Apartment Complex Sells for $63 Million as Suburban Rents Keep Climbing

Foxboro Apartments, a sprawling residential complex at 470 Foxboro Drive in Wheeling, has sold for roughly $63 million, the latest sign that suburban Chicago's apartment market keeps drawing investor interest even as new construction lags behind demand. The nine-building property has spent the past several years quietly undergoing renovations, and now it's changed hands again in a deal that underscores just how tight the Chicago suburbs' rental market has become.

Wheeling, IL · 2d

Barrett Media

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Cumulus Media Begins Another Round of Layoffs Following Bankruptcy Restructuring

"The reductions follow the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October." The post Cumulus Media Begins Another Round of Layoffs Following Bankruptcy Restructuring appeared first on Barrett Media .

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Bookends & Beginnings calls for help, raises over $52,000 so far

Evanston bookstore Bookends & Beginnings sent out a plea Wednesday evening asking customers to help offset declining sales and foot traffic with contributions or memberships to the store. Contributors had raised more than $52,000 of Friday night, with a goal of $60,000. “I’m stunned,” owner Nina Barrett told the RoundTable...

Evanston, IL · 1d

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Opinion: The company you keep is latest controversy in 45th Ward

That’s how the topsy-turvy dynamics of the 45th Ward have been described by aldermen, committeemen and journalists in the past 25 years. It seems anything can blow up, at any time, into a “controversy.” Sometimes it’s an ex-alderman parking his boat on a city street, sometimes a politico using language out of “The Sopranos” when referring to women, and sometimes it’s the company you keep.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Logan Square Senior's Tax Bill Doubles to $27,411, Fears Losing Home in Years

Cook County Assessor's Office — Site of Property Assessment Appeal. Randy Temple has lived in his Logan Square two-flat since 1992, when he paid about $100,000 for it. Now, approaching 80 years old, he says his property tax bill has climbed so high that he figures he can only afford to stay in the home for another two or three years.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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American Airlines' Decision on Its Bismarck-Chicago Flight

The decision has been made on the seasonal flight between Bismarck and Chicago.

Bismarck, ND · 3d

The Tonic Edit

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Peoples Gas Customers in Chicago Are Getting $56.18 Back on November Bills, the First of Three Years of Credits From a $125 Million Settlement

Peoples Gas customers in Chicago see a $56.18 credit on November bills, the first of three yearly credits from a $125 million settlement with Illinois.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Decatur residents, green advocates call on Google to break Broadwing gas deal

CHICAGO (CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) — Decatur residents joined environmental advocates in front of Google’s Chicago headquarters on Thursday to protest the tech giant’s deal to power its data centers with energy purchased from a natural gas-fired facility. Through the deal, Google is making a major investment in...

Decatur, IL · 20h

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South Park Terrace, A Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Apartment Complex In Washington Park, Up For Auction

WASHINGTON PARK — A vacant building modeled after a long-demolished Frank Lloyd Wright design will go up for auction next week as preservationists call for its buyer to restore it as working-class housing. South Park Terrace, 6116 S. King Drive in Washington Park, is in foreclosure and will go...

Chicago, IL · 23h

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Citadel Securities CEO Peng Zhao Lists Chicago Condo for $6.6 Million

Peng Zhao, the chief executive of Citadel Securities, has listed his Chicago condo for $6.6 million. The condo overlooks Millennium Park. Crain's Chicago Business reported Zhao's listing. Zhao became chief executive of Citadel Securities in 2017 — a role that followed a long run inside the company. According to Citadel Securities, Zhao joined the firm straight out of graduate school in 2006 as a senior quantitative researcher before rising to the top job. The firm's leadership page also notes that Zhao earned his PhD in statistics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Albany Park's Lawrence Gateway Tops Out, Bringing 40 Homes Across From Ronan Park

Developer MAS Ventures LLC and Malek Abdulsamad marked a major construction milestone this week, celebrating the topping out of Lawrence Gateway, a five-story mixed-use building rising across from Ronan Park in Albany Park. Chicago's Department of Planning and Development Commissioner Ciere Boatright joined the celebration, underscoring the city's stake in a project that pairs market-rate apartments with affordable housing and ground-floor retail.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Two Springfield Family Dollar Stores Stay Shut After Mice Found in Candy, Toilet Paper

Two Family Dollar stores in Springfield have sat closed for nearly two months after city health inspectors documented dead and live mice, hundreds of droppings, and gnawed food on the shelves. The stores, at 575 Main St. in the North End and 2594 Main St. in the South End, have not reopened since late September because officials say they still have not seen the improvements needed to lift the closures.

Chicago, IL · 1h

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Then and Now: 110-Year-Old Wrigleyville Apartment Building Replaced by Four Condos on Grace Street

A century-old brick apartment building just northwest of Wrigley Field has been demolished to make way for four new luxury condominiums at 1230–1234 W. Grace Street in Wrigleyville. Here’s a look at what stood on the site—and what is coming next. Before: The Original Grace Street Building.

Chicago, IL · 2d