Revenues have been declining at some of Chicago’s largest companies

Revenues have been declining at some of Chicago’s largest companies

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Crain’s Chicago Business has released its list of the Chicago-area’s largest publicly traded companies. The companies are ranked by 2014 revenue, and the top 10 has a lot of familiar names like Boeing, Walgreen, and McDonald’s. In fact, it’s nearly identical to Crain’s 2010 list. But some of the data is a little unsettling. Revenues declined at six of Chicago’s top 10 largest companies, and others have had modest growth. Joe Cahill is a Crain’s columnist, and he joins us with more.