Will new work rules at McCormick Place keep conventions in Chicago? WBBM Newsradio's Kris Kridel joins us with those details, plus the rest of the week's business headlines.

United and Continental are officially birds of a feather. We talk to WBBM Newsradio's Kris Kridel about the big merger that makes Chicago-based United the largest airline company in the world.

What does it mean that federal regulators have seized the more than 30-year-old Giannoulias family-owned Broadway Bank? Kris Kridel discusses this and other business news.

What role did the Chicago-based Society of Women Engineers play in the latest Barbie incarnation? Kris Kridel joins us with those details, plus a roundup of the rest of the week's business news.

WBBM News radio 780's Kris Kridel fills us in on the week's top business stories, including a local business connection to Sunday's demolition of Texas Stadium.

The new owner of the Ambassador East Hotel has a new vision for the building. So what does this mean for the hotel's legendary Pump Room restaurant? Kris Kridel will be here with that story, plus the rest of the week's business news.

There's another casualty in Chicago's high-end fashion scene. Kris Kridel brings us another familiar story in this recession.

It is not just homeowners who are feeling the pinch of a tough real estate market -- lots of hotels in Chicago are on the brink as well. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us with the details of that story, plus the rest of the week's business news.

Foreclosures in Illinois were up 22 percent in February. WBBM Newsradio's Kris Kridel tells us how that figure compares to the rest of the nation when she joins us with the week's top business stories.

It's not just homeowners who are hurting because of a tough real estate market -- downtown office buildings are feeling the pinch, too. Kris Kridel joins us with the details, plus the rest of the week's business news.

Jake and Elwood may have started the job and now the state plans to finish it. The demolition of the Dixieland Mall is underway. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that and other top business stories.

Who will end up owning Chicago's iconic Water Tower Place? A nasty battle is heating up between regional rivals General Growth Properties and Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group. Kris Kridel tells us who has the edge.

Would it make you feel better or worse if a few savvy investors were making big money from this winter's big snowfalls? Kris Kridel joins us with the details of that story, plus the rest of the week's business news.

A new report outlines exactly why Chicago is a tough choice for trade show vendors. WBBM Newsradio's Kris Kridel has those details, plus the rest of the week's business news.

What are local broadcasters saying about Jay Leno being ousted from prime time? WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel fills us in when she discusses the week's top business news.

What are the business stories destined to make news in 2010? Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio's Noon Business Hour fills us in.