Chicago-based Hub International filed confidentially for a U.S. IPO and is reportedly targeting about $3 billion, a major private-equity exit. The deal would be closely watched in Chicago and on Wall Street.

Kroger has hired Emilee De Martino from McDonald’s as its new chief people officer, replacing Tim Massa ahead of a major integration and expansion phase.

George E. Johnson, the South Side entrepreneur behind Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen, has died at 99. Chicago leaders remember his business and civic impact.