International Business News - Chicago http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Chicago Tribune named Jane Hirt managing editor Thursday, continuing a shake-up of its top news staff. Hirt moves into a new position at the Tribune Co.'s flagship paper that combines two managing editor posts, one for news and the other for features. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/chicago-tribune-names-jane-hirt-managing-editor.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:54:18 EDT In a city where the mayor holds the same job his father once did, politics can seem little different from the years of the legendary Democratic Machine. But the faces of political privilege--long dominated by white ethnic groups--have changed as powerful black politicians use their clout to build new dynasties. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113682-chicago-nepotism-race.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/chicagos-black-politicians-building-own-dynasties.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/chicagos-black-politicians-building-own-dynasties.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:38:15 EDT The Chicago Tribune carried out its plan to trim 14 percent of newsroom staff on Friday, as the Tribune Co.'s flagship paper moves to save $8.8 million in annual costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/chicago-tribune-trims-14-pct-of-news-staff.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:55:07 EDT No one disputes that Michael Mette punched Jake Gothard, fracturing his nose, cheek and jaw, during a drunken altercation in Dubuque two years ago. But police and prosecutors in Illinois are outraged that Mette, a 31-year-old Chicago police officer, is now sitting in an Iowa prison cell serving a five-year sentence. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108601-chicago-cop-jailed.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/as-chicago-cop-sits-in-iowa-cell-officials-fume.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/as-chicago-cop-sits-in-iowa-cell-officials-fume.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:18:45 EDT It's not that police officers here mind a little extra help. They just fear that the decision to begin using state troopers to help fight violent crime has more to do with politics. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107589-chicago-violence.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/chicago-police-say-trooper-aid-is-about-politics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/chicago-police-say-trooper-aid-is-about-politics.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:45:56 EDT Wall Street economists expect an index of Midwestern business activity to show that the regional economy declined in July for the sixth consecutive month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/ahead-of-the-bell-chicago-business-index.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:22:56 EDT The Chicago Tribune plans to lay off non-newsroom staff to help lower costs as advertising revenue declines, according to media reports. Crain's Chicago Business, citing an internal memo from interim publisher Bob Gremillion, said the Tribune Co.'s flagship paper will make the cuts by the end of August. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/chicago-tribune-to-cut-non-newsroom-jobs.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:32:09 EDT Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. said Thursday it won a contract worth more than $100 million from a major North American refiner to design and build a sulfur processing complex. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/chicago-bridge-gets-100m-sulfur-complex-contract.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:36:44 EDT The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday it is investigating a near collision of airborne planes at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport--the third such incident at a major airport this month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/ntsb-investigates-near-collision-at-ohare.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:07:20 EDT The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday it is investigating a near collision of airborne planes at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport--the third such incident at a major airport this month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/ntsb-investigates-near-collision-at-ohare.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:46:08 EDT Christian Bale's Batman is perched atop a skyscraper, looking over a dark and foggy skyline pierced by glittering lights, preparing for a dive to the gritty streets below. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94999-monday-movie-buzz-chicago-as-gotham.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/dark-knights-kind-of-town-gotham-city-gets-windy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/dark-knights-kind-of-town-gotham-city-gets-windy.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:44:15 EDT Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday talked about sending state troopers or even the Illinois National Guard to help Chicago combat crime--an offer that Mayor Richard Daley didn't know was coming. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/gov-says-guard-state-police-may-help-in-chicago.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:31:01 EDT Just months into his job, the outsider brought in to shake up Chicago's police department is on the hot seat over an increase in homicides and other violent crimes and a decrease in gun seizures, arrests and even traffic stops. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92173-chicago-police.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/new-chicago-police-superintendent-gets-a-grilling.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/new-chicago-police-superintendent-gets-a-grilling.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:12:09 EDT Agriculture conglomerate Cargill has broken ground on a $22 million manufacturing plant that will make soybean-based "polyols." The Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company says its new Chicago facility will be the first large-scale plant for polyols, which are the basic building blocks of polyurethane. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/cargill-breaks-ground-on-new-chicago-plant.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:50:21 EDT Chicago's no Second City, at least not when it comes to sales taxes. A boost in the Cook County sales tax that took effect on Tuesday means people shopping in Chicago now pay a cumulative 10.25 percent levy--the highest of any major U.S. city. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/from-city-of-broad-shoulders-to-city-of-high-taxes.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:59:00 EDT A commercial jet that had just taken off from Chicago had to dump its fuel over Lake Michigan and return to O'Hare International Airport for an emergency landing after one of its engines malfunctioned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/engine-problems-force-emergency-landing-at-ohare.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:29:23 EDT Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. said Monday it has been awarded a $90 million contract to build a hydrogen plant at a California refinery. The construction and engineering firm said the plant will be designed to meet new clean fuel standards and is expected to produce about 100 million standard cubic feet per day of hydrogen. It is expected to be completed in early 2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/chicago-bridge-wins-90m-hydrogen-plant-contract.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:09:59 EDT Wall Street economists expect an index of Midwestern regional business activity continued to decline in June at the same pace it did in May. The Chicago Purchasing Managers' index, which measures business conditions across Illinois, Michigan and Indiana, is considered an early read on business conditions nationally. It is scheduled for release Monday at 9:45 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/ahead-of-the-bell-chicago-pmi.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:07:51 EDT The Chicago Tribune is reporting that it has named an executive as interim publisher to replace the retiring Scott C. Smith. The paper reported Friday on its Web site that publishing group executive vice president Bob Gremillion will oversee the newspaper beginning Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/chicago-tribune-names-interim-publisher.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:45:34 EDT First there was a wily coyote in Chicago's downtown. Then an ill-fated cougar on the North Side. Now authorities have captured an alligator in the Chicago River. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/its-no-croc-alligator-found-in-chicago-river.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:04:01 EDT