The store next door: On the rise of local markets

Jun. 7, 2013
A chain store is a menace. Or perhaps it is a blessing. The discourse on the matter changes swiftly, but one thing's for certain: the rise of shopping local is not a trend. At its core, it is an issue of community. It is about what a community needs and what a community does not realize it needs.

Emanuel vows to cut business red tape

Apr. 17, 2012
The mayor is promising an ordinance that would trim the types of business licenses the city requires by 60 percent. He says the measure, planned for City Council introduction on Wednesday, would cut the number from 117 to 49 and make it easier for companies to operate in the city.

Meet Shalom Klein, Jewish networking guru

Aug. 25, 2011
It's hard to feel like there's much any of us can do to help fix our economy these days.

Housing groups salute banking giant for rehab deal

Mar. 4, 2011
One of the nation’s largest banks Friday provided details about an agreement with some nonprofit groups in Chicago-area neighborhoods devastated by foreclosures. The deal, revealed Wednesday by WBEZ, stems from the collapse of Oak Park-based banking chain FBOP Corp.

U.S. Bancorp cuts deal with housing advocates

Mar. 2, 2011
One of the nation’s largest financial firms will fund some nonprofit groups in Chicago-area neighborhoods devastated by foreclosures. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, the parent of U.S.