Lauren Zumbach

Workers fill boxes to ship at an Amazon fulfillment center on Aug. 1, 2017, in Romeoville.

Amazon plans to build delivery station in West Humboldt Park that could bring up to 500 jobs

June 23, 2021 at 3:51 p.m.

Amazon is planning to build a facility in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood that could employ hundreds of people. Construction has not yet started on the 140,000-square-foot delivery station, which...

JPMorgan Chase plans to invest another$150 million in grants and low-cost loans in Chicago's South and West sides. CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon said business has a responsibility to help solve racial and economic inequities.

JPMorgan Chase to invest $150M in Chicago’s South and West sides as part of effort to close ‘racial wealth divide’

June 17, 2021 at 2:21 p.m.

JPMorgan Chase plans to invest $150 million in grants and low-cost loans in Chicago's South and West sides. The funds, part of an earlier $30 billion pledge to provide economic...

Baron Waller is seen at his Culver's restaurant in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. The restaurant, next to the CTA Brown Line, has the chain's first walk-up window instead of a drive-thru.

Suburban staple Culver’s coming to Pullman, and franchisee hopes to open in more Chicago neighborhoods. ‘Get people working and it makes a difference.’

June 16, 2021 at 3:45 p.m.

Chicagoans used to have to head to the suburbs for Culver's burgers and frozen custard, until a North Lawndale native brought the Wisconsin-based chain to the city's Bronzeville neighborhood. It...

People wait in a Southwest Airlines seating area in Terminal B at Midway Airport in Chicago, June 10, 2021.

Southwest Airlines cancels 500 flights due to computer network issue

June 15, 2021 at 4:50 p.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted all Southwest Airlines flights over an issue with the airline's computer network Tuesday afternoon. Dallas-based Southwest said it is in the process of resuming...

People enjoy summerlike weather June 3, 2021, on the large patio at Recess in Chicago's West Loop.

Elevators. Fitting rooms. Salad bars. Where are COVID-19 restrictions lifting, and what’s still off limits, as Illinois enters phase 5?

June 11, 2021 at 10:43 a.m.

Illinois entered phase five of its reopening Friday, lifting all pandemic capacity restrictions on businesses for the first time in roughly 18 months. But not all COVID-19 health and safety...

Jamie Fissinger delivers an order of Eli's cheesecakes to Falastin Khattab, right, on June 7, 2021, outside Dom's Kitchen & Market.in Chicago's Lincoln Park area.

Cooking classes, local brands and plenty of prepared meals: New store from Mariano’s founder bets people still want to buy groceries in person

June 10, 2021 at 7:07 a.m.

Many people have gotten used to a more hands-off approach to grocery shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, ordering staples online and minimizing trips to the store. Bob Mariano, the former...

Customer Jojo Manalansan shops for clothing at Athleta on June 1, 2021, in Chicago.

What will you wear in life after Zoom? Clothing brands like Athleta, Target, Wilson make a big bet that all-day workout wear is here to stay.

June 7, 2021 at 8:49 a.m.

People are going back out in public, but before they leave home they're weighing wardrobe questions that were largely irrelevant last year — from whether skinny jeans are still in...

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