Honda recalls nearly 1.2 million vehiclesThe recall covers certain Odyssey minivans from 2018 to 2023, as well as Pilot SUVs from 2019 to 2022 and Passport SUVs from 2019 to 2023. June 23, 2023
United Airlines is tweaking its app to give customers rebooking options and vouchers during delaysUnited said Thursday that it began testing the service on its app late last year and found that it reduced the number of people waiting in airports lines to speak to airline agents. June 22, 2023
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg seemingly agreed to a cage matchElon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are ready to fight, offline. June 22, 2023
M Burger, Connie’s Pizza coming to Midway, as new concessions set to open throughout 2023The new concessions are the latest changes at Midway, which has been undergoing a modernization program. June 22, 2023
NASCAR faces tight schedule as Chicago Street Course takes shape around Grant Park Temporary grandstands, concrete barriers and fencing have sprung up on parts of the NASCAR course in and around Grant Park. But a concerted effort to keep roads open as long as possible means construction won’t be completed until the eve of the race. June 21, 2023
Wisconsin Assembly passes sweeping bill to overhaul liquor law The massive overhaul to the laws affecting the production, distribution and sale of alcohol passed with broad bipartisan support. June 21, 2023
Park Ridge will not get second cannabis dispensary after City Council actionPark Ridge aldermen hit the brakes on one of two approved permits for an adult-use cannabis dispensary on Higgins Road. June 21, 2023
Metra weighing changes to fare prices as it adjusts to changing rider habitsThe transit system is considering eliminating a pandemic-era $100 monthly pass. June 21, 2023
FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancelThe Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. June 21, 2023
Chicago rental assistance program restarting soon as state takes overThe city's rental assistance program was paused May 15 after Chicago’s Department of Housing canceled its contract with the Resurrection Project, the nonprofit formerly overseeing the administration of the funds. June 21, 2023
US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meatFor the first time, U.S. regulators approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells. June 21, 2023
Walmart shuttered South Side stores months after terms of developers’ tax incentive agreements expiredNeither Walmart nor the developers violated any agreements. But experts say the company's departure shows limits of TIF system. June 21, 2023
Lurie, Advocate Children’s, Comer named best children’s hospitals in IllinoisHospitals were judged on measures including mortality, infection rates, clinical resources and compliance with best practices. June 20, 2023
Slots, table games and stained glass: Bally’s Chicago moving quickly to turn landmark Medinah Temple into a gambling meccaBally's Chicago has moved hundreds of slot machines and table games into place at the landmark Medinah Temple, which is set to launch this summer as Chicago's first casino. June 20, 2023
Bally’s timeline: From pinball to Pac-Man, health clubs to casinos, a colorful name in Chicago’s corporate historyFounded in 1932 as a Chicago-based pinball manufacturer, Bally’s diversified into everything from casinos and health clubs to amusement parks over the years before selling off its parts and fading into corporate obscurity in the new millennium. June 20, 2023
Terry Savage: Your home investmentFor the vast majority of Americans, their home is their greatest lifetime investment. But as in all investing, timing is everything. June 20, 2023
Stock market today: Wall Street falls and takes a step back after its big rallyThe U.S. stock market is taking a step back following many steps forward on hopes the economy can avoid a recession and inflation is easing enough for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates soon. June 20, 2023
US housing starts surge most since 2016, exceed all estimatesBeginning home construction jumped 21.7% to a 1.63 million annualized rate, the fastest pace in more than a year, according to government data released Tuesday. June 20, 2023
Electric vehicle maker Rivian to join Tesla charging network as automakers consider company’s plugThe startup truck, SUV and delivery van maker says Tuesday that like GM and Ford, it will include ports with Tesla’s connector on future Rivian vehicles starting in 2025. It also will offer an adapter for owners of current Rivian EVs. June 20, 2023
This is why your strawberries were so meh this season until nowCalifornia produces 90% of the nation’s strawberries, which typically enjoy a growing season that starts as early as January and lasts until July. June 19, 2023