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Audience members attend a performance of Israeli musician Ivri Lider at a soccer stadium in Tel Aviv, March. 5, 2021, where all guests were required to show "green passport" proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination or full recovery from the virus.

What is a vaccine passport and will you need one to travel?

March 26, 2021 at 9:42 a.m.

When travelers venture back out, many — especially those flying overseas — will need to manage new requirements to prove they've tested negative for COVID-19 or received a vaccine. Travel...

A visitor waits outside O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on March 11, 2021.

How long will low fares last? As COVID-19 vaccinations pick up, travelers are starting to venture out.

March 26, 2021 at 10:48 a.m.

Diana Williams and her husband normally take a couple of overseas and domestic trips every year. But since the COVID-19 pandemic began, they've left Chicago's city limits only once. As...

Daniel Díaz, centro, imparte una clase en Compact Fitness en Chicago el 10 de marzo de 2021. El gimnasio abrió sus puertas en septiembre de 2020 en La Villita.

Casi 190,000 negocios en Illinois se iniciaron durante la pandemia. Cinco de ellos comparten cómo lo hicieron

March 16, 2021 at 1:47 p.m.

La pandemia de coronavirus ha sido brutal para muchos microempresarios. Las tiendas minoristas, los gimnasios y los bares cerraron durante meses, mientras que los restaurantes luchaban por subsistir con comida...

Ryan Glynn, owner of Chicago Plants, moves plants on a display, March 11, 2021, at the store he opened in September on North Avenue in Wicker Park.

Almost 190,000 Illinois businesses have been started during the pandemic. Five of them share how they did it.

March 17, 2021 at 10:37 a.m.

The coronavirus pandemic has been brutal for many small-business owners. Retail shops, gyms and bars closed for months, while restaurants struggled to subsist on takeout. But even as many business...

Mary Dillon, CEO of Bolingbrook-based Ulta, is stepping down from her post in June, the company announced March 11, 2021.

Ulta CEO Mary Dillon, who oversaw massive growth at the Bolingbrook-based beauty retailer, is stepping down in June

March 12, 2021 at 12:41 p.m.

Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon, who led the retailer through a period of massive growth that more than doubled its network of stores and saw it crack the Fortune 500,...

The children's floor at Primark is seen March 5, 2021, in Chicago.

COVID-19 has been tough on State Street. Will Primark’s opening be a sign of better things to come?

March 11, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.

After a year when many retailers closed their doors, a new one opened Thursday on State Street: low-cost apparel retailer Primark. A lot has changed in the Loop's retail hub...

The Gap Kids store is seen closed on Jan. 7, 2020, at Water Tower Place in Chicago. The retailer has confirmed the location will not reopen.

In the wake of Macy’s exit, here’s a look at more than a dozen retailers and restaurants that have left Water Tower Place

March 11, 2021 at 9:52 p.m.

Even before the coronavirus pandemic began, changes in the ways people shop were transforming malls, and Water Tower Place was no exception. More than a dozen retailers and restaurants have...

The Disney Store at 717 N. Michigan Ave. is pictured Nov. 20, 2019. This location is open, but the Disney Store at Block 37 on State Street is one of many stores the company has decided to close.

Disney’s State Street, Rosemont stores will close this month

March 11, 2021 at 7:44 a.m.

Walt Disney Co. will close at least 60 Disney Stores in North America this year, including two in Chicago and its suburbs. Disney Stores at Block 37 on State Street...

People walk by a Lego store display showing models of Trump Tower inside Water Tower Place on Michigan Avenue on Jan. 6, 2021.

Target in talks to replace Macy’s in Water Tower Place, a switch one local official calls ’embarrassing’ for Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

March 11, 2021 at 3:54 p.m.

Target is looking for space on the Magnificent Mile, and that could include taking over part of the massive store Macy's is set to vacate in Water Tower Place, according...

Discover to bring nearly 1,000 jobs to South Side as it opens call center in former Chatham Target store

March 4, 2021 at 1:59 p.m.

Discover Financial Services plans to open a call center in a former Target store in the Chatham neighborhood, bringing nearly 1,000 jobs to Chicago's South Side in the next four...

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