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Travelers wait for curbside check-in at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J.

United creates subsidiary to handle ground operations at smaller airports

June 15, 2018 at 11:27 a.m.

United Airlines said Monday that it will create a subsidiary to handle customer service and behind-the-scenes functions at smaller airports it serves with United Express regional jet service. Currently, those...

Midway Airport to get $248 million upgrade

June 15, 2018 at 12:02 p.m.

Those annoyingly long security lines at Midway International Airport could be shortened by a major $248 million remodeling of the airport over the next several years, also slated to include...

How back-to-school shopping can teach your kids money lessons

May 28, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Back-to-school shopping represents one of the best opportunities all year for students to learn a few lessons before they return to the classroom — money lessons, that is. "When they...

United Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport on July 8, 2015 in San Francisco.

United CFO leaves for PayPal

June 16, 2018 at 4:33 p.m.

The chief financial officer of Chicago-based United Continental Holdings, parent of United Airlines, has resigned, the carrier announced Tuesday. John Rainey will become chief financial officer at online payment company...

Ty launches ‘Cecil the Lion’ Beanie Baby as fundraiser

June 15, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

Westmont-based plush-toy maker Ty has created a "Cecil the Lion" Beanie Baby as an animal rights fundraiser in response to a Minnesota hunter who faces worldwide scorn and potential extradition...

Back-to-school shopping should start with a plan. Don't buy until you know what you need.

Back-to-school shopping tactics, ninja style

May 28, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Back-to-school is the second-biggest shopping event of the year for retailers, but paying full retail prices in the typical "mall haul" is for suckers, say expert shoppers and cheapskates. Americans...

On average, bringing a bag increases the probability of buying organic produce, for example, by 13.3 percent, researchers found. The average increased probability of buying an indulgent item is 7.3 percent

City’s plastic bag ban could mean more potato chips in your cart

June 15, 2018 at 11:55 a.m.

As Chicagoans switch to reusable grocery sacks due to a ban beginning Saturday on thin plastic bags, those reusable bags may cause psychological effects that make consumers spend extra money...

Emirates Airlines workers check in passengers on their first day of service on Aug. 5, 2014, at O'Hare International Airport.

O’Hare airline workers: Alleged subsidies to Gulf carriers to cost jobs

June 15, 2018 at 12:34 p.m.

Airline pilots, flight attendants and other workers based at O'Hare International Airport banded together Tuesday to warn that alleged unfair subsidies to Middle East airlines by their governments will cost...

A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands during a test flight March 25, 2012 at Paine Field in Everett, Wash.

LOT Polish Airlines to add Chicago-Warsaw flights

June 15, 2018 at 12:46 p.m.

LOT Polish Airlines is beefing up its routes to Poland from Chicago, which is said to have the largest Polish population outside Warsaw. LOT announced Monday that during the upcoming...

Not many travel apps worth downloading, study finds

August 23, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

Not all mobile travel apps are worthy of space on your smartphone, but there are some gems you should download and take along on trips or use for booking your...

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