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Diners eat lunch in the "tree top" dining area overlooking the Walnut Room at Macy's on State Street on Nov. 11, 2006.

You’re worried about a pandemic, the election, a safe Halloween. Are you ready for holiday shopping?

October 5, 2020 at 3:27 p.m.

Generations of families have kicked off the holiday season in Chicago with a trip to Macy's —formerly Marshall Field's — store on State Street, peeking at animated window displays before...

A worker fills boxes to ship at an Amazon fulfillment center, Aug. 1, 2017, in Romeoville.

Here’s who’s hiring for the holidays as online orders surge because of the pandemic

September 30, 2020 at 12:36 p.m.

Job hunters looking for work during the holidays may have better luck delivering merchandise bought online than helping shoppers find the perfect gift. Shipping companies and e-commerce warehouses say they...

ShipBob se especializa en brindar servicios de envío para minoristas en línea de tamaño pequeño y mediano.

ShipBob obtiene $68 millones para financiar su expansión

September 30, 2020 at 10:08 a.m.

ShipBob, una empresa de logística de comercio electrónico con sede en Chicago, recaudó 68 millones de dólares para financiar una expansión en medio de un auge de las compras en...

Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees, nearly half its U.S. workforce, that they could be furloughed in October. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

United Airlines pilots accept deal to avoid nearly 3,000 furloughs

September 28, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

United Airlines pilots agreed to a deal that will spare almost 3,000 pilots from furloughs through at least June. Pilots agreed to work fewer hours, with the most junior pilots...

Voter registration station at Nando's in the Roosevelt Collection, Sept. 24 2020.

Paid time off to cast a ballot or work the polls. Bans on Election Day meetings. Here’s how Chicago employers are helping get out the vote.

September 29, 2020 at 10:50 a.m.

The owners of Evanston's Prairie Moon restaurant want to serve diners on Election Day. They also want to make sure that won't keep any of their 15 employees from casting...

Syrina Franklin, an order fulfillment associate at ShipBob, picks products for an order at the company's fulfillment center in Cicero Sept. 4, 2018.

Chicago e-commerce startup ShipBob gets $68 million to fund expansion

September 28, 2020 at 3:00 a.m.

ShipBob, a Chicago-based e-commerce logistics company, raised $68 million to fund an expansion amid a pandemic-fueled boom in online shopping. The company aims to help businesses that are a fraction...

A crew of Care Bears from Hough Street Elementary School trick-or-treat in the snow Oct. 31, 2019 in Barrington. Residents on these blocks usually give out about 2,000 pieces of candy each Halloween but said the turnout was looking low.

Party City opening just 25 Halloween pop-up stores nationwide as CDC warns against traditional trick-or-treating

September 24, 2020 at 12:16 p.m.

Party City will open about 90% fewer Halloween pop-up stores than last year as the coronavirus pandemic makes many traditional Halloween celebrations scarier than usual. Earlier this week, the Centers...

The AlleyCat Comics store is seen Sept. 15, 2020, in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood.

COVID-19 is forcing small stores across Chicago to try online retail, but ‘we’re not Amazon’

September 18, 2020 at 4:23 p.m.

Two years ago, Esther Fishman shut down her Lincoln Park-area clothing and gifts shop's online store. Art Effect's bricks-and-mortar business was strong, and selling online seemed like more trouble than...

A few pedestrians cross the Adams Street bridge near Union Station on Sept. 10, 2020, during what was once afternoon rush hour in Chicago.

Six months into the pandemic, downtown Chicago is a humbled giant. Can it get back on its feet?

September 14, 2020 at 8:17 a.m.

Six months after the COVID-19 pandemic first shook Chicago, the city's once-mighty downtown — with its towering skyscrapers, glamorous shops and glittering public spaces — is a humbled giant, taking...

Flight attendants march at Federal Plaza during a rally calling for extension of the Payroll Support Program on Sept. 9, 2020.

United, pilots union reach tentative deal to avoid furloughs

September 9, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

United Airlines and the union representing its pilots have reached an agreement that would spare almost 3,000 pilots from furloughs next month. The Chicago-based airline last week warned that it...

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