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United Airlines employees work a ticketing area at Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport in July. The airline is adding some routes, including flights between Chicago and New Delhi, India, and Kona, Hawaii.

United adding new overseas routes, including flights from Chicago to New Delhi and Kona, Hawaii

September 9, 2020 at 10:32 a.m.

United Airlines is adding overseas routes in the coming months, including flights between Chicago and New Delhi, India, and Kona, Hawaii, even as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on...

Dream Town employee Staffone Dodson sorts shoes for sale Sept. 1, 2020, at a store along Madison Street in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.

Chicago stores hit by looting are warily reopening. That doesn’t mean all the plywood is coming down.

September 4, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

Tess Porter knows customers might assume the boards covering the windows of her Englewood salon means it's closed. Tess Place Style Shop is open for business but Porter isn't ready...

A Spirit Airlines plane is parked on the tarmac as another Spirit Airlines passenger aircraft taxis after landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 2018.

Spirit Airlines plans to offer contact-free bag dropoff using biometric face scan at O’Hare

September 3, 2020 at 3:56 p.m.

Spirit Airlines has a new automated bag dropoff system at O'Hare International Airport that the airline says will eventually let travelers deposit checked bags without interacting with an employee. The...

A United pilot gets a mask and receives a thermal temperature check June 18, 2020, after arriving at work at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

United Airlines plans to furlough 16,370 employees Oct. 1 unless it gets more federal aid

September 2, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.

United Airlines plans to furlough 16,370 employees this fall as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The figure marks a substantial decrease from an earlier...

Carmen Rodríguez pega bigotes en una máscara del tío Mario en Zagone Studios el jueves 20 de agosto de 2020 en Melrose Park, Illinois. Durante un año típico producirían 125,000 máscaras, pero no así este año debido al coronavirus. Llevan 40 años fabricando máscaras.

¿Sin Halloween por la pandemia?

August 28, 2020 at 11:44 a.m.

El calendario de este año era el sueño de todo amante de Halloween: El 31 de octubre cae en sábado, y las tiendas de disfraces, casas encantadas y compañías de...

Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport is pictured on July 8, 2020, in Chicago. United Airlines is warning of pilot furloughs unless it receives more federal aid.

United Airlines plans to furlough 2,850 pilots after Oct. 1 unless it gets federal relief

August 28, 2020 at 8:55 a.m.

United Airlines will furlough 2,850 pilots this fall as it faces a sharp decline in travel because of the coronavirus pandemic. While Chicago-based United still hopes furloughs can be avoided...

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 16: Passengers at O'Hare International Airport wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint on May 16, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Waiting times at the checkpoints today have been reported to be as long 2 hours. The long lines have been blamed for flight delays and a large number of passengers missing flights completely. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Viajeros olvidan casi $1 mdd en aeropuertos de EEUU

August 25, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

Revisa bien tus bolsillos la próxima vez que pases por la seguridad del aeropuerto: Los viajeros dejaron 35,398.93 dólares en efectivo sin reclamar en los puntos de control del Aeropuerto...

Donald Trump masks, seen Aug. 20, 2020, are one of the most popular items made at Zagone Studios in Melrose Park.

Will COVID-19 cancel Halloween?

September 24, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

This year's calendar was a Halloween-lover's dream: Oct. 31 falls on a Saturday, and Chicago's costume shops, haunted houses and candy companies were gearing up for a blowout season of...

A Transportation Security Administration officer stands behind a metal detector Feb. 4, 2019, as passengers make their way through security in Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Travelers left $35,398.93 in unclaimed cash at checkpoints in O'Hare International Airport last year, the TSA says.

Not just pocket change: Travelers left more than $35,000 in cash and coins behind at O’Hare’s airport security last year

August 21, 2020 at 1:04 p.m.

Double-check your pockets the next time you pass through airport security: Travelers left $35,398.93 in unclaimed cash at checkpoints in O'Hare International Airport last year, according to the Transportation Security...

Lord & Taylor closing last Illinois department stores

August 20, 2020 at 3:25 p.m.

Lord & Taylor is closing its only remaining department stores in Illinois, at Woodfield Mall and Northbrook Court. Lord & Taylor had already announced plans to shutter 19 stores, including...

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