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Nov 23, 2020
Illinois has identified more than 212,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits, most filed under a new system created during the pandemic that extends benefits to gig workers and other self-employed individuals for the first time.
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Nov 23, 2020
A spokeswoman said the maker of Charmin continues "to work around the clock to produce product as quickly as possible."
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Nov 23, 2020
German meal kit giant Hello Fresh has agreed to pay $277 million to acquire Batavia-based Factor75, which specializes in health-focused ready-to-eat meals. The acquisition comes amid a pandemic-driven surge in interest in meal kit services as people cook at home more often.
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Nov 23, 2020
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its warning to Level 4 from Level 3, citing "very high" risk of COVID-19 on cruise ships.
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Nov 23, 2020
GM CEO Mary Barra said in a letter to environmental groups that the company agrees with President-elect Joe Biden's plan to expand electric vehicle use.
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Nov 23, 2020
Following so soon after the 737 Max was ungrounded, the Alaska Airlines transaction indicates that airlines willing to take new jets in the middle of a historic aviation downturn can get excellent discounted deals.
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Nov 23, 2020
Benefits consultants say the ICHRA accounts can be attractive to companies that have been hammered by insurance costs or want to offer benefits to attract new employees but haven't been able to afford them.
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Nov 23, 2020
The air bag recall covers GM full-size pickup trucks and SUVs from the 2007 through 2014 model years, including the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups.
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Nov 23, 2020
Nearly 700 nursing home workers went on strike Monday at 11 facilities in Illinois, seeking higher pay and greater protections from the COVID pandemic.
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Nov 23, 2020
Millions of Americans are crowding airports and boarding planes ahead of Thanksgiving, despite relatively lenient airline cancellation policies.
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Nov 23, 2020
A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations says former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and urges "compensation" and "other reparations" for him from the Japanese government.
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Nov 23, 2020
Chicago architect Jeanne Gang's new Vista Tower, almost complete, is Chicago's third-tallest skyscraper and a stirring work of art, with one notable flaw on the 83rd floor, Blair Kamin writes.
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Nov 23, 2020
In an interview with the Tribune, Chicago architect Jeanne Gang discusses her new Vista Tower, her inspirations, and the post-COVID future of downtowns.
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Nov 23, 2020
The trial looked at two different dosing regimens. The combined results showed an average efficacy rate of 70%.
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Nov 23, 2020
Illinois Facebook users have until Monday to file a claim in a $650 million privacy settlement. With nearly 1.4 million claimants, your share could be worth about $400.
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Nov 23, 2020
Illinois Facebook users have until Monday to file a claim in a $650 million privacy settlement. With nearly 1.4 million claimants, your share could be worth about $400.
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Nov 21, 2020
Palm oil is found in everything from potato chips and pills to pet food, and also ends up in products from L'Oréal, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Avon, Johnson & Johnson.
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Nov 21, 2020
Between rising COVID-19 case counts and new warnings against Thanksgiving gatherings, travelers are reluctant to commit to holiday plans, leaving airlines and lodging companies reacting to last-minute changes.
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Nov 21, 2020
Palm oil is found in everything from potato chips and pills to pet food, and also ends up in products from L'Oréal, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Avon, Johnson & Johnson.
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Nov 20, 2020
The Illinois Attorney General's Office has reached a $370,000 settlement with the developer and subcontractors involved in the demolition of a smokestack at a former power plant that sent a cloud of smoke over Little Village.
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Nov 20, 2020
Sanford Health's president and chief executive, Kelby Krabbenhoft, said in an email to employees that he's had COVID-19 and believes he's now immune to the disease for "at least seven months and perhaps years to come." He is not a physician.
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Nov 20, 2020
Hines, the developer of a multi-use project on the former McDonald's Plaza site has secured financing and is going ahead with a 17-story, 250-unit luxury apartment building, which will have Oak Brook's first rental units.
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Nov 20, 2020
The new drug price rule is the departing Trump administration's most ambitious effort to illuminate the complex, secret and lucrative system of prescription drug pricing, in which health plans, drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit management firms agree on prices.
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Nov 20, 2020
Village officials in Wilmette recently granted final approval to a North Shore developer planning to build a mixed-use, residential retail project featuring 109 luxury apartments and street-level retail venues in the downtown Village Center.
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Nov 20, 2020
Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring first shots as early as next month.
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Nov 20, 2020
Chicago is adding COVID-19 testing facilities at O'Hare and Midway airports for travelers and employees. The city announced a request for proposal Friday for drive-up and walk-up facilities
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Nov 20, 2020
Between rising COVID-19 case counts and new warnings against Thanksgiving gatherings, travelers are reluctant to commit to holiday plans, leaving airlines and lodging companies reacting to last-minute changes.
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Nov 20, 2020
Between rising COVID-19 case counts and new warnings from officials against Thanksgiving gatherings, travelers are reluctant to commit to holiday plans, leaving airlines and lodging companies reacting to last-minute changes.
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Nov 20, 2020
The average overall cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for 10 this year is $46.90, down 4% from last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation survey.
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Nov 20, 2020
Schools in Illinois often mandate that children returning after illness undergo a COVID-19 test, but those tests can be hard to come by.
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Nov 20, 2020
Schools in Illinois often require children returning after illness to undergo a COVID-19 test, but those tests can be difficult to come by.
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Nov 20, 2020
Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring first shots as early as next month.
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Nov 19, 2020
Ferrero, the chocolate giant behind Nutella and Fannie May, plans to build a chocolate factory in Bloomington, Illinois, its first outside of Europe.
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Nov 19, 2020
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he will not extend several emergency loan programs set up with the Federal Reserve to support the economy.
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Nov 19, 2020
With Wrigley Field joining a select circle of national landmarks, its owners become eligible for millions in federal tax credits
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Nov 19, 2020
Southwest Airlines is adding flights to Sarasota, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia, from cities including Chicago next spring.
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Nov 19, 2020
Citigroup's philanthropic arm is giving two Chicago-based lenders serving low-income communities $500,000 each from proceeds the bank collected through the federal Paycheck Protection Program.
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Nov 19, 2020
Children receive COVID-19 test at a drive-thru testing location in the indoor parking lot at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Outpatient Center on Nov. 19, 2020. Schools in Illinois often require children returning after illness to undergo a COVID-19 test, but those tests can be difficult to come by.
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Nov 19, 2020
Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get infected during a widespread coronavirus outbreak.
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Nov 19, 2020
Consumer Reports published its annual list of the most reliable auto brands Thursday and the Chicago-built Ford Explorer did not fare well.
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Nov 19, 2020
BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon as part of a bigger deal that has the wireless giant investing in the digital media company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Nov 19, 2020
With Wrigley Field joining a select circle of national landmarks, its owners become eligible for millions in federal tax credits
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Nov 19, 2020
Ferrero, the chocolate giant behind Nutella and Fannie May, plans to build a chocolate factory in Bloomington, Illinois, its first outside of Europe.
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Nov 19, 2020
With coronavirus cases rising across the country, retailers are preparing for another rush from shoppers worried about new lockdowns and pandemic shortages.
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Nov 19, 2020
Southwest Airlines plans to lift coronavirus seat restrictions Dec. 1. But Delta says its seat-blocking policy helps to reassure customers and make them more comfortable about flying during the pandemic.
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Nov 19, 2020
Illinois Facebook users have until Monday to file a claim in a $650 million privacy settlement. With nearly 1.4 million claimants, your share could be worth about $400.
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Nov 19, 2020
Illinois Facebook users have until Monday to file a claim in a $650 million privacy settlement. With nearly 1.4 million claimants, your share could be worth about $400.
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Nov 19, 2020
In the Manhattan office market, COVID-19 has brought a head-snapping drop in demand and lease signings.
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Nov 19, 2020
In a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy, the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks.
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Nov 18, 2020
Retailers were starting to see shoppers return to stores this fall. Now, a surge in COVID-19 cases has brought new restrictions, just as Chicago-area stores were gearing up for the busiest shopping season of the year.
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Nov 18, 2020
Accenture on Wednesday launched a food-focused innovation center that aims to tackle the panoply of challenges confronting the world's food system, from reducing food waste to perfecting curbside pickup.
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Nov 18, 2020
Walmart is opening two in-store health clinics Friday inside Supercenter stores on the South and West sides that were damaged during civil unrest this summer.
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Nov 18, 2020
Southwest Airlines said it likely won't put the 737 Max on its schedule before April, but other airlines plan to fly the Boeing jet sooner.
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Nov 18, 2020
A timeline of events in the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max jetliners after two deadly crashes that appear to be linked to a flight-control system.
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Nov 18, 2020
Billionaire Joe Mansueto last week paid more than $54 million for the Waldorf Astoria Chicago hotel, continuing a recent run of high-profile purchases in his adopted hometown.
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Nov 18, 2020
Billionaire Joe Mansueto last week paid more than $54 million for the Waldorf Astoria Chicago hotel, continuing a recent run of high-profile purchases in his adopted hometown.
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Nov 18, 2020
Billionaire Joe Mansueto last week paid more than $54 million for the Waldorf Astoria Chicago hotel, continuing a recent run of high-profile purchases in his adopted hometown.
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Nov 18, 2020
In various lawsuits, the group was accused of unnecessarily implanting pacemakers and other devices, causing death from those implants and performing unnecessary open-heart surgery and angiograms.
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Nov 18, 2020
Whether buying a new home, or improving an existing one, home owners continue to head to Home Depot at a healthy pace.
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Nov 18, 2020
A surge of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. is sending people back to stores to stockpile again, though retailers say everyone is better prepared this time.
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Nov 18, 2020
Lowe's online sales soared 106%, while sales at stores open at least a year climbed 30.1%. Sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose 30.4%.
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Nov 18, 2020
Target reported that its online sales rose 155% in the three months that ended Oct. 31. Sales at its stores opened for a least a year rose 10%. Customer traffic rose 4.5% and average dollars spent rose nearly 16%.
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Nov 18, 2020
Pfizer says that more interim results from its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study suggest the shots are 95% effective and that the vaccine protects older people most at risk of dying from COVID-19.
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Nov 18, 2020
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said the decision to return the Boeing's 737 Max to the skies was made after a "comprehensive and methodical" 20-month review process.
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Nov 18, 2020
U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed and developed entirely at home.
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Nov 17, 2020
Stopping short of another statewide stay-at-home order, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday further slashed capacity limits for retail shops and ordered casinos, museums and other indoor entertainment venues shut down beginning Friday in the latest effort to slow the aggressive fall surge of the coronavirus.
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Nov 17, 2020
Billionaire Joe Mansueto has bought the Waldorf Astoria Chicago, scooping up the luxury hotel at a COVID-19 discount price of $54.5 million and adding to his run of high-profile real estate purchases in the city. His real estate investment firm completed the purchase of the 215-room hotel Thursday.
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Nov 17, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce targeted restrictions for retail shops and the closure of casinos on Tuesday afternoon in is latest effort to slow the surging coronavirus, sources told the Tribune.
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Nov 17, 2020
The city is encouraging Chicagoans to support Black-owned businesses on Black Friday, the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season, with a website promoting more than 500 local businesses.
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Nov 17, 2020
The city is encouraging Chicagoans to support Black-owned businesses on Black Friday, the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season, with a website promoting more than 500 local businesses.
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Nov 17, 2020
British Airways said the pilot program will offer voluntary coronavirus testing starting Nov. 25 in partnership with American Airlines for passengers flying to Heathrow from New York, Los Angeles and Dallas.
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Nov 17, 2020
Amazon will begin offering commonly prescribed medications, including cream, pills and insulin. Most insurance is accepted, Amazon said. But Prime members who don't have insurance can also buy generic or brand-name drugs for a discount.
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Nov 17, 2020
Mars, the candy giant behind Skittles and Milky Way bars, plans to acquire Kind, a leading maker of fruit-and-nut bars, amid growing consumer interest in healthier snacking.
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Nov 17, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce targeted restrictions for retail shops and the closure of casinos on Tuesday afternoon in is latest effort to slow the surging coronavirus, sources told the Tribune.
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Nov 17, 2020
Mancow, who came to Chicago's airwaves in the '90s, says morning radio has become no fun during the pandemic. From here, he might pick a new radio gig, or maybe politics?
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Nov 17, 2020
President-elect Joseph Biden's comments during the election campaign suggest he will push for more pay transparency and a tougher line on diversity among federal contractors.
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Nov 17, 2020
President-elect Joseph Biden's comments during the election campaign suggest he will push for more pay transparency and a tougher line on diversity among federal contractors.
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Nov 17, 2020
Twitter said it would introduce a feature called Fleets, allowing users to post ephemeral photos or text that will automatically disappear after 24 hours.
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Nov 17, 2020
Elon Musk's 17-year-old upstart carmaker Tesla, took a giant step toward blue-chip respectabilityby getting named to one of the world's most famous stock indexes.
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Nov 17, 2020
Leaders of corporations and unions met with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday to talk about the economy and the rise of COVID-19 cases.
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Nov 17, 2020
Leaders of corporations and unions met with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday to talk about the economy and the rise of COVID-19 cases.
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Nov 17, 2020
As SpaceX made its first of six contracted missions to the International Space Station with its certified Crew Dragon, the other commercial crew partner Boeing, awaits a redo of its attempt to fly an uncrewed mission of its CST-100 Starliner, which now won't happen until the new year.
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Nov 17, 2020
Whether buying a new home, or improving an existing one, home owners continue to head to Home Depot at a healthy pace.
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Nov 17, 2020
The ability to store the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in a regular freezer would be a boon for distribution of the shots.
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Nov 17, 2020
Amazon will begin offering commonly prescribed medications, including cream, pills and insulin. Most insurance is accepted, Amazon said. But Prime members who don't have insurance can also buy generic or brand-name drugs for a discount.
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Nov 16, 2020
Workers at 11 nursing homes in Illinois are threatening to go on strike next week unless they are given raises comparable to other long-term care workers in the state.
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Nov 16, 2020
Joe Biden on Monday said his administration would strengthen the country's vulnerable economy despite the exploding pandemic.
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Nov 16, 2020
Joe Biden on Monday said his administration would strengthen the country's vulnerable economy despite the exploding pandemic.
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Nov 16, 2020
The Dow jumped 470.63 points, or 1.6%, to 29,950.44. The S&P 500, added to its own record and rose 41.76, or 1.2%, to 3,626.91.
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Nov 16, 2020
Here's what you need to know about Presdient-elect Joe Biden's wallet-impacting policy proposals and how likely they are to pass once he's sworn in Jan. 20.
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Nov 16, 2020
One of the state's largest hospital systems, Advocate Aurora Health, plans to delay half of its elective surgeries as the number of COVID-19 patients across Illinois skyrockets.
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Nov 16, 2020
The latest numbers released by the Illinois Gaming Board show bettors in the state wagered more than $285 million on sports contests in September.
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Nov 16, 2020
The first two COVID-19 vaccines out of the gate have now delivered positive news. Here's what we know about shots from Pfizer and Moderna.
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Nov 16, 2020
An employee tax aimed at online giant Amazon and other big retailers is among the proposals progressive aldermen will bring forward Monday to balance Chicago's 2021 budget. With Mayor Lori Lightfoot fighting behind the scenes to get the 26 votes she needs to pass her spending plan, different City Council groups will bring forward their own plans in coming weeks to try to put their imprint on the final version.
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Nov 16, 2020
One of the state's largest hospital systems, Advocate Aurora Health, plans to delay half of its elective surgeries as the number of COVID-19 patients across Illinois skyrockets.
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Nov 16, 2020
Chicago plays a key role in the nation's supply chain, which is gearing up for the logistics challenge of a lifetime: mass-distributing a COVID-19 vaccine. Yet the complexity of Pfizer's vaccine rollout and unique facilities requirements mean Chicago's sprawling network of warehouses may not play a major role in the vaccine rollout in the months ahead.
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Nov 16, 2020
Chicago plays a key role in the nation's supply chain, which is gearing up for the logistics challenge of a lifetime: mass-distributing a COVID-19 vaccine. Yet the complexity of Pfizer's vaccine rollout and unique facilities requirements mean Chicago's sprawling network of warehouses may not play a major role in the vaccine rollout in the months ahead.
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Nov 16, 2020
Investors for now are focusing on the possibility of a world next year where customers are again going outside to work at offices, buying things at enclosed stores and heading on vacations. Cruise operator Carnival jumped 7.7% for one of the biggest gains in the S&P 500.
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Nov 16, 2020
Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from the company's still ongoing study.
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