Sam Pitroda’s C-Sam in pact for secure mobile transactionsCHICAGO - C-Sam, a technology company founded by Sam Pitroda, and Germany-based Giesecke and Devrient, have signed an agreement to integrate and leverage their respective expertise in the area of transactions over mobile phones. Trial of blogger who said 3 judges ‘deserve to be killed’ transferred from Chicago to New YorkCHICAGO — The trial for a blogger accused of threatening three Chicago-based federal judges has been moved from Illinois to New York. Chicago investment banker’s group submits $5 million cash bid for Sun-Times Media GroupCHICAGO — Struggling newspaper publisher Sun-Times Media Group said Tuesday that a private investor group led by Chicago banker James Tyree will bid $5 million in cash for its assets in a bankruptcy court auction. Blagojevich: Words on FBI tape were taken out of context but prison is still a worryCHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that statements he made on secret FBI wiretap tapes were taken out of context by prosecutors and that he might try to call senators and a top White House official as witnesses at his racketeering and fraud trial to back his version of events. 4 former cemetery workers plead not guilty to charges that accuse them of digging up gravesCHICAGO — Four former cemetery workers have pleaded not guilty to charges that accused them of digging up bodies at a historic suburban Chicago graveyard in order to resell the burial plots. Wheat, corn, soybeans futures rise on Chicago BOT, beef and pork prices trade higherCHICAGO — Agriculture futures mostly gained Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Ousted Illinois Gov. Blagojevich renews denial of wrongdoing as he promotes bookCHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is on a media blitz as his book hits the shelves. Safety net hospitals, last resort for the poor, may suffer under health care overhaulCHICAGO — Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving herself a pedicure, she limped to the emergency room at one of Chicago’s safety net hospitals and waited her turn. Even if shoppers’ willingness to spend returns, ability likely to be constrained for yearsCHICAGO — A year after “shop ’til you drop” stopped, the nation fixates on this question: Will consumer spending ever return to pre-recession levels? Agriculture prices sell off on the Chicago Board of Trade; beef and pork futures mostly higherCHICAGO — Agriculture futures sold off Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Report: Brother of ousted Ill. governor says he’s ‘not a criminal,’ calls charges unfairCHICAGO — The brother of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he isn’t a criminal and the federal wire fraud charges against him are unfair. Sun-Times is closing suburban Chicago printing press, meeting with union on efforts to sellCHICAGO — The Chicago Sun-Times’ parent company is closing a suburban printing plant, which is expected to cost 70 jobs. Agriculture futures trade mixed on the Chicago BOT; beef and pork prices mostly higherCHICAGO — Agriculture futures traded mixed midday Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Meet professional tweeters, the latest innovation from many businessesCHICAGO — People around the world interact with Alecia Dantico all day. Usually, though, they don’t know whether she’s young or old, male or female. Winfrey to tape show in downtown Chicago closing parts of Michigan Ave.; show open to publicCHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey is bringing her show to the streets of downtown Chicago next week. 4 cities bidding for 2016 Olympics, including Chicago, await IOC evaluation reportLONDON — Heading into the final month of the race, the four cities vying for the 2016 Summer Games are awaiting a key International Olympic Committee report assessing their technical bids. Scott Carson, head of Boeing commercial jets, to step down; division struggled with 787 delaysBoeing Co. said Monday that Scott Carson will step down as head of its commercial airplane division, ending a tenure marked by costly problems with the company’s much-delayed 787 jetliner. Head of Boeing’s commercial aircraft division to step down; defense business exec to take overCHICAGO — Boeing Co. said Monday that Scott Carson will step down as head of the company’s commercial airplane division and retire at the end of the year. What’s it really like spending the night in a hostel? Dispatches from 4 citiesAbout three years ago, Jim Williams, author of “Hostel Handbook” — www.hostelhandbook.com — noticed that new hostels were starting to open around the U.S., but “almost exclusively in destination cities — NYC, LA, Miami etc.,” he said. “Hostels are following the trend of becoming urban.” Ex-Ill. governor explains himself in book, says he and Emanuel discussed seat ‘placeholder’CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says in a new book that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel wanted his help in arranging to leave the Obama administration after two years to reclaim his seat in Congress. Agriculture futures drop on Chicago BOT, beef and pork prices slide on Merc ExcahngeCHICAGO — Agriculture futures moved lower Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Family fortune helped fuel Sen. Kennedy’s successful winning streak and forge liberal agendaBOSTON — Sen. Edward Kennedy’s family fortune not only fueled his brothers’ presidential campaigns and his eight terms in the U.S. Senate, it also helped drive the family’s liberal legacy and forge Kennedy’s lifelong crusade for universal health care. Wheat, corn, soybeans futures gain on Chicago BOT; Beef prices drop, pork prices gainCHICAGO — Agriculture futures were mostly higher in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Lynching victim Emmett Till’s glass-topped casket, icon of civil rights-era, to SmithsonianCHICAGO — The glass-topped casket that displayed lynching victim Emmett Till’s disfigured body to the world and became a rallying point for the civil rights movement is headed to the Smithsonian Institution, Till’s family announced Friday. Police shoot, kill man who threatened elderly bystander with knife in Chicago theater districtCHICAGO — Police have shot and killed a knife-wielding man who threatened an elderly bystander in Chicago’s downtown theater district. Strategic Hotels appoints Raymond L. “Rip” Gellein Jr. and Eugene F. Reilly to boardCHICAGO — Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. said Thursday that it has named Raymond L. “Rip” Gellein Jr. and Eugene F. Reilly as independent members of its board. For young generation, Ted Kennedy was living link to a family known only as historyCHICAGO — For young Americans unfamiliar with terms like Chappaquiddick, Ted Kennedy was always a rotund, grandfatherly figure, a living link to the storied family they knew only from history books and tales from their parents. Chicago study shows swine flu sends more blacks, Hispanics to hospitalATLANTA — Swine flu was four times more likely to send blacks and Hispanics to the hospital than whites, according to a study in Chicago that offers one of the first looks at how the virus has affected different racial groups. Quinn names 2 new University of Illinois trustees, doesn’t challenge 2 others who won’t resignCHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn announced Wednesday that he won’t fire the two University of Illinois trustees who refused to resign amid an admissions scandal, and he started to rebuild the board with new appointees. Choice Hotels to use Leo Burnett USA as new creative ad agencyCHICAGO — Choice Hotels International Inc. said Wednesday that it named Leo Burnett USA as its new creative advertising agency. |
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