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Elite Street: Vince Vaughn reduces rental price of River North town house

Actor Vince Vaughn has reduced the rental asking price of his three-bedroom River North town house from $7,800 a month to $6,900.


Oprah, Citadel’s Griffin, Crown family on Forbes’ billionaire list

(Crain’s) — Oprah Winfrey, hedge fund manger Kenneth Griffin and toy maker Ty Warner are among the 18 Illinois residents on Forbes magazine’s “World Billionaires.”

The annual list — a snapshot of wealth as of Feb. 12 — ranks individuals based on their estimated net worth.

Carlo Slim …

Abbott gets FDA approval for lens implant

(AP) — Abbott Laboratories received Food and Drug Administration approval for a new implantable lens, the drug and medical device maker said Wednesday.

The company received approval for the Tecnis multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens for cataract patients. The approval covers patients both …

DRW Ventures challenges CME Group’s dominance

(Crain’s) — DRW Ventures LLC is joining two other Chicago-based companies in backing a new futures trading exchange, NYSE Liffe U.S., that hopes to challenge the dominance of CME Group Inc.’s lucrative interest-rate products business.
DRW, an affiliate of DRW Trading Group, has lined up …

Ex-Boeing exec Carson consults for $1.5M

(Crain’s) — Scott Carson, who headed Boeing Co.’s commercial aircraft business, has been awarded a $1.5-million retainer as a consultant to the Chicago-based company for the next two years.

The 63-year-old, who oversaw Boeing’s airliner business during the oft-delayed rollout of the 787, …