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United hikes fees for changing flights

By Gregory Karp — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:18:00 CDT

United Airlines on Wednesday raised fees for changing or canceling flights purchased with MileagePlus award miles.

Fatal blast to close CF Industries La. plant longer than expected

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:34:00 CDT

A fatal explosion at a CF Industries Holdings ammonia plant last week will keep the Donaldsonville. La., facility offline a few weeks onger than expected.

Xbox One will operate offline, run older games

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:00 CDT

Microsoft Corp. says users of its new Xbox One game console will be able to play games offline.

Moving on Up

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See who's getting promoted and honored in Chicago.

Chicago's $10M CEOs

Tue, 28 May 2013 10:50:00 CDT

Eighteen CEOs of the Chicago-area's 100 largest companies were rewarded with compensation packages of more than $10 million in 2012.

Major loan servicers not complying with settlement

By Mary Ellen Podmolik — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:00 CDT

Four of the five largest mortgage servicers are failing to comply with key aspects of a national settlement designed to regulate how struggling borrowers are treated, a report released Wednesday shows.

Chicago poised to enter top 10 globally in economic strength

By Samantha Bomkamp — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:24:00 CDT

Chicago's economic competitiveness is growing on the world stage, and it will ascend to one of the 10 top cities in the world by 2025, according to an analysis by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

ICC approves Peoples Gas rate hike

By Julie Wernau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:48:00 CDT

Increase will be much less than requested

The Illinois Commerce Commission Tuesday approved rate increases for customers of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas.

Ticket Scalpr comes home to Chicago

By Wailin Wong — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:00:00 CDT

Ticket Scalpr, a Chicago-based startup whose mobile application allows consumers to buy and sell last-minute tickets for events, has launched in its local market after testing the concept in San Francisco.

CUB: Paying $1.4B too much for smartphones

By Samantha Bomkamp — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:44:00 CDT

Illinois cellphone users are overpaying by about $1.4 billion a year, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Citizens Utility Board and research firm Validas.