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Jewel-Osco’s corporate parent is expected to announce in a few weeks whether it will proceed with an initial public offering of stock, which could be valued at around $19 billion. 

Watch the Jan. 13, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

A Texas developer is set to make a bold bet in the Fulton Market District and hoping to help jumpstart Chicago’s life-sciences industry in the process.

Watch the Jan. 9, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

The fallout from an explosive story involving a top ally of House Speaker Michael Madigan. Our politics team digs into that story and more in our weekly roundtable.

Grubhub’s stock rose Wednesday following unconfirmed reports that the Chicago-based restaurant delivery company is considering a sale.

Watch the Jan. 8, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Illinois is one of 22 states that does not require high school students to take a financial literacy course, but a new high school curriculum is now being used in Illinois and nine other states. We learn about finEDge.

Chicago is among the top 10 best-paying metro areas in the nation. That’s according to new research just published by U.S. News & World Report.

Watch the Jan. 7, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

After selling like gangbusters on day one, legal marijuana transactions dropped off a bit, as expected, on day two. 

Watch the Jan. 6, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

The public outcry over the high price of medicines did little to stop drugmakers from raising prices again for 2020. Drug prices in the new year have reportedly increased an average of 5.3% industrywide. 

Watch the Jan. 2, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

University of Chicago linguist Jason Riggle discusses some of the top words of 2019, including “they,” “existential” and “climate emergency.”

Watch the Dec. 30, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Chicago has a thriving live music scene today, but many of the city’s legendary venues are long gone. A new book from Neal Samors and Bob Dauber remembers many of those 20th century nightspots.

With Christmas behind us, it’s beginning to look a lot like tax season. We get year-end tips from David Henderson, a CPA at the firm of Duggan Bertsch in Chicago.

Watch the Dec. 26, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

After months of bad PR, public floggings on Capitol Hill and a global grounding of the most important model in its commercial aviation fleet, Boeing has given CEO Dennis Muilenburg his walking papers.

Watch the Dec. 23, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Boeing’s 737 Max headaches continued Wednesday with news that an Irish company that buys and leases airplanes is suing the Chicago-based aerospace giant.

Watch the Dec. 18, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Crain’s has learned that Health Care Service Corporation, the parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is cutting dozens of employees from its staff.

Watch the Dec. 17, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Bloomberg reports that Boeing will temporarily halt production of its grounded 737 Max jetliner next month, according to a person familiar with the matter.