Lauren Zumbach

United baggage handler and in-house photographer Joe Lammerman works on the ramp at O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 15, 2020, in Chicago.

Are you getting paid for that Instagram post? Companies tap employees to spread more ‘authentic’ message online.

January 17, 2020 at 12:14 p.m.

When United Airlines baggage handler Joe Lammerman started sharing behind-the-scenes photos taken during quiet moments on the job on social media, the airline didn't tell him to put the camera...

Alllegiant Air will start seasonal service to Chicago in May

Budget airline Allegiant starts flights from Chicago in May

January 14, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

Budget airline Allegiant Air is landing in Chicago, with flights to six cities. Flights between Midway International Airport and Allentown, Pennsylvania; Des Moines, Iowa; Savannah, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina, and...

A 2011 file photo shows the entrance to Sears Holdings Corp. in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The Sears bankruptcy estate has agreed to settle a lawsuit over the $5.2 billion sale of its Sears and Kmart chains to former chairman and CEO Edward Lampert.

Struggling Sears settles lawsuit with retailer’s bankrupt estate for $18M, but still faces layoffs, store closures

January 14, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.

The estate of bankrupt Sears Holdings has agreed to settle a lawsuit over the $5.2 billion sale of its Sears and Kmart chains to former chairman and CEO Edward Lampert...

The Rainforest Cafe on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. The restaurant, which closed Jan. 1, will be replaced with Peppa Pig's World of Play, an indoor play center for preschool-age children.

Peppa Pig playland to open this summer in former Rainforest Cafe site at Woodfield Mall

January 7, 2020 at 12:43 p.m.

Rainforest Cafe's red-eyed tree frog and gorilla are out at Woodfield Mall. Now, it's Peppa Pig's turn. Peppa Pig's World of Play, based on the hit kids' animated television show,...

Mehmet Aytekin, 28, left, checks his cell phone while waiting to board his United Airlines flight to Newark, N.J. at O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 3, 2020. Airlines are reaching out to Generation Z and younger millennial travelers.

Gen Z travelers take a different approach to vacationing. Here’s how airlines are trying to win them over.

January 7, 2020 at 10:39 a.m.

Rebecca Coleman credits her family with inspiring a love of travel, from the grandmother who showed Coleman paintings of places she'd visited to her road trip-loving dad. That doesn't mean...

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg speaks Dec. 6, 2018, at a business summit in Washington, D.C. The board of directors said Dec. 23, 2019, that Muilenburg is stepping down immediately.

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg fired as 737 Max crisis continues

December 23, 2019 at 6:41 p.m.

Boeing has ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg as the crisis involving the company's 737 Max jet gets ready to stretch into the new year. Muilenburg's immediate exit, announced Monday, was an...

The Rainforest Cafe, shown here on Dec. 19, 2019, is at 605 N. Clark St. in Chicago. The owner of the building said he is planning a new use for the site when the restaurant's lease ends in about two years.

Woodfield Mall’s Rainforest Cafe will close Jan. 1. That giant frog in Chicago shouldn’t get too comfy either, its landlord says.

December 20, 2019 at 10:59 a.m.

The Rainforest Cafe at Woodfield Mall is closing Jan. 1 and the chain's Chicago location, marked by a giant green frog, could be endangered in a couple of years. The...

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