Lauren Zumbach

In this March 12, 2019, file photo, thousands of garments are stored on a three-tiered conveyor system at the ThredUp sorting facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The online clothing reseller said Tuesday it is closing its distribution facility in north suburban Vernon Hills and laying off 243 employees.

ThredUp closing Vernon Hills distribution center, laying off more than 200 workers

February 10, 2021 at 2:57 p.m.

Online clothing reseller ThredUp plans to lay off 243 employees as it closes its distribution center in Vernon Hills. The company's lease was up and ThredUp is moving its operations...

Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon speaks by video as JPMorgan Chase hosts a ceremonial reopening of its Woodlawn branch on Feb. 4, 2021.

JPMorgan Chase renovates Woodlawn branch into ‘community anchor’ as part of $30B investment in underserved communities

February 4, 2021 at 3:55 p.m.

The newly renovated JPMorgan Chase branch in the Woodlawn neighborhood, which will host free financial education workshops and community events, is meant to be more than a place to cash...

Karin Pietrini and her husband, Dan Pietrini, wait for 15 minutes after getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the Walmart Supercenter in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago on Feb. 2, 2021.

Walmart distributing COVID-19 vaccines at eight Chicago stores

February 3, 2021 at 2:27 p.m.

Walmart is among a handful of retailers administering COVID-19 vaccines, and at least 1,200 seniors and essential workers have received the vaccine at eight Chicago stores since last week, the...

United gate agent Emma Watt helps passengers scan their boarding passes for a flight to San Francisco on June 18, 2020 at O'Hare International Airport.

Mandatory employee vaccines: United Airlines CEO makes his case to Chicago business leaders

February 3, 2021 at 2:51 p.m.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby doubled down on his desire to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for corporate America, saying people eventually will accept the shots just as they've accepted wearing...

Regine T. Rousseau, propietaria de Shall We Wine, que organiza eventos en la industria del vino y las bebidas espirituosas, el 28 de enero de 2021 en su casa en el vecindario Bronzeville de Chicago.

Sin límite de calificación crediticia, sin necesidad de garantías: prestamista sin fines de lucro hace grandes cambios para ampliar préstamos a microempresas en el sur y oeste

January 29, 2021 at 2:12 p.m.

Un prestamista comunitario sin fines de lucro está adoptando un nuevo enfoque para los préstamos para microempresas en Chicago: ya no considerará las calificaciones crediticias ni las garantías para decidir...

Regine Rousseau, owner of Shall We Wine, which organizes events in the wine and spirits industry, at her home on Jan. 28, 2021.

No credit score cutoff, no collateral needed: Nonprofit lender making big changes to expand small-business loans on South and West sides

January 29, 2021 at 1:39 p.m.

A nonprofit community lender is taking a new approach to small-business lending in Chicago: It will no longer consider credit scores or collateral in deciding whether an applicant should get...

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ThredUp closing Vernon Hills distribution center, laying off more than 200 workers

JPMorgan Chase renovates Woodlawn branch into ‘community anchor’ as part of $30B investment in underserved communities

Walmart distributing COVID-19 vaccines at eight Chicago stores

Mandatory employee vaccines: United Airlines CEO makes his case to Chicago business leaders

Sin límite de calificación crediticia, sin necesidad de garantías: prestamista sin fines de lucro hace grandes cambios para ampliar préstamos a microempresas en el sur y oeste

No credit score cutoff, no collateral needed: Nonprofit lender making big changes to expand small-business loans on South and West sides

United Airlines shrinking HQ space in Willis Tower in latest COVID-19 hit to downtown Chicago

Small-business PPP loans are flowing, and more aid could be on the way. Here’s what’s available.

United Airlines CEO wants to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees — if other companies go along

1.3 million essential workers in Illinois are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine today. Here’s why they may have to wait.