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The Bionic Wrench, made by Palos Park-based LoggerHead Tools, is an adjustable-size wrench with a plierslike grip. A judge overturned a $6 million verdict awarded when LoggerHead sued Sears for patent infringement.

Maker of the Bionic Wrench thought it was getting $6 million in patent lawsuit against Sears. Not so fast, judge says.

April 16, 2019 at 2:34 a.m.

The Palos Park tool company behind the Bionic Wrench is no longer in line to receive millions of dollars in damages after Sears and its supplier prevailed in a patent...

Products on display at the remodeled Super Target store in Broadview on July 20, 2018.

Target’s remodeled stores have 160 mannequins and a ‘river.’ Here’s why.

December 12, 2018 at 9:57 p.m.

Lori Browder had waited a few months between Target runs before returning to her local store in Broadview a couple of weeks ago. So when Browder, 42, of Oak Park,...

Kenny Clayborn, front, and Raymond Williams operate two automatic screen presses on July 18, 2018, at DLV Printing Service, a business in the South Austin neighborhood that has grown thanks to loans from Accion.

JPMorgan Chase, Fifth Third invest in a $5.5 million fund for minority entrepreneurs in Chicago

December 12, 2018 at 9:39 p.m.

JPMorgan Chase and Fifth Third Bank are investing $5.5 million in a new fund designed to boost minority entrepreneurs on Chicago’s South and West sides. The Chicago Entrepreneurs of Color...

United Airlines is buying 29 new aircraft from Boeing and Embraer, the airline said Monday.

With 29 new aircraft from Boeing, Embraer, United gives passengers more room: an inch

December 12, 2018 at 9:27 p.m.

United Airlines is buying 29 new aircraft from jetmakers Boeing and Embraer, the airline said Monday. Most of the new airplanes are Embraer E-175s, which carry 76 passengers, six more...

Travelers walk through the United Airlines terminal at O'Hare International Airport on July 12, 2018. Airlines are giving gate agents and flight attendants access to more customer data in hopes of giving passengers more personalized service.

How does a flight attendant know your birthday? Big data playing bigger role as airlines personalize service

December 12, 2018 at 9:22 p.m.

You’re settling into your window seat, bound for a summer vacation, when the flight attendant wishes you a happy birthday or commiserates about the lousy weather that delayed the last...

The last Sears store in Chicago, at Six Corners at the edge of the Portage Park neighborhood, is seen June 13. The store closes for good on July 15, 2018.

Chicago’s last Sears closes for good

December 12, 2018 at 9:25 p.m.

Mike Lord remembers treating the Sears at Six Corners as a neighborhood hangout when he was a kid. When his parents pushed to turn off the TV and get outside,...

Build-A-Bear Workshop customers at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook wait in line July 12, 2018, during the company's "Pay Your Age Day" promotion.

Build-A-Bear offers customers vouchers after shutting down lines for ‘Pay Your Age Day’ promotion

December 12, 2018 at 9:15 p.m.

Katie Nanak used Build-A-Bear Workshop’s “Pay Your Age Day” promotion as a bribe all week, encouraging daughter Claire, 5, and son Teddy, 3, to go to bed on their own...

Sears Holdings Corp.'s Hoffman Estates headquarters is seen in 2017. The retailer has laid off about 150 people who worked at the headquarters in the latest found of its job cuts.

Sears lays off 200 more employees

December 12, 2018 at 9:09 p.m.

Sears Holdings Corp. laid off 200 corporate employees last month, following a round of 220 job cuts earlier this year. About 150 of the employees affected in the latest round...

After United took stroopwafels off its menu, it offered frequent flyer mile holders a chance to visit the Georgia factory that makes its new cookies.

The new way to use your airline miles: Bears tickets, fancy meals and a walk-on role in a movie

December 12, 2018 at 9:04 p.m.

Most people save frequent flyer miles to splurge on a bucket-list trip. But some airlines are betting customers want them to be a little more creative. Instead of swapping miles...

‘Wild mile’ REI opening next year with bigger store, kayak and paddleboard rentals near Goose Island

December 12, 2018 at 9:05 p.m.

Outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI confirmed Wednesday it is moving its Goose Island neighborhood store to a new waterfront spot early next year. Kent, Wash.-based REI earlier this year...

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