Chicago Tribune: Business

Thousands of visitors flock to Oak Park to see where architect Frank Lloyd Wright developed his renowned Prairie style, but there’s not a proper gateway to greet them. That may be about to change.The Chicago-based nonprofit that owns and manages Wright’s Home and Studio on Monday announced plans...

Electric shared scooters are finally coming to Chicago after months of planning by the city. A four-month pilot program starts Saturday, with 10 different scooter companies spread out through 50 square miles on the West, Northwest and Southwest sides of the city.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Marijuana company Columbia Care is rolling out a credit card for customers to use at its dispensaries, creating a new payment option for a clientele that has largely had to deal in cash.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Lincoln Towing may be down to its last lifeline after the Illinois Commerce Commission denied a motion Wednesday to reconsider the state’s decision to revoke the towing firm’s license. On Thursday, the notorious towing firm known as the “Lincoln Park Pirates” took its case back to Cook County Circuit...

Autonomous vehicles conjure visions of futuristic machines that lack steering wheels, but the first driverless cars probably won’t actually be driverless. Instead, manufacturers will likely start out with low levels of automation and gradually increase the technology.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Electric shared scooters are coming to the city Saturday, and 10 companies have been chosen to take part in the four-month pilot program. Scooters will be available in West, Northwest and Southwest Side neighborhoods after months of decision-making about how to make the program safe and fair.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Doctors gathered in Chicago for the American Medical Association’s annual meeting this week are increasingly finding themselves at the uncomfortable center of a national debate over “Medicare for All.” A group of doctors, nurses and medical students protested the meeting, criticizing the association’s...

Fair Oaks Farms, a large dairy in northwest Indiana that runs popular tours for families and schoolchildren, came under fire when an animal rights group released an undercover video showing some workers engaged in the alleged abuse of calves.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

MightyVine, a local grower of hydroponic tomatoes, has secured bank financing for a major greenhouse expansion as it strives to meet rising demand from restaurants and retailers. The deal with Rabo AgriFinance, a U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft promised they would supplement public transit and help ease traffic congestion. But data collected by the city and now made public shows almost half of Chicago’s millions of monthly ride-share trips are taking place in just a few wealthy, crowded and already...