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Apr 22, 2021
Pet stores in Chicago can no longer pass off high-priced purebred and designer dogs from puppy mills as rescue animals under new restrictions that close a long-standing loophole in the city's anti-puppy mill ordinance, a furtive practice exposed by a Tribune investigation.
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Apr 22, 2021
The global semiconductor shortage continues to hit home in Chicago, with Ford Motor Co. extending the shutdown of its Chicago Assembly Plant until at least May 14.
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Apr 22, 2021
Restaurant delivery services such as Uber Eats and DoorDash can again impose higher fees on Chicago restaurants, setting up another potential showdown with City Hall over reinstating caps on such charges to help eateries struggling during the pandemic. Northwest Side Ald. Scott Waguespack introduced an ordinance this week to reinstate a 15% ceiling on the fees the companies can charge restaurants.
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Apr 22, 2021
Uncle Sam gave marijuana lovers more reason to celebrate this week as a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for cannabis companies to do business in states where sales are legal.
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Apr 22, 2021
An uptick in crime in and around downtown hotels during the coronavirus pandemic has city officials concerned, saying several people have taken advantage of low rates to throw large parties in rooms. Now, one River North hotel faces a public nuisance charge.
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Apr 22, 2021
An uptick in crime in and around downtown hotels during the coronavirus pandemic has city officials concerned, saying several people have taken advantage of low room rates to throw large parties in rooms. Now, one Near North hotel faces a public nuisance charge.
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Apr 22, 2021
Across 78 Chicago skilled nursing facilities, just 22 people who were fully vaccinated tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suggesting that such "breakthrough" infections are relatively rare, .
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Apr 22, 2021
Netflix's pandemic-fueled subscriber growth is slowing far faster than anticipated as people who have been cooped at home are able to get out and do other things again.
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Apr 22, 2021
Once this year's V-shaped rebound fades, it's becoming clear that the global economy will suffer long-lasting symptoms. The legacies of stunted education, the destruction of jobs, war-era levels of debt and widening inequalities between races, genders, generations and geographies will leave lasting scars.
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Apr 22, 2021
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market.
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Apr 22, 2021
Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to report a profit since the pandemic started, as federal payroll aid helped boost the company to net income of $116 million in the first quarter.
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Apr 22, 2021
American Airlines said Thursday that it lost $1.25 billion in the first quarter and continued to slash costs, including delaying delivery of new jets as it waits for air travel to recover from the pandemic.
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Apr 21, 2021
The Chicago Transit Authority has started in-service testing of its next-generation rail cars — the 7000 series — which were built at a new facility in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the city's Far Southeast Side. The 10 prototype cars began running April 21, 2011, on the Blue Line to O'Hare International Airport, with plans to rotate to other routes during the year, CTA spokesman Brian Steele said.
The first new cars to hit the CTA tracks in 10 years are part of a $632 million order for 400 rail cars from CRRC Sifang America, a subsidiary of a Chinese rail car manufacturer, which opened its Chicago plant in 2019.
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Apr 21, 2021
As passengers return to the CTA, they may get a ride on brand-new, made-in-Chicago rail cars.
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Apr 21, 2021
A few of the city's largest employers could become more noticeable on Chicago's skyline, after rules changes that will allow a second corporate sign on their buildings. At least one company, BMO Financial Group, plans to capitalize on the changes.
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Apr 21, 2021
A few of the city's largest employers could become more noticeable on Chicago's skyline, after rules changes that will allow a second corporate sign on their buildings. At least one company, BMO Financial Group, plans to capitalize on the changes.
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Apr 21, 2021
Businesses of all sizes are struggling with hiring even with nearly 10 million Americans unemployed. But smaller companies have a tougher time.
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Apr 21, 2021
A four-bedroom, 4,200-square-foot town home in the Marshall Field Jr. mansion in the Near South Side's Prairie District was listed on April 8 for $1.5 million.
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Apr 21, 2021
The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by offering businesses a tax incentive to give employees paid leave to get vaccinated.
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Apr 21, 2021
Released Wednesday, the new documents shed light into Emergent BioSolutions' continued lack of federal authorization to distribute vaccine. Inspectors found cleaning and sterilization failures; lack of adherence to protocols; and potential cross-contamination in multiple areas.
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Apr 21, 2021
Businesses of all sizes are struggling with hiring even with nearly 10 million Americans unemployed. But smaller companies have a tougher time.
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Apr 21, 2021
Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its Seattle headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient.
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Apr 21, 2021
Two North Side CTA Red Line stations will close in May for more than three years and two others will have temporary entrances as part of the transit agency's modernization project.
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Apr 21, 2021
Hawaii becomes the second state in the nation after New York to implement a vaccination verification program, State residents who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can skip pre-travel testing and quarantine requirements for flights between islands.
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Apr 21, 2021
Under the original deal, Foxconn would have qualified for $2.85 billion in Wisconsin tax credits if it invested $10 billion and created 13,000 jobs. Under the new deal, Foxconn will qualify for $80 million if it employs 1,454 people with an average wage of $53,875 and invests $676 million by 2026.
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Apr 21, 2021
Under the original deal, Foxconn would have qualified for $2.85 billion in Wisconsin tax credits if it invested $10 billion and created 13,000 jobs. Under the new deal, Foxconn will qualify for $80 million if it employs 1,454 people with an average wage of $53,875 and invests $676 million by 2026.
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Apr 20, 2021
A spike in COVID cases has left ICU beds in Illinois hospitals in tight supply
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Apr 20, 2021
Apple spruced up its product line at an event Tuesday while slipping in quiet notice of a software update, now due next week, designed to enhance the privacy of iPhone users at the expense of digital advertisers such as Facebook.
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Apr 20, 2021
United Airlines on Monday announced three new flights between the U.S. and Greece, Croatia and Iceland and by day's end, had more than 3,000 bookings. That kind of response is creating optimism at the Chicago-based airline, which on Tuesday reported a $1.4 billion quarterly loss.
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Apr 20, 2021
Boeing is sticking with CEO Dave Calhoun to guide the company through a long and uncertain recovery, while parting ways with CFO Greg Smith, a potential contender for the top job.
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Apr 20, 2021
President Joe Biden's administration announced an increase Tuesday in the number of temporary seasonal workers allowed to work in the U.S. this year, an additional 22,000 H2-B seasonal, nonagricultural worker visas on top of the annual 66,000 limit.
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Apr 20, 2021
Apple is set to unveil new offerings today. In the fall it will likely hold its much-anticipated iPhone event, revealing the iPhone 13.
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Apr 20, 2021
Tribune Publishing set a May 21 date for shareholders to vote on whether to accept hedge fund Alden Global Capital's proposed $633 million offer to buy the Chicago-based newspaper chain.
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Apr 20, 2021
Any deal for the Kansas City Southern railroad would capitalize on growing trade across North America by creating the first railroad that would link the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Apr 20, 2021
Former Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester and his wife, Farrah, on Monday placed their five-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot mansion in Chicago's Graceland West neighborhood on the market for $6 million.
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Apr 20, 2021
The European Medicines Agency said these rare blood disorders should be considered as "very rare side effects of the vaccine."
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Apr 20, 2021
Big jumps in sales of prescription drugs and medical devices helped Johnson & Johnson boost its first-quarter profit nearly 7%, blowing past Wall Street forecasts.
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Apr 20, 2021
Navy Pier beginning phased reopening April 30 and fireworks will be back on the Chicago lakefront and around the suburbs this summer.
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Apr 20, 2021
Navy Pier beginning phased reopening April 30 and fireworks will be back on the Chicago lakefront and around the suburbs this summer.
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Apr 20, 2021
A report that the U.S. government is considering a rule that would lower the nicotine content of cigarettes sent shares of Marlboro producer Altria Group plunging.
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Apr 20, 2021
The European Medicines Agency said these rare blood disorders should be considered as "very rare side effects of the vaccine."
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Apr 20, 2021
Boeing's board of directors has raised the mandatory retirement age for CEO David Calhoun from 65 to 70, just days after he turned 64.
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Apr 20, 2021
Apple said it has reached an agreement with the right-wing social app Parler that could lead to its reinstatement in the company's app store. Apple kicked out Parler in January over ties to the deadly Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol.
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Apr 20, 2021
Despite federal payroll aid, United Airlines posted a $1.36 billion loss in the first quarter, slightly worse than expected. But bookings are rising ahead of the peak summer vacation season.
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Apr 20, 2021
K-Pop superstars BTS have partnered with McDonald's to offer the band's favorite order starting May 26.
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Apr 20, 2021
Ambitious and "unprecedented," the new Arts 77 plan promises millions to fund arts recovery in Chicago.
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Apr 19, 2021
Here's a look at marijuana by the numbers as more states legalize recreational use, sales grow and 420, the unofficial high holiday of weed, turns 50.
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Apr 19, 2021
While one developer is pushing ahead with plans to build 2,650 apartments on Goose Island, another is pulling the plug on a big office and residential development just across the Chicago River. A joint venture of broadcast company Nexstar Media Group and Riverside Investment & Development has dropped plans to build 1.2 million square feet of offices and a 310-unit apartment tower on the site at 700 W. Chicago Ave.
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Apr 19, 2021
The overhaul in the top ranks of GameStop continues with the announced departure of CEO George Sherman at the end of July.
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Apr 19, 2021
The mayor of the largely rural community of South Huron, Ontario, was looking forward to an employment boom when a marijuana producer used its soaring stock value to buy an enormous greenhouse on the edge of the municipality's largest town.
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Apr 19, 2021
Herman Miller Inc., of Zeeland, Michigan, is acquiring Knoll in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $1.8 billion. The deal, approved by both companies' boards of directors, is expected to close by the end of the third quarter, subject to closing conditions.
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Apr 19, 2021
The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at a Alabama warehouse wants the results to be thrown out, but a university expert said it would be rare to overturn union voting results.
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Apr 19, 2021
A subcontractor working on the new Air Force One aircraft for Boeing countersued the Chicago-based aircraft giant Friday over Boeing's allegations of missed deadlines for work on the presidential aircraft.
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Apr 19, 2021
Noted architect Francisco Gonzalez Pulido and his wife, interior designer Gergana Gonzalez Pulido, listed their four-bedroom Logan Square home for $1.35 million.
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Apr 19, 2021
Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back project in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the the company announced Monday.
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Apr 19, 2021
Tribune Publishing is moving ahead with plans to be acquired by Alden Global Capital and has ended discussions with a Maryland hotel executive interested in purchasing the Chicago-based newspaper chain.
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Apr 19, 2021
A look back at the billionaire owners, company name changes and industry reactions to the sweeping leadership changes at Tribune Publishing.
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Apr 17, 2021
Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has dropped out of a bid to buy Tribune Publishing, but his partner in that effort remains committed to purchasing the Chicago-based newspaper chain, according to a source close to the situation.
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Apr 17, 2021
Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has dropped out of a bid to buy Tribune Publishing, but his partner in that effort remains committed to purchasing the Chicago-based newspaper chain, according to a source close to the situation.
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Apr 17, 2021
The Swiss billionaire who seemingly came out of nowhere last month to make a serious offer for Tribune Publishing has decided to take himself out of the bidding, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
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Apr 17, 2021
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it received reports of children and a pet being pulled, pinned and entrapped under the rear roller of the Tread treadmill, leading to fractures, scrapes and the death of one child.
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Apr 16, 2021
City officials will again provide COVID-19 vaccines to Loretto Hospital after pausing the program last month to review allegations of dosages improperly being provided to connected people.But, the city said, it will initially run the program to ensure the hospital doesn't have the same problems that led to a series of negative headlines and allegations.
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Apr 16, 2021
Rivian, the startup electric vehicle maker whose inaugural truck, SUV and Amazon delivery van have captured the auto world's attention, is launching production in June and plans to employ 2,500 at its plant in downstate Normal by the end of the year.
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Apr 16, 2021
Condo buyers are showing renewed attention to the downtown market: More homes sold in the Loop and surrounding areas to the north and west in March than during any other month in at least a year.
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Apr 16, 2021
Two passengers who were aboard a United Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines blew apart and sent debris raining down on Colorado neighborhoods sued the company Friday.
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Apr 16, 2021
Former Chicago Blackhawks left wing Patrick Sharp on Friday placed his six-bedroom, 7,300-square-foot mansion in Lake View's Southport Corridor on the market for $3.13 million.
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Apr 16, 2021
Former Chicago Blackhawks left wing Patrick Sharp on Friday placed his six-bedroom, 7,300-square-foot mansion in the Southport Corridor of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood on the market for $3.13 million.
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Apr 16, 2021
Government statistics suggest there should be a plentiful supply of would-be workers. But many businesses say they face a potentially catastrophic inability to hire. What explains the disconnect?
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Apr 16, 2021
Rivian, the startup electric vehicle maker whose inaugural truck, SUV and Amazon delivery van have captured the auto world's attention, is launching production in June.
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Apr 15, 2021
A Canadian developer unveiled plans for one of the biggest residential developments in Chicago in decades, which would bring up to 2,650 apartments to a part of the city that now has no residents. Onni Group wants to build apartment towers as tall as 56 stories on 8 acres at the southern tip of Goose Island.
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Apr 15, 2021
A Canadian developer has unveiled plans for one of the biggest residential developments in Chicago in decades, which would bring up to 2,650 apartments to a part of the city that now has no residents. Onni Group wants to build apartment towers as tall as 56 stories on 8 acres at the southern tip of Goose Island.
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Apr 15, 2021
2,650-apartment plan, with towers as tall as 56 stories, unveiled for Goose Island
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Apr 15, 2021
Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant and Jeep's Belvidere plant are both mired in multi-week shutdowns due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage.
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Apr 15, 2021
A group that seeks higher guaranteed wages for restaurant workers is suing Olive Garden's parent company, saying its pay policies make workers more likely to ensure harassment and discrimination.
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Apr 15, 2021
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that as executive chairman he will focus on making the company a better place to work. Part of his focus will be to make warehouse jobs safer.
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Apr 15, 2021
New money is flowing to low-cost airlines in the U.S. as they take on giant carriers racing to recover from the unprecedented collapse in travel during the pandemic.
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Apr 15, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and her husband, Jesse, placed their six-bedroom house in South Bend, Ind., on the market for $899,900.
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Apr 15, 2021
Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again.
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Apr 15, 2021
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession.
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Apr 15, 2021
Exelon's six Illinois nuclear plants provided more than half of the electricity generated in the state in 2019, with Byron and Dresden responsible for about a fifth of the total, according to federal records.
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Apr 15, 2021
Most CTA, Metra and Pace riders said they expect to return after the pandemic, but with an increase in telecommuting the transportation agencies expect riding habits will be different when they do return.
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Apr 14, 2021
Tribune Publishing's board of directors continues to recommend shareholders approve a buyout of the company by a New York hedge fund even as it considers a higher offer from a Maryland businessman and a Swiss billionaire.
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Apr 14, 2021
The companies' letter is a direct challenge to Republican officials who have pushed for changes in state voting laws, citing former President Donald Trump's unproven claim that he lost the November election because of fraud.
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Apr 14, 2021
The new Rainbow Cone will open in Lombard on May 5, bringing its five-scoop rainbow cone and other goodies like mini-doughnuts to the western suburb.
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Apr 14, 2021
Kimberly-Clark Corp., maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, plans to bring 250 new jobs to Chicago, and open an office in the Fulton Market district next year. It will be a commercial center for its North American consumer products business.
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Apr 14, 2021
Chicago-area residents paid more last month for some items at the grocery store, for apparel and for used cars — but the real jump came in gas prices.
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Apr 14, 2021
Chicago-area residents paid more last month for some items at the grocery store, for apparel and for used cars — but the real jump came in gas prices.
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Apr 14, 2021
The ballooning difference between the tax dollars owed and what is actually collected by the IRS is an increasing point of focus on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers focus on more aggressive tax enforcement.
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Apr 14, 2021
McDonald's will mandate worker training to combat harassment, discrimination and violence in its restaurants worldwide starting next year, affecting 2 million workers at 39,000 restaurants worldwide.
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Apr 14, 2021
Condo Adviser: When will state guidelines allow my condo association to re-open the pool?
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Apr 14, 2021
The Forester Hotel opened in Lake Forest, the first such lodging to open in over 90 years.
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Apr 14, 2021
The Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss helped build a sophisticated behind-the-scenes operation that attacked Republicans and promoted Democratic causes.
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Apr 13, 2021
Biden's American Rescue Plan temporarily increases the child tax credit to $3,000 for each child aged 6 to 17 and $3,600 for children under 6, and it offers the option for families to receive advance monthly payments.
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Apr 13, 2021
United Airlines is giving customers who want to reduce the environmental impact of their travel a way to buy sustainable jet fuel that releases fewer emissions than traditional jet fuel.
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Apr 13, 2021
Allstate Corp. has seen interest surge in its Milewise offering, which lets customers pay auto-insurance premiums for just the amount of driving they actually complete.
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Apr 13, 2021
Boeing orders picked up in March, fueled by a major deal with Southwest Airlines that helped to offset another round of cancellations for its 737 Max airliner.
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Apr 13, 2021
Chicago businesses would face fines up to $5,000 for not allowing workers to take time off to get COVID-19 vaccines under a proposal by Mayor Lori Lightfoot that moved closer to passage on Tuesday.
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Apr 13, 2021
The U.S. is recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
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Apr 13, 2021
United Airlines is giving customers who want to reduce the environmental impact of their travel a way to buy sustainable jet fuel that releases fewer emissions than traditional jet fuel.
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Apr 13, 2021
The U.S. is recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
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