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United Airlines employees work in Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport, Oct. 1, 2020.

United Airlines has brought employees back from furlough. That could be temporary.

January 21, 2021 at 4:39 p.m.

A new round of federal aid for airlines means employees furloughed last fall are once again getting paychecks, but United Airlines is warning the reprieve could be temporary. A $900...

Walmart will pay $10 million to some Illinois employees to settle allegations it used a palm scanning device that violated their privacy rights.

Nearly 22,000 Illinois Walmart workers could get share of $10 million privacy settlement

January 19, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

Walmart will pay $10 million to some Illinois employees to settle allegations it used a palm scanning device that violated their privacy rights. The deal could amount to a couple...

Bags of fruits and vegetables are ready for home delivery to customers' homes on Jan. 4, 2021.

As Austin loses one of its only grocery stores, community looks to transform food desert on West Side’s ‘Soul City Corridor’

January 15, 2021 at 5:48 p.m.

When the coronavirus pandemic struck last spring, Liz Abunaw worried it would be the end of her two-year-old grocery company, Forty Acres Fresh Market. The monthly pop-up markets where Forty...

Ryan Helsdingen works out on the loading dock outside at EDGE Athlete Lounge in Chicago on Jan. 13, 2021.

Outdoor workouts in January? COVID-19 restrictions force gyms to get creative during New Year’s resolution season.

January 15, 2021 at 12:10 p.m.

As temperatures hovered above freezing Wednesday morning, nine people gathered in front of infrared heaters at the loading dock at Edge Athlete Lounge, in the West Town area, for a...

In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, women walk to an Ulta Beauty store in Schaumburg, Ill. The Bolingbrook-based retailer laid off an unspecified number of corporate and field management employees Tuesday.

Layoffs hit Bolingbrook-based Ulta Beauty as makeup sales remain sluggish during pandemic

January 14, 2021 at 6:33 p.m.

Ulta Beauty has laid off corporate and field management employees as it adjusts to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eileen Ziesemer, spokeswoman for the Bolingbrook-based beauty retailer, declined to...

People walk by a Lego store display showing models of Trump Tower, the 875 N. Michigan Ave. building, and Water Tower Place, on Jan. 6, 2021, inside Water Tower Place on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

The Magnificent Mile is ‘not invincible.’ Water Tower Place faces its biggest challenge since the North Michigan Avenue mall opened.

January 8, 2021 at 3:38 p.m.

Almost a half-century after opening, Water Tower Place's once-bustling retail mall remains shiny marble on the outside, but inside it's losing some of its sparkle. Macy's, which anchors the south...

Shoppers and pedestrians are seen outside Water Tower Place on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Black Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. The Gap has announced plans to close its store in the mall.

Another blow to Mag Mile: Gap closing Water Tower Place store

January 7, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.

The Gap on Wednesday said it is permanently closing its Water Tower Place store, becoming the chain's second exit on Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile. Confirmation that the store, which has...

A FedEx employee delivers a package in the Edgewater Glen neighborhood on Dec. 16, 2020, in Chicago. FedEx will pick up Walmart returns at customers' homes.

Got a gift and it’s not love? Retailers teaming up with FedEx, UPS, Whole Foods and others to make returns easier.

December 23, 2020 at 1:12 p.m.

Retailers and shipping companies have struggled to get shoppers' holiday gifts delivered on time. Now, they're gearing up for what's expected to be a brutal season for unwanted goods headed...

A traveler make his way through security in Terminal 3 at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. (Youngrae Kim / baiduhai)

Once coronavirus travel restrictions end, vaccine hope has folks eager to hit the road. Will 2021 trips be to Europe — or just Michigan?

December 24, 2020 at 10:38 a.m.

Last year, Leyla Royale visited Mexico City and London and went paragliding in the Austrian Alps. This year she's occasionally left her Andersonville neighborhood to drive around downtown Chicago for...

Jolly Campbell checks out a pair of shoes Dec. 10, 2020, at Wesley's Shoes in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.

Shoppers ditched heels and loafers for slippers and Crocs during the pandemic. Could the shift to casual shoes be here to stay?

December 18, 2020 at 2:38 p.m.

Evelyn Brito used to make fun of friends and family members who loved Crocs' chunky, colorful clogs — until she gave them a try during the early days of the...

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