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A sweet deal: Snack giant Mondelez gobbles up Tate's Bake Shop 

Monday, May 7

Mondelez International, the Deerfield-based global snack company known for brands like Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers, announced plans Sunday to buy Tate's Bake Shop for $500 million.

In quest for tech leadership positions, Chicago women band together to challenge 'bro fest'

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.

Two years after Chicago passed a home-sharing law, only Airbnb has a license, and hosts say rules are too complicated

Chicago's home-sharing ordinance was passed nearly two years ago. Only Airbnb has been licensed; other platforms operate in apparent violation of the law.

After disastrous debut, 'Pokemon Go' Fest returns to Chicago this summer

Last year's 'Pokémon Go' Fest was a disaster, but video game maker Niantic is giving it another go. 

How many calories are in that pizza? Chain restaurants now have to tell you.

Consumers can no longer plead ignorance when ordering that deep-dish pizza or triple-patty burger.

On the hunt for a parking space in Chicago? A new free app could help

MARY WISNIEWSKI: Chicago Parking Meters, which has the city's meter franchise, is launching a free app Monday to help drivers find one of the city's 36,000 metered spaces.

Fitness-apparel retailers Lululemon, Outdoor Voices plan new North Side stores

RYAN ORI: Lululemon is planning a new North Side store, just a few blocks from where one of its many emerging athletic wear rivals — Outdoor Voices — will open its first Midwest shop.

Federal regulators say 'Do-Not-Drive' Ford and Mazda pickups with defective air bags aren't being repaired fast enough

The U.S. Department of Transportation is again urging owners of vehicles with defective Takata air bags to seek repairs immediately.