MB Financial Inc.

Deal bolsters prospects for stalled marina project

2013-05-17 10:51:00

A stalled residential marina development in Blue Island has been purchased by a south suburban company that built its name rehabbing foreclosed homes. Tinley Park-based Mack Cos. acquired 27 acres at Fay's Point, on a peninsula between the Cal-Sag...

The day ahead in business April 22

2013-04-22 03:31:00

Reports: Chicago Fed national activity index for March, 7:30 a.m.; Existing home sales for March, 9 a.m. Local earnings: Caterpillar Inc., Heidrick & Struggles International Inc., Idex Corp., MB Financial Inc., Packaging Corp. of America, PCTel Inc.,...

New chamber head to start March 11

2013-03-05 00:00:00

The board of directors at the Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce has chosen an assistant vice president at MB Financial Bank to become the chamber's new president and CEO. Michael Carpanzano, 26, said he is resigning from his position at the bank to...

I'm dreaming of a Rosemont Christmas

2012-12-07 08:10:00

They were lighting the tree the other night at Rockefeller Center in New York. Streets were crowded with revelers headed out for a skate on the famous ice rink, where for $300 during the holidays you can propose marriage to a soundtrack, and a potential...

Burr Ridge's Villa Taj sells for a fraction of $25M list price

2013-01-09 12:15:00

The 30,000-square-foot, Middle Eastern-influenced Burr Ridge mansion known as "Villa Taj" that once was listed for $25 million sold in November to a bank trust for $3.1 million after the dentist who had built the mansion previously lost it to foreclosure....

FBI: Bank robber on loose in Morton Grove

2013-01-11 16:12:00

Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a bank this afternoon in north suburban Morton Grove. A man whose face was covered by a black and white scarf entered the MB Financial Bank branch at 9147 Waukegan Rd. and made a verbal demand for money,...

FBI investigating Morton Grove bank robbery

2013-01-15 00:00:00

The FBI and local authorities are investigating a bank robbery Friday in Morton Grove, police said. The robbery occurred at about 2:30 p.m. at the MB Financial Bank in the 9100 block of Waukegan Road, according to a Morton Grove police release. The...

Boys, 14 and 15, killed in separate shootings Friday

2013-01-12 16:13:00

Two gunmen shot a 14-year-old boy several times Friday night as he stood on his porch, leaving him to die in the front hallway of his Humboldt Park home, authorities said. The shooting came just hours after a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in a...

2 downtown banks robbed in hour

2013-01-11 04:36:00

Authorities arrested a 67-year-old man in connection with a Loop bank robbery,� 45 minutes before a separate South Loop bank was robbed Thursday afternoon. Police are seeking a suspect in the later robbery.� About 2:35 p.m., a man robbed a First...

Richard Lewis: The soul of a jazzman

2012-11-27 11:33:00

The performer bounds onto the stage, and even before the applause has died down he's standing in front of the microphone, riffing freely. As his solo takes flight, he picks up the tempo, his thoughts rushing out in a torrent. Quickly, he develops...

FBI identifies man sought in 6 bank robberies

2012-12-04 18:19:00

The FBI has identified a man investigators believe has robbed a half-dozen banks in the city and north suburbs since September. Kenneth F. White II most recently is suspected of robbing a Glenview bank Monday afternoon. He is also believed to have...

FBI: Robber hits Glenview bank, 6th since October

2012-12-03 15:19:00

A man who robbed a Glenview bank this afternoon is believed to have robbed five other Chicago-area banks since October, according to the FBI. The MB Financial Bank, 2200 N. Waukegan Road, was robbed about 2:25 p.m., according to Joan Hyde, a spokeswoman...

Joseph Sheils has been named senior vice president of retail banking at MB Financial Bank. He will assume responsibility for the business banking, indirect lending and mortgage and consumer lending lines of business.

2013-02-18 00:00:00

Ken Conley was charged with robbing MB Financial in Homewood, Ill. on May 13, 2011. Homewood Police

2012-12-18 12:06:09

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried's presentation of his jokes is sometimes what gets the audience's attention � that nasally, whiny voice and his permanent facial expression of angst.

2012-10-25 13:04:00