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An American Airlines ticket agent standing behind a plastic shield checks in travelers in Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 12, 2020, in Chicago. Airport workers and others in the transportation industry, including Metra and CTA operators as well as ride-share drivers, will be served by a new COVID-19 vaccination site at O'Hare.

O’Hare COVID-19 vaccination sites opening for transportation workers, including CTA, Metra, Uber drivers, flight crews

March 4, 2021 at 11:07 a.m.

Transportation workers ranging from train operators to rideshare drivers will be able to get COVID-19 vaccines at new distribution sites at O'Hare International Airport, with some airline employees able to...

Holiday cards at Paper Source in Lincoln Park in December 2018.

Paper Source files for bankruptcy, stores will remain open while greeting card retailer pursues sale

March 2, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

Paper Source, a Chicago-based retailer of greeting cards and gifts that had been expanding rapidly before the COVID-19 pandemic, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. It's the latest retailer to seek bankruptcy...

Boeing 737 Max planes sit parked at the company's production facility on Nov. 18, 2020, in Renton, Washington.

United orders 25 more Boeing 737 Max jets

March 1, 2021 at 12:40 p.m.

United Airlines has ordered 25 more Boeing 737 Max planes and accelerated the timeline for delivering previously ordered jets as it prepares for travelers to begin flying again. It's a...

Eight-year-old Frederick Jozwiak, left, watches his older brother Julian, 10, hang off an apparatus, as their little brother, Vincent, 4, and their dad, Maciek, watch during Frederick's birthday party at Ultimate Ninjas.

These families are going ahead with birthday parties during the pandemic. But keeping kids safe requires some compromises.

March 1, 2021 at 7:20 a.m.

Last year, Parker Boyes invited his entire class to the movies for his ninth birthday. His 10th birthday party earlier this month was decidedly more intimate: a virtual hangout, then...

Local convenience store startup Foxtrot Market, pictured here on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, is getting $42 million in new investment and planning to open four new Chicago stores by the end of the year.

Foxtrot Market opening more Chicago convenience stores after getting $42 million

February 23, 2021 at 3:21 p.m.

Chicago-based convenience store startup Foxtrot Market plans to nearly double its number of stores by the end of the year, thanks to $42 million in new funding. Foxtrot has eight...

Noel Feliciano works on the "Franklin" frame at State Optical's factory on Feb. 19, 2021 in Vernon Hills.

Pritzker budget plan: Closing corporate tax loopholes, or ‘the best way to shoot yourself in the foot’?

February 22, 2021 at 9:51 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to close $932 million of what he called "corporate tax loopholes" to help Illinois balance its budget after the fiscal ruins of COVID-19, but the controversial...

This April 17, 2018, file photo shows the Wayfair website. The primarily online furniture and decor retailer says that it is planning to open an outlet in Naperville. this fall. (File photo)

Wayfair to open Romeoville fulfillment center with at least 250 jobs

February 21, 2021 at 7:22 a.m.

Online home goods retailer Wayfair is opening a fulfillment center in Romeoville that is expected to employ more than 250 people. The 1.2 million-square-foot facility will help the company "further...

A passenger walks up to the Southwest Airlines gate on the inaugural day of service.

Southwest Airlines takes off at O’Hare: Here’s what it could mean for fares

February 16, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

The number of flights scheduled to pass through O'Hare International Airport this month has plunged to less than half last year's level as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate air...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

COVID-19 testing site opens in a former Des Plaines Kmart

February 16, 2021 at 9:13 a.m.

A COVID-19 testing site was scheduled to open Monday in a former Kmart store in Des Plaines. It will be able to administer up to 10,000 tests a day, including...

Molly Stanfa prices and wraps up hot cocoa bombs at Graham's Fine Chocolates & Ice Cream on Feb. 8, 2021 in Geneva.

Valentine’s Day is notorious for last-minute shopping. That might not be a good idea this year.

February 10, 2021 at 8:51 a.m.

Geja's Cafe owner Jeff Lawler estimates he's helped more than 500 couples get engaged over 27 years at the Lincoln Park fondue restaurant, often serving a pot containing a ring,...

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