DeVry Incorporated

Coming off a year when most stock markets generated double-digit returns, CEOs of Chicago-area companies, whose pay is powered by lucrative stock awards, took home more money last year. But at a handful of companies where profits dropped, CEOs took...

Daniel Hamburger is quick to whip out his business card. One side of the card is standard — white background, corporate logo, contact information for the headquarters in Downers Grove. The flip side is dramatic, painted ripe-tomato red with...

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings said Monday he is launching an investigation into the salaries and bonuses paid to the top executives of for-profit colleges, noting that a majority of their revenue comes from students who are receiving federal tuition aid....

For years, the United States Olympic Committee has been seeking a solution to the dilemma of how to help athletes get higher education - particularly athletes whose disciplines are not part of collegiate sports programs and athletes whose competitive...

Dissident shareholder Carl Icahn nominated five members to the board of Lions Gate Entertainment, two short of a majority needed to seize control of the 12-member board but enough to give him a substantial say in management of the company.......

Monday: -- Earnings: American Express Co.; Apollo Group Inc.; Apple Inc.; Halliburton Co.; Hasbro Inc.; Kimberly-Clark Corp.; Merck & Co.; Pactiv Corp.; PrivateBancorp Inc.; Schering-Plough Corp.; Texas Instruments Inc.; Wintrust Financial Corp.; Zebra...

Telemarketing -- that's how enrollment at Lehigh Valley College often begins. Recruiters must make 125 calls and schedule five appointments a day, and enroll 10 applicants a month. Top performers get vacations to the Bahamas. Those who fail to sign up...