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 Friday, May 4 The 16,000 people who work in and visit Willis Tower each day could soon be spending less time on their elevator rides in Chicago's tallest building. |
| Chicago's tech industry is getting better for women. But it's just the beginning of the story, said Betsy Ziegler, the first female CEO of tech hub 1871. |
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| Chicagoans near O'Hare International Airport who spotted an extra-large plane touching down on Friday night will start seeing a lot more of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. |
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| Sip of Hope opened Thursday in Logan Square; it's run by Hope for the Day, a Chicago charity seeking to raise awareness on suicide and mental illness. |
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| BACK STORY: Patricia Mota is president and CEO of the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement, a nonprofit that that connects Latino professionals with career and leadership development opportunities. |
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| Dick's Sporting Goods is taking a further step to advocate for gun control, part of a rapid transition for the retailer that's also a major vendor of firearms. |
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| Foodmakers will soon be required to disclose when their products contain genetically modified ingredients — but those labels may not be as obvious, or as comprehensive, as consumers expected. |
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| Warren Buffett's company bought 75 million more Apple shares in the first quarter, giving it more than 240 million shares of the iPhone maker. |
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| The love-seeking singles of Facebook's new dating service, privacy experts say, may not be prepared for what they'll encounter: sham profiles, expanded data gathering and a new wave of dating fraud. |
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