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Maribel Moreno-Musillami, founder and owner of Purely Meat Co., watches chef Matt Ronan tie up a Wagyu prime rib cut Dec. 23, 2020, in Chicago. Purely Meat, which distributes meat to high-end restaurants and some grocery stores, saw its business plunge 70% at the start of the pandemic but built a direct-to-consumer website.

The pandemic changed how and what we eat. Will that stick in 2021?

December 28, 2020 at 10:39 a.m.

There were moments, early in the pandemic, when Joseph Musillami wasn't sure how the family business would make it. Purely Meat Co., a commercial butcher in Chicago's West Humboldt Park...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

EEOC guidance: Yes, employers can require the COVID-19 vaccine

December 17, 2020 at 4:08 p.m.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined that employers can require workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and offered guidance on exceptions. Employers have been hoping for clarity from the...

Jon Horton, Sentara director of pharmacy operations, unpacks boxes of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccination Dec. 14, 2020, morning in Norfolk, Virginia.

Employers can require COVID-19 vaccination, but there are exceptions. Here’s what you and your boss need to know.

December 15, 2020 at 10:20 a.m.

With COVID-19 vaccinations expected to start in Chicago on Tuesday, employers eager to return to some semblance of business as usual are contemplating how best to urge workers to get...

Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., speaking, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers hold a news conference on virus relief on Dec. 2, 2020, in Washington. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J, is at right. Reed and Gottheimer are co-chairs of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.

Stimulus update: Federal pandemic relief set to expire, but there’s still COVID-19 aid available in Illinois. Here’s how to get help.

December 14, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.

As Congress negotiates a fresh round of coronavirus relief, the clock is ticking on several forms of federal aid, but there is still help available in Illinois. The $2.2 trillion...

baiduhai reporter Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz uses her smartphone as she shops at the new Amazon Fresh grocery store in Naperville on Dec. 10, 2020.

I just shopped Amazon Fresh in Naperville, with checkout-free Dash Carts and Alexa help. Here’s how it works.

December 11, 2020 at 8:06 a.m.

Amazon Fresh opened to the public Thursday morning in Naperville, introducing checkout-free Dash Carts and voice-enabled Alexa terminals to the Chicago area in what might be just a taste of...

Amazon Fresh to open Thursday in Naperville. Here’s what to expect from the high-tech grocery store.

December 4, 2020 at 1:31 p.m.

Amazon Fresh, the e-commerce giant's budding chain of physical grocery stores, is set to open Thursday in Naperville, the first of four stores the company is planning in the Chicago...

Union supporters participate in a 2017 Labor Day march that started at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago.

Biden expected to usher in an era of worker-friendly labor policies

November 30, 2020 at 9:01 a.m.

Labor activists eager to capitalize on the pro-worker sentiment fueled by the pandemic will soon have a friend in the White House. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to push to...

General manager Gregory Zeman organizes packaged edible cannabis products for display on Nov. 24, 2020, as Rise Dispensaries in Niles prepares for "Green Wednesday" sale.

What do you get the stoner who has everything? Green Wednesday offers discounts on legal weed

November 24, 2020 at 3:48 p.m.

Shoppers mourning the demise of Black Friday can celebrate the birth of another shopping holiday: Green Wednesday, when the legal weed industry offers discounts on everything from joints to edibles...

A pork-and-veggie bibimbap meal kit from HelloFresh.

Meal kit giant HelloFresh buys Batavia-based Factor75, as prepared dinners get popular during pandemic

November 23, 2020 at 3:25 p.m.

HelloFresh, the world's largest meal kit company, has agreed to pay $277 million to acquire Batavia-based Factor75, which specializes in health-focused ready-to-eat meals. The acquisition will give Germany-based HelloFresh its...

An employee oversees SweeTart Ropes as they come down the line June 13, 2019, in Itasca at the Ferrara Candy Co., which was purchased by the Ferrero Group.

Candy giant Ferrero, maker of Crunch, 100 Grand and Raisinets, to build first U.S. chocolate factory in Bloomington

November 20, 2020 at 12:29 p.m.

The chocolate giant behind Nutella and Fannie May on Thursday announced plans to build a chocolate factory in Bloomington, Illinois, its first in North America. New Jersey-based Ferrero North America,...

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