Lauren Zumbach

School supplies, like pens, pencils and crayons are among the items subject to tariffs on the first of September.

The Sept. 1 tariffs will hit a lot of products in your shopping cart. Here’s what to know.

August 29, 2019 at 2:57 p.m.

The Trump administration hiked tariffs on Chinese goods by an additional 5% earlier this week, including those on consumer goods set to go into effect Sept. 1. It will be...

An American Airlines plane takes off at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 28, 2019.

American Airlines to fly from Chicago to Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic

August 8, 2019 at 3:21 p.m.

American Airlines will begin flying to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic next summer. The seasonal flights from O'Hare International Airport to Krakow, Budapest and Prague are scheduled to start...

Walgreens is testing a partnership with Birchbox in its Deerfield location where they're letting the online cosmetics retailer open small shops inside its stores.

Walgreens is closing 200 stores and CVS is slowing openings. The drugstore industry’s transformation is getting serious.

August 9, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Changing consumer habits have emptied malls, sent department stores into bankruptcy and transformed grocery stores. Now it's the drugstore's turn. On Tuesday, Walgreens disclosed it will close 200 U.S. stores....

The Sears store at Southlake Mall, pictured on May 31, 2018, will close in October.

Sears and Kmart to close 26 stores in October and ‘cannot rule out additional store closures in the near term’

August 7, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

Two Sears stores in the Chicago area — in west suburban Bloomingdale and Merrillville, Ind. — will close in October, part of a list of 26 Sears and Kmart stores...

The Barneys New York store at Oak and Rush Streets in Chicago on Aug. 6, 2019.

Barneys files for bankruptcy, closing both Chicago-area stores

August 6, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Barneys New York sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday and announced plans to close stores on Chicago's swanky Oak Street as well as locations in Las Vegas and Seattle over...

An Air New Zealand plane takes off from the airport in Sydney on August 23, 2017.

From self-service drink stations to free pajamas, airlines work to make extra-long flights bearable, at least for those in the premium seats

August 1, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.

It will take all six of the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies to fill the 17 hours and 20 minutes on Qantas' new flight from Chicago to Brisbane,...

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The Sept. 1 tariffs will hit a lot of products in your shopping cart. Here’s what to know.

American Airlines to fly from Chicago to Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic

Walgreens is closing 200 stores and CVS is slowing openings. The drugstore industry’s transformation is getting serious.

Sears and Kmart to close 26 stores in October and ‘cannot rule out additional store closures in the near term’

Barneys files for bankruptcy, closing both Chicago-area stores

From self-service drink stations to free pajamas, airlines work to make extra-long flights bearable, at least for those in the premium seats

Fingerprint, iris scans could be used to screen travelers at O’Hare security checkpoints

Wife of Army captain killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash sues Boeing and urges airlines to ‘ban’ 737 Max jet

At more than 17 hours, Australia-bound flights set to be O’Hare’s longest

Humboldt gator is the latest Chicago celebrity with a commemorative bobblehead