CHICAGO - Teen employment in Illinois last year dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, with minorities and youth from low-income homes among the hardest hit, according to a report released Tuesday.

After a more than six-year battle with Chicago's city council to get a Walmart store approved in his South Side ward, Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) is proud to see the doors open Wednesday at the new Walmart on 83rd Street and Stewart Avenue.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flanked by business executives, President Barack Obama urged employers Wednesday to create jobs in the U.S. rather than ship them overseas and offered to propose tax incentives to help them.

CHICAGO (AP) — The holiday shopping season often brings a bump in the number of job openings. Seasonal jobs in the retail and restaurant industry are usually temporary, but can provide helpful added income for struggling families.

NEW YORK (AP) — It's moving day for bank customers.

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says a new state initiative will help small businesses get the financing they need to start up or expand.

Earlier this year, several Chicago business men and women were in the east African nation of Kenya helping young entrepreneurs there establish or better run their own businesses.

I’d like to share a love story with you. It’s probably not the kind you’d expect. The characters in this story are not sultry women and manly men. They are tablets, like iPads, eReaders (electronic devices that allow you to digitally read books, magazines, etc.), and other mobile connected devices. But, I promise I’ll make it interesting.

Bronzeville is now home to a gourmet hot dog eatery.

CHICAGO (AP) — Low-wage workers and their advocates will march along Chicago's "Magnificent Mile" to campaign for an increase in Illinois' minimum wage.