POAH acquires 2 apartment buildings on Chicago's Near West Side

Chicago Biz Journals 7/26 9:13A Wendell Hutson

Preservation of Affordable Housing has acquired two apartment buildings near the United Center, further expanding its Chicago portfolio.

Wing It On! eyes Chicagoland expansion after first Midwest restaurant opening

Chicago Biz Journals 7/26 8:56A Wendell Hutson

Having opened its first Wing It On! location in the Midwest, Craveworthy Brands is considering opening more Chicago-area locations over the next few years.

Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken restaurant chain plans Chicago expansion

Chicago Biz Journals 7/26 8:42A Alex Zorn

Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken restaurant chain is readying to expand its Chicagoland footprint.

Quantum development the latest proposal for US Steel site after decades of failed ideas

Chicago Biz Journals 7/26 7:19A Wendell Hutson

A quantum park anchored by PsiQuantum “is a great use for this former industrial site,” Chicago Architecture Center CEO Eleanor Gorski said, but it will “need community buy-in.”

Women of Influence nomination deadline extended to Aug. 7

Chicago Biz Journals 7/26 5:17A Mark Mensheha

The Chicago Business Journal is extending the deadline to submit nominations for this year's Women of Influence program. You now have until Wednesday, Aug. 7, to let us know about outstanding women in business who are worthy of recognition on our...

Prime Healthcare to buy 13 Ascension hospitals and other facilities in Illinois

Chicago Biz Journals 7/25 9:49A Diana Barr

Ascension has agreed to sell nine of its Illinois hospitals and four other facilities to a for-profit health system based in California.

PsiQuantum to build massive quantum computer on Chicago's South Side

Chicago Biz Journals 7/25 7:55A Alex Zorn

Chicago's status as a global hub for quantum computing got a bump with PsiQuantum's plans to build the first U.S.-based utility-scale quantum computer on the South Side.

Ceremony on Chicago River marks 109th anniversary of Eastland disaster

CBS Chicago (News) 7/24 11:26A Todd Feurer

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Descendants of the survivors of the Eastland disaster want to make sure it's never forgotten. The U.S. Coast Guard threw flower petals in the Chicago River near Clark Street on Wednesday to mark the 109th anniversary of the...

Meet Chicago Inno's 'embers' that are starting to burn hot

Chicago Biz Journals 7/23 10:39A Alex Zorn

Chicago Inno is getting ready to host its Fire Awards next month. Learn more about early-stage, growing startups that will be honored this year.

Legal Sea Foods expands to Midwest with Chicago restaurant

Chicago Biz Journals 7/23 9:38A Wendell Hutson

Legal Sea Foods is expanding to the Midwest with a Chicago location.

UChicago Polsky Center partners with biotech firm Orange Grove Bio to build startup pipeline

Chicago Biz Journals 7/23 9:10A Alex Zorn

A strategic agreement between UChicago's Polsky Center and Orange Grove Bio hopes to create a new pipeline for new life-sciences technologies out of the university.

CG Life hires industry veteran for EVP role

Chicago Biz Journals 7/23 8:50A Mark Mensheha

The longtime AbelsonTaylor executive comes out of retirement to join CG Life.

Chicago sports executives propose $7 billion mega project around United Center

Chicago Biz Journals 7/23 7:13A Wendell Hutson

Chicago sports executives Michael Reinsdorf and Danny Wirtz have proposed to build a $7 billion mixed-use development near the United Center.

High-end office buildings attract in Chicago's tenant-friendly market

Chicago Biz Journals 7/23 4:00A Alex Zorn

One piece of good news in a down Chicago office market is that fewer tenants are choosing to downsize at the scale they were when the pandemic first started.

The Wealthy 1000: These Chicago ZIP codes rank among the wealthiest places in America

Chicago Biz Journals 7/22 4:50A Joanne Drilling

From elite coastal hubs and vacation hot spots to some under-the-radar wealth magnets, meet The Business Journals Wealthy 1000 — a new ranking of the nation's wealthiest ZIP codes.