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This July 17, 2019, photo shows an Amazon fulfillment center in Phoenix. The online shopping giant is holding job fairs across the country next week, aiming to hire more than 30,000 people by early next year, a 5% bump in its total workforce.

Amazon adds Skokie warehouse to growing delivery network in Illinois

September 10, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

Amazon is opening a 237,000-square-foot delivery station in north suburban Skokie later this year. The facility is expected to employ hundreds of mostly part-time workers, said Amazon spokesperson Shone Jemmott....

Federal securities regulators accused the boyfriend of a high-ranking Ulta Beauty employee and his friend of reaping more than $100,000 through illegal insider trading of the company's stock.

SEC lawsuit alleges insider information on Ulta Beauty was used to net $100,000-plus in stock gains

September 6, 2019 at 5:46 p.m.

Federal securities regulators accused a former boyfriend of a high-ranking Ulta Beauty employee and his friend in an alleged insider trading scheme that netted the friend more than $100,000. In...

The Kmart store in Des Plaines is seen Aug. 27, 2016. After the middle of December, it will be the only Kmart location left in the state.

Down to one: Plans to close a Kmart store in Bridgeview leave just a single location in Illinois

September 4, 2019 at 10:46 a.m.

A Kmart in southwest suburban Bridgeview will close by mid-December, leaving just one Kmart store in Illinois. The parent company of the Sears and Kmart chains declined to comment on...

Associate Manager Wendy Garfias, 22, buys and trades clothing from customers of secondhand apparel store Crossroads Trading in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood on Aug. 27, 2019.

Secondhand shopping, once stigmatized, is going mainstream. ‘It’s better for the environment, my wallet and morals.’

August 30, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

When Julie Ghatan opened Dovetail in 2008, she could tell when customers entered her boutique in Chicago's Noble Square neighborhood without realizing much of the clothing and accessories were vintage,...

A United Airlines employee, on phone, aids passengers July 8, 2015, at the Terminal 1 economy check-in area of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. On Aug. 28, United announced that its frequent flyer miles would no longer have an expiration date.

Worried about your frequent flyer miles expiring? United Airlines says now you can keep MileagePlus miles forever.

August 28, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.

It's no longer use it or lose it when it comes to frequent flyer miles at United Airlines. Miles earned through United's loyalty program, MileagePlus, will no longer expire, Chicago-based...

Passengers are provided with memorabilia during United Airlines' inaugural flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on hand prior to departure Sunday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.

United will fly Boeing Dreamliners between Chicago and Europe

August 28, 2019 at 7:56 a.m.

United Airlines will start flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport next summer. The aircraft, known for its larger windows and more comfortable cabin experience, initially will...

Protesters stage a sit-in rally on Aug. 12, 2019, at the arrival hall of Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. United Airlines is suspending daily flights between Chicago and Hong Kong next month.

United suspends flights between Chicago and Hong Kong

August 26, 2019 at 3:12 p.m.

United Airlines is suspending daily flights between Chicago and Hong Kong Sept. 8, 25 years after starting the service between the two cities. United said it had seen "extremely low...

In a photo from the 1920s, passengers on board the Lufthansa Berlin-Vienna Air Express service enjoy a high standard of both service and food.

Airlines are trying to improve their food, but feeding people at 35,000 feet is no easy task. At United, employees ‘torture test’ the dishes.

August 23, 2019 at 11:09 a.m.

United Airlines tried five different sausage recipes and 36 pretzel buns before settling on the combination that made its way to in-flight menus this month: a smoked beef and pork...

United Airlines will begin offering daily nonstop flights between Chicago and Zurich next spring.

United to begin flying from Chicago to Zurich

August 22, 2019 at 1:35 p.m.

United Airlines will begin offering daily nonstop flights between Chicago and Zurich next spring. The airline plans to use Boeing 767-300 aircraft with more space than usual devoted to business...

Mila Brill, 4, shops for shoes with her mother, Kim Keer, and Alamo Shoes employee Bruce Barrios on July 25, 2019, in Andersonville.

That metal thing your parents used to measure your feet? It’s called a Brannock Device, and it’s increasingly rare.

August 16, 2019 at 12:45 p.m.

It's a back-to-school tradition: a visit to the neighborhood shoe store, where employees pull out a well-worn metal foot measuring tool from under a seat to measure children's feet, fit...

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