By Wailin Wong
		
			
Mary Dillon at U.S. Cellular's corporate office in Chicago in June 2010. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago-based wireless carrier U.S. Cellular plans to launch its 4G network by the end of the year, Chief Executive Mary Dillon said Thursday.
Responding to an audience question at a breakfast sponsored by the Executives’ Club of Chicago, Dillon said the company has recently finished trials for its 4G network, which uses a technology called Long-Term Evolution, or LTE. Verizon Wireless and AT&T use the same technology, though the latter company has yet to commercially launch its LTE network. Get the full story »
		 
			 
		
		
			
				Aug. 24, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.			
			
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		By Emily Bryson York
		
			McDonald’s has named Steve Easterbrook as its global chief brand officer. Easterbrook takes the newly-created position September 1, after serving as president and chief executive of McDonald’s United Kingdom and president of Europe’s Northern division.
Easterbrook will be taking over the responsibilities of Mary Dillon, who  vacated the role of global chief marketing officer in May, to become  CEO of U.S. Cellular. In his role, he will report to president and chief  operating officer Don Thompson. Get the full story »