A Missouri appellate court has upheld a $495 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories in a case over whether its formula for premature infants caused a girl to become seriously ill.

Consumer groups filed testimony with the Illinois Commerce Commission this week urging regulators to slash two-thirds from a proposed $202 million rate increase by Peoples Gas, pointing to continued “wasteful spending” in the accelerated pipeline replacement program.

Fewer Illinois hospitals earned poor safety grades this year from the nonprofit Leapfrog Group, following a successful court challenge to some of the organization’s ratings.

A brief strike at the Brookfield Zoo is expected to end after zoo management reached a tentative agreement with the striking workers’ union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 727.

Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities.

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA.

Lawyers for Spirit Airlines returned to a U.S. bankruptcy court in New York on Tuesday to seek approval for dismantling the once-busy budget carrier and turning its parts into cash for creditors.

Orland Park voted will pay the Concord Group $41,500 for initial consulting on the downtown project at 143rd and LaGrange Road.