The S&P 500 dropped 50, the NASDAQ lost 159 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed nearly 500 points, posting its lowest close since May, settling to 24,100.

Statistics show better than 75 percent of sales are now artificial trees, and increasing.

If you hitched a Lyft to Beatrix, Douglas Park or Boystown this year, you're in good company.

The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government in a movement that has grown more violent by the week.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 77 after plunging over 780 points at session lows, while the S&P 500 shed 4. The tech-heavy NASDAQ overcame its early losses and closed nearly 30 points higher for the day.

Baton Show Lounge’s founder is stepping down, and the female-impersonation show is moving from River North to Uptown.

The deal would make Nexstar, whose stations reach nearly 39 percent of all U.S. television households, the biggest operator of local TV stations in the U.S. Yet it still must be approved by federal regulators, as well as shareholders.

There's no doubt about it: The Better Business Bureau's Steve Bernas says the Marriott-Starwood breach is one of the biggest ever.

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft has surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable publicly traded company. As other tech giants stumble, Microsoft's steady resilience is paying off. Under CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has found stability by moving away from its flagship Windows operating system and...

Workers at the Cambria Chicago Magnificent Mile, at 166 East Superior St., are still walking the picket line, even as winter weather sets in.