Chicagoland Business
Weber Grills apologizes for ill-timed meatloaf recipe
The company based in Palatine, Illinois, offered its condolences to Marvin Lee Aday's family and fans.
Business
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Infrastructure
Great Lakes projects get funding under new law
Among other projects, the U.S. A.C.E. will devote $226 million to the Brandon Road Lock & Dam near Joliet to install obstacles to prevent invasive carp from migrating up the Illinois River to Lake Michigan.
Business
McDonald's expanding test of the "McPlant" to more U.S. stores
The Chicago company offered no details about what it learned from its first round of sales, or whether it has since tweaked the recipe. The McPlant is made from peas, rice, and potatoes, among other ingredients.
Chicago Business
United posts $646 million loss, omicron casts shadow over 1Q
The airline said it expects its first-quarter revenue will be down 20% to 25% from the same period in 2019. Costs other than fuel will rise about 15% on a per-seat basis.
Chicago Business
Chicago Public Media approves acquisition of Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times will reportedly become a subsidiary of Chicago Public Media, creating one of the largest local nonprofit news organizations in the nation.
Business
FAA, FCC, Airlines, Telecoms, and Biden administration shift blame on 5G rollout
CEOs of the nation’s largest airlines say that interference from the wireless service on a key instrument on planes is worse than they originally thought.
Business
Tornado victim's family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
The lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 from each of the four defendants named in the suit, which includes Amazon.com, the construction company that built the facility, and the project’s developer.
Infrastructure
Illinois getting $1.4B from feds to fix, upgrade bridges
Illinois was recently ranked as having the 3rd most structurally-deficient bridges in the nation.
Illinois News
Illinois court sends pipeline plans back to regulators
In a 60-page decision filed Wednesday, the appellate court’s three-judge panel ordered the Illinois Commerce Commission to review the public need for the project that moves North Dakota oil to a shipping point in Illinois.
Business
Walgreens sees fiscal 1Q sales jolt from vaccinations and testing
Walgreens notched strong sales growth in the face of a number of challenges during the quarter including a spike in the theft of profitable beauty products, which company leaders attributed to organized crime rings.
Business
Boeing lands airplane order from US budget carrier Allegiant
Financial terms were not released. Allegiant said it will take delivery of the planes from 2023 through 2025.
U.S. Business
Sky-high car prices likely to continue through 2022
Average price of a used vehicle in the U.S. in November was $29,011 - 39% more than 12 months prior. For the first time, more than half of America's households have less income than considered necessary to buy an average-priced used vehicle.