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Lauren Fast, Giovana Zavaglia and Daniel Appelbaum discuss a project, Aug. 25, 2021, at a WeWork space in Chicago's Loop.

Chicago’s co-working spaces grow as pandemic shifts where work takes place

August 31, 2021 at 12:29 p.m.

After creative agency Grip gave up the lease to its office in the East Ukrainian Village last June due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its Chicago employees started working remotely. As...

Yasmin Curtis, owner of Two Fish Crab Shack in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, stands in her restaurant's dining room on Aug. 17, 2021.

From frozen seafood boils to jarred pickles, Chicago chefs have created thriving businesses during the pandemic

August 25, 2021 at 9:07 a.m.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, patrons visiting Bronzeville's Two Fish Crab Shack could expect to wait up to two hours for a table. When the pandemic forced the restaurant to temporarily...

NorthShore University HealthSystem's Evanston Hospital is seen April 5, 2016, in Evanston. NorthShore announced Monday that all of its team members will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 31, 2021.

NorthShore mandating COVID-19 vaccines for its 18,000 team members

August 16, 2021 at 5:34 p.m.

NorthShore University HealthSystem announced Monday that all of its team members will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 31. It is the latest health care institution...

Facebook delays return to office until 2022 in response to delta variant

August 12, 2021 at 5:27 p.m.

Facebook announced Thursday that it is delaying the return to its Chicago office until January. The decision was made in response to local and national health data regarding the COVID-19...

Norman Bensinger and Helen English celebrate with champagne at the Drake Hotel on New Year's Eve on the last day of 1940.

Chicago’s historic Drake Hotel, which has welcomed guests like Princess Diana and Walt Disney, is for sale

August 11, 2021 at 5:49 p.m.

Chicago's iconic Drake Hotel is up for sale, the latest development in the building's 101-year history. The brokerage JLL is representing BB and A Venture, an affiliate of the Brashears...

1966 original Ford Broncos on display outdoors at the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on July 14, 2021.

Events are returning to Chicago-area convention centers, but delta variant looms over rebound

August 9, 2021 at 1:28 p.m.

Convention centers in the Chicago area are reporting a stronger outlook for the rest of 2021 and beyond as restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic have eased and events regain a...

Dan Sullivan, izquierda, y Devin Destrade, trabajan en ClubExpress ,el miércoles 21 de julio de 2021, en Schaumburg.

¿Oficinas divididas? con el regreso al trabajo algunas empresas tratarán a los no vacunados de forma diferente

August 5, 2021 at 1:19 p.m.

Cuando los empleados de AbbVie, con sede en el norte de Chicago, volvieron a la oficina a principios de este mes, se enfrentaron a dos conjuntos de normas en función...

Shoppers and pedestrians are seen at the UNIQLO store on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Black Friday, Nov. 27, 2020.

Uniqlo plans to close its store on the Magnificent Mile

August 3, 2021 at 3:49 p.m.

Uniqlo is the latest retailer to announce its departure from the Magnificent Mile. The Japanese clothing chain announced on its website that the last day of business for Uniqlo Michigan...

Metra awards contract to build new station in Auburn Gresham community

July 28, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.

The Metra board of directors has awarded a $28.2 million contract to build the new Auburn Park Station on the Rock Island Line in the Auburn Gresham community on the...

Saira Mohiuddin leads an AMP cycle class July 16, 2021, at Life Time in Oak Brook.

Gym memberships are growing again as vaccines roll out, but not everyone is rushing back to work out

July 28, 2021 at 9:14 a.m.

Celeste Foley has been a regular presence at Life Time's Schaumburg athletic club for over 20 years. The 54-year-old elementary school teacher takes group fitness classes like kickboxing and cycling,...

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