Cook County sues Big Pharma over opioids | Armitage, Damen, Southport changes

2017年12月27日星期三

Cook County sues Big Pharma over opioids | Armitage, Damen, Southport changes | Shrinking stores

Cook County sues pharmaceutical companies over opioid epidemic

Wednesday, Dec 27

Cook County followed the path of five suburban counties Wednesday, suing some of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies over the nation's opioid epidemic.

Damen, Armitage and Southport are changing. Can quirky vibes be maintained?

National retailers have poured into three North Side retail avenues known for boutique shops. With those leases, Damen, Armitage and Southport have evolved.

Rates and tempers rise as towns look to private companies to manage water systems

THE WATER DRAIN: At every open house that real estate agent Dan Kenney hosts in Homer Glen, he hears the same inquiry from out-of-towners looking to move to the community with strong schools, low crime and starry night skies 25 miles from downtown Chicago: "What's up with the water rates?"

Companies involved in old post office renovations face OSHA fines

Three companies involved in renovating Chicago's old post office building face more than $220,000 in fines after allegedly failing to protect workers from lead and cadmium exposure.

#MeToo in 2018: Will the movement create real change in the workplace?

Experts say they expect sexual harassment complaints to climb in 2018, and there's a surprising reason why that might actually be a good thing.

Workers get more done Christmas week than you might think

Although one-third of workers take the entire week of Dec. 25 off, overall productivity drops only 5 percent, according to file-sharing service Egnyte.

Mansion that was Glencoe's highest-price residential sale in 2016 is demolished

An 11,200-square-foot French Chateau-style mansion on Lake Michigan in Glencoe was recently demolished after it sold in late 2016 for $8.5 million. The property's new owners — who remain unidentified — plan to spend another $7.85 million building a new mansion on the 2.74-acre site.

Old Second National Bank parent plans to acquire Chicago's ABC Bank in $41M deal

Old Second Bancorp, the holding company of the mostly suburban Old Second National Bank, is set to acquire the four-branch ABC Bank and its parent company for about $41.1 million.

Will the rapidly-shrinking store save retail?

Across the country, retailers such as Walmart, Target, Macy's and Nordstrom are experimenting with ways to distill their inventory into smaller, more-focused locations. The shift comes, analysts say, as Americans flock from the suburbs to city centers, where space is at a premium.

Shkreli's ex-lawyer convicted of aiding him in fraud scheme

A former lawyer for Martin Shkreli's companies might be heading to prison after a jury convicted him of conspiring with the former biotech executive to defraud investors.