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Rachael Thompson of Cintas shakes hands with Joshua Rawls, 22, after telling him about her company at the job fair held at McCormick Place on Aug. 13, 2015.

At job fair, Starbucks CEO, rapper Common swap stories with city youth

June 15, 2018 at 11:13 a.m.

It was a surreal moment for 20-year-old Kristopher Williams when he found himself sitting elbow-to-elbow with rapper Common, who in turn sat beside Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, at a round...

The job fair on Aug. 13, 2015, at McCormick Place had 29 companies manning booths, holding workshops and conducting interviews with job-seeking youths, some of whom got offers on the spot.

Job fair delivers for some Chicago youths

June 16, 2018 at 4:28 p.m.

Decked out in heels, a pencil skirt and a briefcase, 16-year-old Lauryn Perry exuded professional poise as she awaited an interview Thursday at a job fair kicking off the 100,000...

Birchbox to test Chicago store with weekend pop-up

June 16, 2018 at 4:04 p.m.

Birchbox is bringing its beauty samples to Michigan Avenue this weekend as it scouts out cities for its next permanent stores. Chicago is one of three customer-chosen cities where New...

This Dec. 20, 2010 file photo shows signs outside a McDonald's restaurant in New York.

McDonald’s layoffs among 700 that companies reported to state in July

June 15, 2018 at 11:42 a.m.

McDonald's impending layoffs of 135 people at its Oak Brook headquarters are among more than 700 job cuts that Illinois companies warned the state about in July. That report was...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, seen here on July 1, 2015, announced on Aug. 5, 2015, that transgender city employees will get coverage for gender reassignment services under city health care plans beginning Oct. 1.

Chicago’s health care plans to cover gender reassignment services

June 15, 2018 at 12:18 p.m.

Chicago plans to offer transgender city employees health coverage for gender reassignment services starting Oct. 1, the mayor's office announced Wednesday, joining a wave of cities and states nationwide that...

Artist Ben Eine sketches out his mural for Columbia College on July 27, 2015.

Can street art boost Wabash businesses?

June 16, 2018 at 4:38 p.m.

Ben Eine, a graffiti-vandal-turned-popular-street-artist, stood at the foot of a massive stone wall Monday evening, smoking a cigarette with paint-covered hands. He was in a parking lot at Wabash Avenue...

Plastic bags a headache for recyclers

May 25, 2019 at 1:03 p.m.

Waste Management's recycling center on Chicago's far South Side is meant to sort cans, bottles, paper and cardboard. It is not meant to sort plastic bags, but you wouldn't know...

The Fulton-Randolph Market District is Chicago's 56th landmark district but the first in an active industrial area.

City Council gives final OK to landmark Fulton Market district

June 15, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.

The City Council on Wednesday gave final approval to landmark the Fulton Market meatpacking district, capping more than a year of impassioned resistance from many property owners and food wholesalers...

Maria Pinto opening showroom in the West Loop

June 15, 2018 at 12:10 p.m.

Chicago designer Maria Pinto plans to open a showroom in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood where women can try on and order items from her line of low-maintenance dresses and separates....

Wabash Lights exceeds Kickstarter goal, hopes to begin test this fall

May 25, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

The designers of an ambitious plan to install colorful LED lights on the underside of the Wabash Avenue "L" tracks raised almost $60,000 in a Kickstarter campaign that will allow...

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