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Sep 22, 2020
Marijuana dispensary applicants dropped a lawsuit against the state after getting a second chance to qualify for a license lottery
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Sep 22, 2020
The effort to register as many voters as possible for the November election has expanded into a new, unlikely front: hospital emergency departments.
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Sep 22, 2020
Illinois Facebook users can apply to get between $200 and $400 from the social media company as part of a $650 million class-action settlement over alleged violations of a state privacy law.
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Sep 22, 2020
Byline Bank plans to close 20% of its branch network by early next year while investing in its online banking platform.
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Sep 22, 2020
Three weeks after launching to tepid ratings, WGN America's "News Nation" has landed an interview with President Trump that could raise the profile of the nascent cable newscast
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Sep 22, 2020
Ten cities around the world on Tuesday joined New York and London in committing to divest from fossil fuel companies as part of efforts to combat climate change.
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Sep 22, 2020
Restaurants hoping to see the other side of the pandemic are pouring money into air quality upgrades and other safety features even as business remains devastated by COVID-19. As they burn through cash, these restaurants are counting on customers taking comfort in the changes and filling seats.
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Sep 22, 2020
Restaurants hoping to see the other side of the pandemic are pouring money into air quality upgrades and other safety features even as business remains devastated by COVID-19. As they burn through cash, these restaurants are counting on customers taking comfort in the changes and filling seats.
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Sep 22, 2020
Brookfield Properties is cutting 20% of its workforce in its retail division as the pandemic has accelerated online shopping and resulted in a string of store closings.
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Sep 22, 2020
Three weeks after launching to tepid ratings, WGN America's "News Nation" has landed an interview with President Trump that could raise the profile of the nascent cable newscast
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Sep 21, 2020
Three weeks after launching to tepid ratings, WGN America's "News Nation" has landed an interview with President Trump that could raise the profile of the nascent cable newscast
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Sep 21, 2020
A plan to transform the South Side house of civil rights icon Emmett Till into a museum appeared closer to reality Monday when the head of a nonprofit revealed her group is near a deal to buy the brick two-flat.
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Sep 21, 2020
The future of the Affordable Care Act — under which hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents gained health insurance — just became murkier with the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Sep 21, 2020
The Old Post Office has opened the nation's largest private rooftop deck, giving office workers in the riverfront behemoth 3.5 acres of outdoor space to spread out during the coronavirus pandemic. The rooftop deck, which cost $19 million to build, opened Monday.
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Sep 21, 2020
The rebuilt west-to-north ramp on the Jane Byrne Interchange will reopen Wednesday, weather permitting, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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Sep 21, 2020
The Old Post Office has opened the nation's largest private rooftop deck, giving office workers in the riverfront behemoth 3.5 acres of outdoor space to spread out during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sep 21, 2020
A report from Hindenburg Research from Sept. 10 said Nikola's success was "an intricate fraud" and based on "an ocean of lies" including a video showing a truck rolling downhill to give the impression it was cruising on a highway, and stenciling the words "hydrogen electric" on the side of a vehicle that was actually powered by natural gas.
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Sep 21, 2020
Rival marijuana companies NuEra and Dispensary 33 are vying for recreational licenses across the street from each other in the West Loop — too close for state regulations.
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Sep 21, 2020
Rival marijuana companies NuEra and Dispensary 33 are vying for recreational licenses across the street from each other in the West Loop — too close for state regulations.
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Sep 21, 2020
The Government Accountability Office, Congress' auditing arm, said that possibly 8.7 million or more individuals eligible for the economic impact payments have yet to receive those payments because of inadequate IRS and Treasury Department records.
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Sep 21, 2020
Rival marijuana companies NuEra and Dispensary 33, which are vying for recreational licenses across the street from each other in the West Loop, took their cases to the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals Friday.
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Sep 20, 2020
In a ruling dated Saturday, a judge in California said the government's actions would affect users' First Amendment rights as an effective ban on the app removes their platform for communication.
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Sep 19, 2020
Trump said the proposed deal will result in a new company likely to be based in Texas and under the control of U.S.-based Oracle and Walmart.
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Sep 19, 2020
A single airline passenger unknowingly sickened with coronavirus managed to infect 15 other people aboard the 10-hour trip to Vietnam, highlighting the dangers of travel amid the pandemic.
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Sep 18, 2020
Illinois receives $1.3 billion from FEMA for the $300 in weekly federal jobless benefits authorized by President Trump
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Sep 18, 2020
The devastating impact of COVID-19 on the number of airline passengers using O'Hare International Airport could delay completion of the massive airport terminal modernization project, city officials acknowledge in a recent document.
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Sep 18, 2020
Hundreds of University of Illinois Hospital nurses and University of Illinois at Chicago service workers who are on strike marched downtown on a chilly Friday morning to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office, asking the governor for solidarity as they negotiate contracts with the hospital and university.
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Sep 18, 2020
Adult obesity rates in Illinois stood at 31.6%, with higher rates among Black and Latino adults, and food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic could put more American at risk for obesity in the future, a new study published Thursday found.
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Sep 18, 2020
A newly opened exhibition in Chicago celebrates the humanistic designs of Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, his nation's first winner of the field's most prestigious honor, the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Sep 18, 2020
A newly-opened exhibition in Chicago celebrates the humanistic designs of Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, his nation's first winner of the field's most prestigious honor, the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Sep 18, 2020
The Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions in the U.S. using TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday.
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Sep 18, 2020
The Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions in the U.S. using TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday.
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Sep 17, 2020
Southport Lanes has lasted nearly a century by evolving, at various times serving as a tavern, bowling alley, speakeasy, brothel and illegal off-track horse betting venue. But the Lakeview institution, which opened not long after another pandemic, couldn't survive COVID-19. It will close for good Sept. 27.
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Sep 17, 2020
Workers at the University of Illinois at Chicago who are on strike have filed 20 complaints with the city, alleging the university is paying them below Chicago's $14 per hour minimum wage.
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Sep 17, 2020
Workers at the University of Illinois at Chicago who are on strike have filed 20 complaints with the city, alleging the university is paying them below Chicago's $14 per hour minimum wage.
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Sep 17, 2020
Southport Lanes in Lakeview has lasted nearly a century, but the Chicago institution, which opened not long after another pandemic, couldn't survive COVID-19. It will close for good Sept. 27.
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Sep 17, 2020
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Chicago-area jobs were lost, consumer spending dropped 43%, and over half of temporary business closures became permanent.
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Sep 17, 2020
The Chicago Board Game Cafe, opened by Cards Against Humanity in February only to be shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, has been sold to a Toronto firm and will reopen next month.
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Sep 17, 2020
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. In Illinois, first-time claims for benefits totaled 23,339 last week, down from 25,478 a week earlier.
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Sep 16, 2020
Fortune Food Product, a Chicago-based producer of soy products and bean sprouts, has agreed to stop production after federal inspectors allegedly witnessed live rodents and other food safety violations at the East Pilsen facility.
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Sep 16, 2020
The racing board approved a 68-date thoroughbred meet for Arlington International Racecourse next year, despite concerns the track's owner, Churchill Downs, may pull up stakes and abandon Illinois racing
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Sep 16, 2020
Small neighborhood retailers used to compete with Amazon by catering to local shoppers who enjoy browsing in person. Now, they're venturing onto Amazon's turf.
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Sep 16, 2020
Small neighborhood retailers used to compete with Amazon by catering to local shoppers who enjoy browsing in person. Now, they're venturing onto Amazon's turf.
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Sep 16, 2020
Small neighborhood retailers used to compete with Amazon by catering to local shoppers who enjoy browsing in person. Now, they're venturing onto Amazon's turf.
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Sep 16, 2020
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the economic outlook still remains highly uncertain and depends heavily on the ability of the U.S. to get control of the pandemic. "A full economic recovery is unlikely until people are confident that it is safe to re-engage in a wide variety of activities," Powell said.
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Sep 16, 2020
The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacks targeting more than 100 companies and institutions in the United States and elsewhere.
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Sep 16, 2020
The Tommy Bartlett Show in Lake Delton had to cancel this year's season, it's 70th, and can't recover from the loss of revenue.
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Sep 16, 2020
Will there be a Chicago Architecture Biennial next year at this time? Even if you've never attended the biennial, which bills itself as North America's largest survey of contemporary architecture, you have a stake in the answer.
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Sep 16, 2020
Department store chain Kohl's, whose sales have been hurt by the pandemic, said it will cut 15% of its office workers to save money.
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Sep 16, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line announced another two ships leaving its fleet in the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic shutdown.
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Sep 16, 2020
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report that the world's gross domestic product is projected to decline by 4.5% this year — less than the 6% plunge it had predicted in June.
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Sep 16, 2020
More than 1,000 former Illinois students at the defunct for-profit college ITT Technical Institute could be eligible to have more than $9.4 million in student loans forgiven, according the state's attorney general's office.
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Sep 16, 2020
A House committee issued a scathing report questioning whether Boeing and government regulators have recognized the problems that caused two deadly 737 Max jet crashes.
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Sep 15, 2020
Sports betting in Illinois, which closed one week after it opened in March due to the COVID pandemic, generated more than $52 million in wagers during July, its first full month of action. With the NFL season underway and a number of online platforms going live, sports betting may be ready to take off.
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Sep 15, 2020
More than 1,000 former Illinois students at the defunct for-profit college ITT Technical Institute could be eligible to have more than $9.4 million in student loans forgiven, according the state's attorney general's office.
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Sep 15, 2020
Kraft Heinz plans to cut $2 billion in costs over the next five years and put the savings into marketing brands with the highest potential for growth, part of a reorganization the legacy food maker hopes will make it more relevant to consumers.
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Sep 15, 2020
The Chicago Reader, a free alternative newspaper that publishes every other week, is becoming a nonprofit.
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Sep 15, 2020
A number of JPMorgan Chase traders have been sent home after employees tested positive for COVID-19, less than a week into the bank's push to start bringing its workers physically back into the office.
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Sep 15, 2020
Metra is launching a $1 million ad campaign touting its daily cleaning efforts to lure commuters back on trains during the pandemic
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Sep 15, 2020
American will drop two flight attendants from its three-class Boeing 777-300 jets, giving it 11 flight attendants for the plane with about 304 seats. American's Boeing 777-200 and 787-900 jets will go from 10 to nine flight attendants. Meanwhile, transcontinental service on Airbus A321 planes will lose one of its six flight attendants.
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Sep 15, 2020
All over Wrigleyville — the quirky neighborhood that surrounds Wrigley Field, the longtime home of the Chicago Cubs — they are counting pennies, searching for help and dreaming of a return to normalcy.
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Sep 15, 2020
Kraft Heinz plans to cut $2 billion in costs over the next five years and put the savings into marketing brands with the highest potential for growth, part of a reorganization the legacy food maker hopes will make it more relevant to consumers.
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Sep 15, 2020
Yuengling announced a joint venture with Molson Coors on Tuesday to break out beyond its traditional 22-state distribution area in the East.
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Sep 15, 2020
Marijuana shops in Illinois sold nearly $64 million in recreational weed during August, topping the previous record set in July by more than $3 million.
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Sep 15, 2020
Marijuana shops in Illinois sold nearly $64 million in recreational weed during August, topping the previous record set in July by more than $3 million.
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Sep 15, 2020
Supply chain experts expect the Mexican and other foreign-made toilet paper to be on store shelves only temporarily, until U.S. manufacturers catch up with demand.
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Sep 15, 2020
Danish toymaker Lego said Tuesday will stop using plastic bags inside its boxed sets and replace them with paper ones.
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Sep 14, 2020
Illinois collected $19.3 million in tax revenue during August on recreational marijuana sales, up 38% from July, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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Sep 14, 2020
A Chicago rabbi has been indicted on federal charges alleging he defrauded at least 75 people out of approximately $23 million in a Ponzi-style scheme purporting to purchase and operate nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
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Sep 14, 2020
More than 4,000 workers at the University of Illinois Hospital and its medical schools went on strike after failing to reach a contract with the hospital.
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Sep 14, 2020
More than 4,000 workers at the University of Illinois Hospital and its medical schools went on strike Monday after failing to reach a contract with the hospital.
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Sep 14, 2020
Downtown Chicago has been hammered by the pandemic, but don't count it out, Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin writes.
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Sep 14, 2020
Chicago is installing new protected bike lanes along Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square with raised curbs and posts to accommodate increasing bike traffic and reduce accidents
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Sep 14, 2020
Chicago is installing new protected bike lanes along Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square with raised curbs and posts to accommodate increasing bike traffic and reduce accidents.
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Sep 14, 2020
Delta Air Lines will use its frequent flyer program to back up $6.5 billion in funding as the pandemic continues to buffet air travel.
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Sep 14, 2020
Here are the answers to seven big questions about the Oracle-TikTok deal, including what it may mean for users of the popular app.
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Sep 14, 2020
More than 4,000 workers at the University of Illinois Hospital and its medical schools went on strike Monday after failing to reach a contract with the hospital.
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Sep 14, 2020
Amazon announces 5,600 job openings in the Chicago area as part of its plan to offer employment to 100,000 more workers nationwide. The company said new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles.
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Sep 14, 2020
Chicago-based Boeing has one glimmer of a silver lining left for 2020: The 737 Max may finally fly passengers again. Boeing could get the FAA's green light sometime next month.
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Sep 14, 2020
Amazon said it will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said it needs the people at the 100 new warehouses, package sorting centers and other facilities it's opening this month.
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Sep 14, 2020
Amazon said it will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said it needs the people at the 100 new warehouses, package sorting centers and other facilities it's opening this month.
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Sep 13, 2020
The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
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Sep 12, 2020
Six months after the COVID-19 pandemic first shook Chicago, the city's once-mighty downtown is taking only tentative steps toward recovery. But Chicago has dealt with setbacks before.
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Sep 12, 2020
More than 800 nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital and its clinics went on strike today, after months of failing to reach a contract agreement with the hospital.
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Sep 12, 2020
More than 800 nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital and its clinics went on strike today, after months of failing to reach a contract agreement with the hospital.
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Sep 11, 2020
A recently installed sign heralds the official arrival of an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Naperville.
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Sep 11, 2020
Incoming WBEZ CEO Andi McDaniel has withdrawn her acceptance of the position following an investigation into "personnel turmoil" at her former public radio station in Washington.
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Sep 11, 2020
A Cook County judge ruled 525 nurses who work in critical care units at the University of Illinois Hospital and its clinics can't participate in a planned strike Saturday because it would endanger patients' safety.
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Sep 11, 2020
With congressional negotiations stalled over a new round of pandemic aid, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of acting alone to stimulate the economy before the November election.
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Sep 11, 2020
When the streets emptied of people six months ago, a new class of heroes emerged. How are those drivers, grocery clerks, janitors and other essential workers who had to keep showing up to work during the shutdown doing six months later?
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Sep 11, 2020
When the streets emptied of people six months ago, a new class of heroes emerged. How are those drivers, grocery clerks, janitors and other essential workers who had to keep showing up to work during the shutdown doing six months later?
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Sep 11, 2020
Northwestern Memorial and Palos Health have signed a letter of intent to merge the two health systems, pending board and regulatory approval.
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Sep 11, 2020
CTA "L" passengers can see how crowded trains are before boarding to allow for social distancing measures recommended to minimize the spread of the coronavirus.
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Sep 11, 2020
Airline unions are betting that Democrats and Republicans will break their current stalemate and approve another virus relief package, that it will include billions more for the airlines, and it will happen before furloughs take effect in three weeks.
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Sep 10, 2020
The Illinois attorney general sued e-cigarette maker Juice Man on Thursday, alleging deceptive marketing practices aimed at enticing youth.
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Sep 10, 2020
The temporary $300-a-week unemployment insurance boost implemented by President Donald Trump is about to end.
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Sep 10, 2020
Starting Thursday, CTA passengers can see how crowded trains are before boarding to allow for social distancing measures recommended to minimize the spread of the coronavirus.
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Sep 10, 2020
The percentage of positive coronavirus tests appears to be trending downward in Illinois after rising for much of the summer, but state officials remain concerned about stubbornly high positivity rates in certain regions as well as rising hospitalizations.
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Sep 10, 2020
The percentage of positive coronavirus tests appears to be trending downward in Illinois after rising for much of the summer, but state officials remain concerned about stubbornly high positivity rates in certain regions as well as rising hospitalizations.
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Sep 10, 2020
Shortfalls of medical N95 respirators — commonly referred to as N95 masks — and other gear started in March, when the pandemic hit New York. Pressure on the medical supply chain continues today, and in "many ways things have only gotten worse," the American Medical Association president, Dr. Susan Bailey, said in a recent statement.
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