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A United Airlines jet is parked at a gate at Terminal C of Newark Liberty International Airport last June in Newark, N.J.

Summer travel alert: United joins other airlines in extending 737 Max cancellations

April 18, 2019 at 1:30 a.m.

United Airlines has joined carriers announcing additional flight cancellations as problems with the Boeing 737 Max aircraft extend into the peak summer travel season. Chicago-based United said Monday it would...

A traveler eats at new restaurant DeColores on April 5, 2019 inside Midway Airport's Concourse A.

FAO Schwarz, Eddie Bauer, sushi: Midway Airport is becoming more like a mall. And there’s more to come.

April 18, 2019 at 1:23 a.m.

When Dominic Ruggieri wanted to pick up gifts for his children on a recent business trip to Chicago, he set aside some time to shop — not on Michigan Avenue,...

Customers browse appliances at the Oakbrook Center Sears store on Oct. 4, 2018, in Oak Brook. Sears has outlined a post-bankruptcy strategy that emphasizes big-ticket home purchases like appliances.

Sears continues its push into appliances by offering to buy full control of a chain spun off years ago

April 8, 2019 at 3:11 p.m.

After years of shedding stores and brands, Sears is trying to reclaim full ownership of one of its long-forgotten divisions. Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores said Monday it had received...

The parents of Samya Stumo, Michael Stumo, left, and Nadia Milleron react during a news conference on April 4, 2019. Stumo was the niece of Ralph Nader and was among the passengers killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash.

Ralph Nader: Boeing 737 Max ‘should never fly again’

August 22, 2019 at 10:52 a.m.

Ralph Nader, the noted consumer rights advocate, called for a recall and consumer boycott of the Boeing jet grounded by regulators across the globe after two deadly crashes. His niece,...

A Sears store at 63rd and Halsted Streets

Sears going back to the future to win shoppers back after bankruptcy

December 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

To win back customers after bankruptcy, Sears wants to make strengths from its heyday relevant to today’s shoppers. Peter Boutros, chief brand officer of Sears and Kmart and president of...

The angled south elevation of Solstice on the Park, a new residential tower by architect Jeanne Gang, on July 18, 2018, in Hyde Park.

Chicago picks Jeanne Gang-led group as architect of O’Hare’s $8.5 billion expansion project

April 5, 2019 at 8:33 a.m.

Chicago architect Jeanne Gang, whose city projects have included skyline-changing high-rises, Chicago River boathouses and a college dorm, will lead a team of architects tapped to design the massive $8.5...

Flights operated by Delta Air Lines' regional partners were a little more than four times more likely to be canceled than flights operated by Delta, according to a Tribune analysis of monthly Transportation Department data.

Frequent travelers assume regional flights are more likely to get canceled. Are they really?

August 22, 2019 at 10:44 a.m.

Flyers have long assumed that flights sold by a major airline but operated by their regional partners would be less likely to show up on time. They’re right, according to...

Shoppers walk past the Sears store at the North Riverside Mall, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.

Sears ends retirees’ life insurance benefits

May 6, 2019 at 2:19 a.m.

Sears has ended life insurance benefits for eligible retirees, one of the final links to the days when the company promised generous benefits to take care of its workers. The...

United Airlines travelers now have choices other than male or female when giving their personal information to buy tickets.

When booking flights on United, male and female are no longer your only gender options

March 22, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

United Airlines travelers now have choices other than male or female when they book a flight. Customers can also identify themselves as undisclosed or unspecified. Major airlines have been working...

Store director Minesh Patel demonstrates the use of a smartphone app to scan items at the Meijer store in Rolling Meadows, March 19, 2019.

Here are 10 items or less about stores trying to get rid of checkout lines

March 25, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

It’s one part of shopping that both retailers and their customers loathe: the checkout line. Even customers who like to shop just want to get out the door. And it’s...

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