“Not totally dead” yet In the Chicago suburbs of Burr Ridge, Naperville and Hinsdale this summer, sales of high-end real estate hit a huge slump, which continues. For example, Crain’s Chicago Business reports the city of Burr Ridge has 100 homes on the market priced at $1 million or higher, but only 14 have sold...

Caterpillar plans to cut 10,000 jobs and close 20 manufacturing facilities to save $1.5 billion annually.

Morton Salt will stop operations in October at its warehousing and packaging facility on Elston Avenue in Chicago.

Manufacturers and blue-collar jobs continue to bolt from Illinois’ poor policy climate.