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Aurora García (der.) disfruta un platillo con sus padres, María y Celso Salgado, quienes condujeron desde Aurora, el 12 de mayo de 2021, en el café y restaurante La Catedral en el vecindario de La Villita de Chicago. García vive en La Villita y suele comer en el restaurante.

La identidad mexicana sostuvo a La Villita durante COVID-19. Ese espíritu comunitario también sería ‘el boleto de salida’ de la recesión pandémica

June 4, 2021 at 11:01 a.m.

Sobre 26th St., cerca de la Kostner Ave., a milla y media del arco de terracota que sirve como puerta de entrada al vecindario de La Villita de Chicago, una...

Aurora Garcia, right, enjoys a meal with her parents, Maria and Celso Salgado, who drove in from Aurora, on May 12, 2021, at La Catedral Cafe and Restaurant in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Garcia lives in Little Village and frequently eats at the restaurant.

Little Village’s Mexican identity sustained it during COVID-19. That community spirit may also be ‘the ticket out’ of the pandemic recession.

June 7, 2021 at 11:35 a.m.

On 26th Street near Kostner Avenue, a mile and a half from the terra-cotta arch that serves as the gateway to Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, a small plaza is named...

A 1040 federal tax form printed from the Internal Revenue Service website, is seen in Zelienople, Pennsylvania. The IRS began accepting 2020 tax year returns Feb. 12.

Tax deadline is midnight May 17. Here are the COVID-19 answers you need.

May 17, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

The IRS pushed back this year's tax filing deadline by more than a month because of the COVID-19 pandemic: Taxpayers have until midnight May 17 to submit their 1040 forms....

A QuickTrip store store has bags on pumps with no gas on May 11, 2021, in Kennesaw, Georgia. Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, halted operations after revealing a cyberattack.

The Southeast is running out of gasoline. Chicago’s not supplied by the Colonial Pipeline, but prices are rising here too.

May 12, 2021 at 4:57 p.m.

Gas prices in the Chicago area are starting to tick up. Over the past week, the average gas price jumped four cents in the Chicago area, from $3.280 to $3.324,...

McDonald’s promoting COVID-19 vaccine awareness on coffee cups, delivery orders and Times Square billboard

May 11, 2021 at 3:23 p.m.

McDonald's is partnering with the Biden administration on a marketing campaign to raise awareness of COVID-19 vaccines and help customers find appointments. The Chicago-based fast food giant announced Tuesday it...

Los cocineros Juan Espinal, izquierda, y Amy Collazo trabajan en la cocina, el 4 de mayo de 2021, en Avec West Loop en Chicago. One Off Hospitality, que administra el restaurante, ofrece un bono por contratación de $300 a los nuevos empleados después de 90 días en el empleo.

¿Son suficientes $300 para tomar ese empleo? Empresas de Chicago ofrecen bonos de contratación ante escasez de mano de obra

May 5, 2021 at 4:34 p.m.

El grupo de restaurantes One Off Hospitality ofrece un bono de contratación de $300 para atraer trabajadores a sus siete ubicaciones en Chicago. Ace Handyman Services, en el vecindario de...

Line cooks Juan Espinal, left, and Amy Collazo work in the kitchen May 4, 2021, at Avec West Loop in Chicago. One Off Hospitality, which manages the restaurant, is offering a $300 signing bonus to new hires after 90 days of employment.

Is $300 enough to say yes to that job? Some Chicago companies offer hiring bonuses for the first time amid labor shortage.

May 6, 2021 at 10:44 a.m.

Restaurant group One Off Hospitality is offering a $300 signing bonus to attract workers for its seven Chicago locations. Ace Handyman Services, in the city's Avondale neighborhood, is offering a...

Gilberto Castro works with client Maria Diaz on April 29, 2021, at Cosmos The Salon in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Chicago salons see spike in business — and fix the odd DIY haircut ‘oops’ — as people ditch pajamas for pedicures and blowouts

May 3, 2021 at 2:03 p.m.

Sherry Holland, of Lansing, recently visited a nail technician on Chicago's South Side for a manicure and pedicure for the first time in months. Holland, 45, avoided visiting crowded nail...

The North Park neighborhood restaurant 2 Asian Brothers has stocked up on boba, the tapioca balls used in the sweet drink, April 21, 2021.

On the hunt for bubble tea? Here’s why it might be in short supply.

April 26, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.

If you've become hooked on boba tea, the Taiwanese drink filled with tapioca balls, you'd better get your fix now. The chewy balls that fill the drinks are in short...

Eurostars Magnificent Mile, a Near North hotel at 660 North State St., faces a public nuisance complaint from the city.

Near North hotel faces public nuisance complaint as downtown hotels see uptick in crime during the pandemic

April 23, 2021 at 8:12 a.m.

An uptick in crime in and around downtown hotels during the coronavirus pandemic has Chicago officials concerned, saying several people have taken advantage of low room rates to throw large...

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