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Abbott Laboratories is seen June 25, 2018, in Chicago's northern suburbs. The company helps employees with student loan debt by ensuring they get an employer contribution in their 401(k) accounts if they are paying off their loans.

Abbott 401(k) program to help employees who have student debt could become national model

December 12, 2018 at 8:18 p.m.

A new perk at Abbott Laboratories that helps employees save for retirement even as they pay down student debt has caught the attention of a national employer group that is...

Meganne Wecker, third-generation leader of Skyline Furniture, introduces digitally printed fabric

December 12, 2018 at 7:56 p.m.

Meganne Wecker’s grandfather used to say he could tell the factory was busy by the sound of staple guns click-click-clicking like typewriter keys as workers affixed fabric to furniture frames....

MacArthur Foundation to lend $15 million to Seaway bank

December 12, 2018 at 7:42 p.m.

The MacArthur Foundation plans to lend $15 million to the credit union that runs Seaway bank to improve access to capital in Chicago’s African-American communities. The low-interest loan to Self-Help...

The Caterpillar building dominates downtown Peoria, seen in 2017. The company has relocated its headquarters, but it remains Peoria's largest employer. Peoria County saw a 24 percent jump in weekly earnings in the first quarter, the biggest jump among the largest U.S. counties.

Manufacturing drives big wage boost in Peoria County

December 12, 2018 at 7:37 p.m.

Peoria county may have lost Caterpillar’s headquarters, but the central Illinois community is enjoying a manufacturing boom that appears to be fattening workers’ paychecks. Peoria saw a 24 percent jump...

Cindy Mayer, 60, is photographed in her late parents' living room on Aug. 17, 2018, with a photo at center behind her of her parents, Antonie and Henry Radom. She cared for her father for 13 years until he died in January.

The new employee perk that’s slowly taking hold: Help for those caring for aging parents

December 12, 2018 at 7:15 p.m.

When Cindy Mayer’s dad started to go blind and she “became his eyes,” most other parts of her life fell by the wayside. Her social life dwindled. "My friends probably...

Howells & Hood, the restaurant on the Tribune Tower's ground floor, is planning to close Sept. 30, 2018, and will lay off 133 employees. Owner Bottleneck Management intends to transfer "many if not all" employees to its other restaurants.

Chicago-area manufacturer to lay off 150 people, move operations to Mexico, to avoid tariffs on Chinese metal

December 12, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

A manufacturer of storage safes is closing its two Chicago-area factories and moving operations to Mexico, in part because of the Trump administration’s tariffs on metal from China. Stack-On Products...

Nora Flanagan, left, chair of the English department at Northside College Prep, at a Googlepalooza booth Aug. 10, 2018 in Chicago.

Go ahead, get that tattoo. Your boss shouldn’t mind.

December 12, 2018 at 6:44 p.m.

Nora Flanagan’s first tattoos hid strategically under her clothing. An aspiring teacher, Flanagan worried the ink could cost her a job. “There was definitely an idea of what a teacher...

Anthony Stewart, plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Aryzta, Labor Network and Metro Staffing Service that alleges systemic racial discrimination, speaks during a news conference outside a Cloverhill bakery in the Galewood neighborhood on Aug. 7, 2018.

Lawsuit accuses 2 Chicago-area bakeries of systemic racial hiring discrimination

December 12, 2018 at 6:31 p.m.

A lawsuit seeking class action status alleges black job candidates were passed over in favor of Hispanic workers at two Chicago-area bakeries that hired through staffing agencies to hide the...

Desks along the State Street windows Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 at Gensler.

From seat sensors to infrared cameras, Big Brother-type tech could have a hand in designing your next office

December 12, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.

The rise of the open office concept has been met, of late, with predictions of its fall. Too many distractions, too little personal space and a lack of privacy have...

Window washers chant while asking for change during a march for the strike of high-rise window washers on July 2, 2018, in Chicago. The washers ratified a new contract on July 27.

Striking window washers ratify new contract, win wage increase to $26 hourly over the life of the deal

December 12, 2018 at 10:20 p.m.

After nearly a month on strike, the window washers who dangle from Chicago’s downtown high-rises have ratified a new contract that includes a 27 percent wage hike. The agreement raises...

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