Chicago Business News

The business activity index rose to 56.1% in November from 54.2% in October...Readings over 50% indicate more firms said business is getting better than said it was worsening. The new orders index rose to 62.8% from 61.4%, an encouraging sign...

U.S. shoppers spent $10.66 billion on Black Friday, a total slightly higher than last year's figure, a market survey indicates. ShopperTrak RCT Corp., a Chicago firm that tracks sales at more than 50,000 stores, said Saturday that this year's day-after-Thanksgiving...

Kohl's confirmed its web site has been down today at various times amid heavy traffic. "Due to a significant increase of online traffic, Kohls.com has been unavailable for intervals throughout the day," said Julie Gardner, Kohl's executive Vice President and...

It was the highest rate since August 1983, when the metro area's jobless rate was 10.9 percent...Year-over-year payroll jobs declined by 178,600 in October, the state said. Chiro One donates to food pantry: Chiro One Wellness Centers has donated more...

You could say Christmas has arrived early for people shopping for a home loan, with mortgage rates at or near record lows. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 4.78% in the week that ended Wednesday, tying...

Travelers across the United States arrived en masse at airports, hit the roads and boarded trains Wednesday, a day before Thanksgiving. "You have to be calm and collected when you come to this airport, especially on a day like today,"...