http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/CityRoom_Business.aspxThe latest business features from Chicago Public Radio's City Room (TM). (C) 1998-2007 WBEZ Alliance, Inc. All content of outside parties is copyrighted by its respective authors, artists, and publishers.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMTTue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT41.904667-87.625044Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Live.comThese are the latest business features from Chicago Public Radio's City Room (TM). (C) 1998-2007 WBEZ Alliance, Inc. All content of outside parties is copyrighted by its respective authors, artists, and publishers.<b>Audio Available</b><br /><p>Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Chicago) is taking some heat for accepting campaign contributions from payday lenders. That’s because he’s playing a leading role in efforts to regulate the loans. A statement from Gutiérrez to WBEZ this week says he’ll quit taking those donations. We report from our West Side bureau.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=sbqytSpLAFg:6O5cOqqyV8c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=sbqytSpLAFg:6O5cOqqyV8c:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=sbqytSpLAFg:6O5cOqqyV8c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/sbqytSpLAFg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/sbqytSpLAFg/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35277Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35277<b>Audio Available</b><br /><p>Chicago is making plans for its environmental stimulus dollars.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=0o577YiKhLQ:u09tCne-pVc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=0o577YiKhLQ:u09tCne-pVc:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=0o577YiKhLQ:u09tCne-pVc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/0o577YiKhLQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/0o577YiKhLQ/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35204Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35204Chicago-based United Airlines has caused an uproar among travel agents with plans to force them to the pay credit-card fees when their customers buy tickets with plastic.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=oI-3DKvYmr4:9tY8LQ6jl_g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=oI-3DKvYmr4:9tY8LQ6jl_g:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=oI-3DKvYmr4:9tY8LQ6jl_g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/oI-3DKvYmr4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/oI-3DKvYmr4/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35208Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35208The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Football League and its 32 teams can enter an exclusive licensing deal with a maker of team jerseys and other gear without violating federal antitrust law.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=y8Aqkn7N5EI:MsiqDCsLhB8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=y8Aqkn7N5EI:MsiqDCsLhB8:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=y8Aqkn7N5EI:MsiqDCsLhB8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/y8Aqkn7N5EI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/y8Aqkn7N5EI/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35152Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35152<b>Audio Available</b><br /><p>The roughly 3,500 employees of a Chicago-based menswear maker are breathing easier. A federal court has approved a sale of Hartmarx Corp. to owners who say they’ll keep most of the company intact.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=HA-YkcDs_PI:PlS8B0wE9jU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=HA-YkcDs_PI:PlS8B0wE9jU:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=HA-YkcDs_PI:PlS8B0wE9jU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/HA-YkcDs_PI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/HA-YkcDs_PI/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35107Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35107<b>Audio Available</b><br />If you follow economic news, you know that billions of dollars under the federal government’s stimulus plan are flowing to the states. Stimulus projects in Illinois are moving from “shovel ready” to “shovel in.” But in the Chicago area, many African-American contractors say they’re not the ones with the jobs and they don’t see the political will to help make it happen. <br><br><strong>Related:</strong> <a href="http://audio.wbez.org/blog/FederalState%20DBESummaryReport.pdf" target=_blank>Federal/State DBE Summary Report</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=pZ2oOCLcotc:A33-Ij2GENY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=pZ2oOCLcotc:A33-Ij2GENY:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=pZ2oOCLcotc:A33-Ij2GENY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/pZ2oOCLcotc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/pZ2oOCLcotc/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35069Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35069Economic turbulence will lead to more job cuts for United Airlines.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=t9O2NBK1T1U:YJ3JCGIOxfE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=t9O2NBK1T1U:YJ3JCGIOxfE:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=t9O2NBK1T1U:YJ3JCGIOxfE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/t9O2NBK1T1U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/t9O2NBK1T1U/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35040Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35040<b>Audio Available</b><br />The feud over parking meters has reached a neighborhood on Chicago’s far southeast side. <br><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=WiQNDeqWLxE:U9WJ_rIwvTU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=WiQNDeqWLxE:U9WJ_rIwvTU:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=WiQNDeqWLxE:U9WJ_rIwvTU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/WiQNDeqWLxE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/WiQNDeqWLxE/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=34993Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=34993<b>Audio Available</b><br /><p>Exelon Corporation, the utilities company based in Chicago, has plans to cut 500 jobs.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=XF5oVotCisc:HdW_ZN09yis:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=XF5oVotCisc:HdW_ZN09yis:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=XF5oVotCisc:HdW_ZN09yis:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/XF5oVotCisc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/XF5oVotCisc/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=34951Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=34951<b>Audio Available</b><br />President Barack Obama lays out his plan for reforming US financial regulation.&nbsp; <br><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=PxKzitjuv1c:WiTll5Z6kss:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=PxKzitjuv1c:WiTll5Z6kss:K4r1HE_dHWY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=K4r1HE_dHWY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~ff/cprbusiness?a=PxKzitjuv1c:WiTll5Z6kss:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cprbusiness?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cprbusiness/~4/PxKzitjuv1c" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.chicagopublicradio.org/~r/cprbusiness/~3/PxKzitjuv1c/Content.aspxhttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=34924Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=34924