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A trio of engineering positions -- engineer, systems engineer and software engineer -- took the top spots as professions with the most job openings in a WalletHub report released Wednesday on the best and worst entry-level jobs.

Engineers may have best luck finding entry-level jobs, report says

June 15, 2018 at 7:49 p.m.

College students angling for their first jobs out of school may have the most luck if they have engineering backgrounds. A trio of engineering positions — engineer, systems engineer and...

Shopping online, growth in small metro areas drive sales, report says

June 15, 2018 at 7:25 p.m.

A 2 percent bump in U.S. apparel sales over the past year was driven mostly by online shopping and strong growth in smaller metro markets such as Orlando, Fla., and...

Lilly Pulitzer shoppers head to eBay

June 15, 2018 at 7:54 p.m.

A day after a mad rush for Lilly Pulitzer's limited-edition Target collection cleared out inventory in stores and online, shoppers were still snatching up the brand's flowery shift dresses and...

The exterior of the Goop pop-up store coming to Chicago at the end of April.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop to open Gold Coast pop-up

March 27, 2019 at 6:22 p.m.

Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle site, this month will open a two-week pop-up store in the Gold Coast. The shop, at 11 E. Walton St. at the Waldorf Astoria, is Goop's...

Warby Parker’s new Lincoln Park store opening Saturday

June 15, 2018 at 8:09 p.m.

Warby Parker's first permanent store in the Midwest is scheduled to open Saturday in Lincoln Park, down the street from the temporary shop it has operated for five months. The...

Janitors approve contract, but not with Chicago schools

June 15, 2018 at 7:53 p.m.

Almost 10,000 janitors who clean commercial offices and other buildings have approved a new contract, but those who clean Chicago Public Schools and other publicly funded facilities are still without...

TargetExpress coming to Streeterville in October

June 16, 2018 at 6:29 p.m.

TargetExpress plans to make its Chicago debut in October in the former Fox & Obel space in Streeterville, one of eight smaller-format stores the company is opening this year to...

Shoes dangle from lines in a window display at the BucketFeet store inside Block 37.

BucketFeet to add store in Bucktown

June 15, 2018 at 7:53 p.m.

BucketFeet is strolling into Bucktown with plans to open an 1,800-square-foot shop by the end of spring at 1647 N. Damen Ave. The seven-year lease, in the former space of...

Rent the Runway’s new Chicago store to promote local women entrepreneurs

June 15, 2018 at 7:40 p.m.

When Rent the Runway unveils its Chicago store late this month in River North, CEO Jennifer Hyman hopes to make it about more than outfitting women in red-carpet-worthy dresses. The...

A worker stands outside the U.S. Steel Corp. coke plant, part of the company's complex in Granite City, Ill. U.S. Steel says it's temporarily idling its plant in Granite City, putting 2,080 employees out of work. The Pittsburgh-based company made the announcement Wednesday, March 25, 2015, saying it is consolidating its North American flat-rolled operations to match customer demands. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Zia Nazami)

Illinois employers plan for more than 2,800 layoffs

June 16, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.

More than 300 Tiger Direct employees in Illinois will lose their jobs as the electronics company closes most of its retail stores to focus on its business-to-business operations. Tiger Direct...

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