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Owner Joe Lomanto replenishes the shelves with hand sanitizer as people stock up over coronavirus fears on March 2, 2020 at the Ace Hardware store in North Center.

Run on face masks has Chicago-area retailers struggling to keep up and eBay battling coronavirus price gouging

March 4, 2020 at 8:45 a.m.

Chicago-area retailers are running low on face masks as consumers worried about contracting coronavirus stock up. Stores say they're working to restock shelves as quickly as possible, but tight supplies...

Waukegan High School studen Aji Blopleh asks a question on an educational tour of HydraForce on Jan. 23, 2020 in Lincolnshire. HydraForce started giving high school students and counselors tours of its factories to push back misconceptions they might have about what manufacturing jobs involve and encourage young people to consider careers in the industry.

Foxconn’s Wisconsin factory isn’t what it initially promised. Can it still turn Mount Pleasant into a high-tech hub?

February 28, 2020 at 3:28 p.m.

By the end of the year, Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn expects to start production at a brand-new liquid crystal display manufacturing plant in southeast Wisconsin. The million-square-foot building's outline is...

AllCell Technologies employees Barry Kirkman, left, and Robert Mallett work on rechargeable battery cells on Feb. 26, 2020, in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. Kirkman wraps each cell with a plastic layer while Mallett wraps the cell brick with a fire retardant material.

Coronavirus taking a toll on Chicago companies. ‘You know a wave is coming.’

February 29, 2020 at 12:53 p.m.

At AllCell Technologies' facility in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, dozens of employees are cranking out lithium-ion batteries, destined to power drones, electric vehicles and more. The key component...

The RealReal employee Kaitlin Rigdon displays a Rolex watch at the company's consignment office in Chicago on Feb. 25, 2020.

The RealReal is coming to North Michigan Avenue. Yes, a resale shop on the tony Mag Mile.

February 26, 2020 at 9:04 a.m.

A new boutique heading to Chicago's Magnificent Mile later this year will sell the same high-end brands shoppers can find at nearby stores on the city's luxury retail streets. But...

A United Airlines Boeing 737 takes off Dec. 11, 2019 at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash. United Airlines said Feb. 14, 2020, that it is removing the grounded Boeing 737 Max from its schedule until early September, forcing it to cancel thousands more flights.

United Airlines joins Southwest in cancelling more flights because of the 737 Max

February 14, 2020 at 4:03 p.m.

United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are preparing for a busy summer travel season without the Boeing 737 Max. All three major U.S. carriers that fly the grounded 737...

Baggage handlers on the United Airlines jet ramp at O'Hare International Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

United Airlines extends China flight cancellations amid coronavirus outbreak

February 13, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.

United Airlines said Wednesday it will suspend flights to China and Hong Kong through late April as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. Chicago-based United had planned to resume flying...

1976: Children play skee-ball at the Old Chicago Towne Arcade.

Amazon pays $50 million for former Old Chicago amusement park and megamall site

February 12, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.

Online retail giant Amazon has paid more than $50 million for the former site of Old Chicago, an indoor amusement park and mall in Bolingbrook that predated massive experiential shopping...

United Airlines pilots listen as airline President Scott Kirby speaks at a June 5, 2019, news conference at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. United announced Feb. 5, 2020, that it is buying a flight school in Arizona as part of its plan to hire 10,000 pilots in the next decade.

United Airlines buys flight training school to build pipeline for 10,000 new pilots over the next decade

February 6, 2020 at 8:18 a.m.

United Airlines is buying an Arizona flight training academy to help train the more than 10,000 pilots the airline expects to hire within a decade. The academy, currently operating as...

A Macy's store holds a closing sale at the Seminole Towne Center mall in Sanford, Florida, on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

Macy’s to close 125 stores — about 1 in 5 — and cut 2,000 corporate jobs as it flees ailing ‘lower-tier’ malls

April 1, 2020 at 4:25 p.m.

Struggling department store chain Macy's is planning to close 125 of its weakest stores over the next three years and cut 2,000 corporate jobs in its latest push to reinvent...

Workers prepare beds at Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center on Feb. 4, 2020 in Wuhan, China. The city is converting three venues into hospitals to receive patients infected with the coronavirus.

Chicago businesses vulnerable as coronavirus spreads. ‘We’re really going to find out how tied every company in the world is to China.’

February 5, 2020 at 11:39 a.m.

Custom clothing startup Balodana's clients are usually in no rush to get their orders. They know made-to-order garments take time, especially when they're coming from designers around the world. But...

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