Officials said the city’s designation and ranking confirm efforts over the last several years to attract new business are working.

A new study released has named North Chicago as the best small city in Illinois and just over 50th in the nation to start a ...

As a thriving industrial city in the middle of the 20th century, North Chicago experienced a downturn as factories departed, leaving little but contaminated real estate for others to clean up. Now, ...

North Chicago ranked first in Illinois and 56th in the U.S. among the “Best Small Cities to Start a Business,” according to information released by WalletHub. The personal finance company compared ...

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AbbVie is investing $195m to strengthen domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production within the US, with the expansion of its manufacturing plant in North Chicago, Illinois. This ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced the start of construction of its new active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing plant in North Chicago ...

The business climate in the Land of Lincoln draws upon its legacy strengths, while capturing the wave of the future.

A new WalletHub study names North Chicago the best small city in Illinois for entrepreneurs. Here's why it stands out.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie today announced a new $380 million investment to build two new active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facilities at its current ...

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Abbott Laboratories spinoff AbbVie will spend nearly $200 million to expand its manufacturing plant in North Chicago.