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Groupon expects to lay off or furlough about 2,800 employees, in part because of the economic toll the coronavirus pandemic is taking on the Chicago-based deals company.

Groupon to cut 2,800 employees, adopt ‘poison pill’ amid coronavirus economic fallout

April 13, 2020 at 3:55 p.m.

Groupon expects to lay off or furlough about 2,800 employees, in part because of the economic toll the coronavirus pandemic and widespread stay-at-home orders are taking on the Chicago-based deals...

Corie Tiencken, who was furloughed from her job as a bartender at The Purple Pig and filed for unemployment benefits mid-March, sits on the steps of her home with her dogs T, left, and Winnie, on April 9, 2020.

Illinois unemployment claims top 201,000 amid coronavirus pandemic, breaking another state record

April 9, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.

The number of Illinois workers seeking unemployment insurance benefits last week topped 201,000, breaking the previousrecord as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the state's economy. In all,...

Outcome Health co-founders Shradha Agarwal, left, and Rishi Shah.

Former Outcome Health execs can’t access $10.3 million in frozen funds to pay lawyers, judge rules

April 9, 2020 at 12:37 p.m.

Former Outcome Health CEO Rishi Shah and former president Shradha Agarwal wanted to access $10.3 million the government froze as part of a $1 billion fraud case playing out in...

Groupon is furloughing "significant portions" of its sales and sales operations teams in North America as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic hits the Chicago-based daily deals site.

Groupon furloughs sales staff amid coronavirus pandemic

April 9, 2020 at 12:14 p.m.

Groupon is furloughing "significant portions" of its sales and sales operations teams in North America as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic hits the Chicago-based daily deals site. The...

David Hensel outside his family's home April 7, 2020 in Chicago. David's wife Sarah died in 2018 at the age of 41, leaving him to look after their six children.

Shoppers are buying groceries online to stay safe during the pandemic, but Illinois’ 1.8 million food stamp recipients — who advocates say are at greater risk — can’t, thanks to red tape

April 8, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.

David Hensel, a single father of six and a food stamp recipient, has cut back on the number of trips he makes to the grocery store each week. He also...

Customers exit Cresco Lab's Lakeview store on the first day of recreational marijuana sales Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Cresco said Friday it won state approval to open a new store in River North at 436 N. Clark St.

Two new recreational marijuana shops could be coming soon to River North

April 6, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

Two River North marijuana shops could become the first new dispensaries to open in Chicago since legal weed sales began on Jan. 1. The state approved Cresco Labs' proposed store...

Medical marijuana customers make their purchases at The Herbal Care Center on Dec. 31, 2019, in Chicago.

The coronavirus pandemic could slow growth of applications for Illinois medical marijuana cards

April 3, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.

As Illinoisans stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, one expert predicts that fewer people will apply for medical marijuana cards. Medical marijuana patient count has steadily increased for months, as...

The Old Post Office, center, in downtown Chicago, is seen Aug 19, 2019. Uber Technologies has decided to pause construction on its office space in the building.

Uber halts construction in The Old Post Office, marking Chicago’s first big office project delayed by the coronavirus

April 2, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.

Uber has halted construction on its massive space at The Old Post Office, marking Chicago's first big office build-out to be put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Illinois dispensaries sold $36 million worth of recreational marijuana in March. Here’s how that stacks up to pre-coronavirus sales.

April 3, 2020 at 2:52 p.m.

Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold almost $36 million worth of legal weed in March — a slight increase over February — even as the coronavirus pandemic shut down the state and...

Morgan Elise Johnson, founder of the Triibe, sits on stairs of her Chicago home as she listens to a meditation class via Instagram Live on April 1, 2020. Her digital media company was hosting a group meditation last week that got "Zoombombed."

Zoom video meetings are being interrupted by hackers spewing hate speech and showing porn. It’s called ‘Zoombombing.’ Here’s how to prevent it.

April 2, 2020 at 12:41 p.m.

Morgan Elise Johnson has been hosting virtual meditation sessions each weekday morning through her digital media company The Triibe, to bring a sense of calm to the audience during the...

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