Chicagoland

Portillo's CEO Brett Patterson outlines a strategy to change its approach to growth and to turn around negative sales trends outside Chicagoland.

Portillo's plans to close a mid-to-high single-digit number of underperforming restaurants and build smaller units going forward.

This concept is the fast-casual offshoot of Au Cheval, a casual-dining restaurant by Chicago hospitality company Hogsalt, founded by Brendan Sodikoff, whose cheeseburger has developed legendary status.

Big Blue Swim School expands to nearly 60 pools nationwide

Chris Czachor opens TruBlue Home Service Ally franchise after 20-year corporate career.

ERA Real Estate affiliates with 19-year-old Illinois Real Estate Partners

JETSET Pilates is entering a new market after signing its first two deals in the Chicagoland area, confirming new locations in Naperville and Winnetka.

JetSet Pilates, a fast-growing Reformer Pilates franchise, has signed its first two deals in the Chicagoland area for Naperville and Winnetka.

The Budlong partners with Evergreen for Pumpkin Spice Chicken n’ Waffles LTO

Kristi Noonan spent 20-plus years in the advertising world before making the leap to business ownership, but the entrepreneurial bug was within her long before that.

The Budlong Southern Chicken is a fast-casual franchise that offers authentic Nashville hot chicken, with over 30 years of experience in the Mexican fast-casual industry

Fitness International, operator of LA Fitness and several other gym brands, has acquired XSport Fitness in a move that will expand Fitness International’s presence in New York, Chicagoland and Virginia as it assumes 35 XSport gym locations.

Protein Bar & Kitchen is toasting to 15 years of business in Chicagoland.

Serotonin Anti-Aging Centers to open three locations in the Chicago suburbs, offering concierge healthspan and anti-aging services.

Multi-unit sports clips franchisee, Max Cangelosi, brings Paris Baguette to the Chicagoland area, expanding the brand's presence in the region.

QC Kinetix has opened clinics in Chicagoland, offering regenerative medicine treatments to patients in the area.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Connections has merged with County Line Properties in Hinsdale, Illinois, expanding its presence in the Chicagoland area

Renovation Sells attracts franchise partners and expands into markets across the country, offering pre-sale home renovation services.

Emediate Cure continues to provide industry-disrupting care during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping its doors open and serving the Chicagoland community.

Green Home Solutions expands in the Midwest with multi-unit deals

City Wide Facility Solutions opens a new office in the Chicagoland area, serving businesses in western Chicagoland.

Always Best Care announces new owner of Chicagoland territory in Illinois, citing Jeffrey's hard work and dedication to the brand.

Blaze Pizza signs 16-unit deal for Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.

Big Blue Swim School has expanded to five Chicagoland locations, offering modern and parent-friendly facilities and an app for parents to track their children's progress.