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Sears Holdings Corp. has signed a deal allowing it to sell up to 140 more properties to finance a $407 million contribution to the company's pension plans.

Sears strikes deal that will allow it to sell properties to fund its pension

December 17, 2018 at 12:45 p.m.

Sears Holdings Corp. said Wednesday it signed a deal that will allow it to sell up to 140 more properties to finance a $407 million contribution to the company’s pension...

Shoppers flock to first day of the annual Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. The open air festival, modeled after the Christkindlmarket in Nuremberg, Germany, has locations in the Loop and Naperville, and will expand to the Park at Wrigley this season.

Christkindlmarket, skating rink headed to The Park at Wrigley

December 17, 2018 at 8:11 a.m.

Chicago’s Christkindlmarket is headed to Wrigleyville. Organizers of the annual German holiday markets, which started 21 years ago and have long been held on Daley Plaza, are adding a third...

Struggling Sears Holdings Corp. has cut thousands of jobs and closed hundreds of stores this year as it strives to stay afloat heading into the retail industry's make-or-break holiday season.

State’s review of Sears’ $15M in tax breaks drags on as company strives to stay afloat

December 17, 2018 at 12:24 p.m.

Struggling Sears Holdings Corp. has cut thousands of jobs and closed hundreds of stores this year as it strives to stay afloat heading into the retail industry’s make-or-break holiday season....

Shure President and CEO Christine Schyvinck holds a Shure Super 55 microphone Oct. 23, 2017, at Shure's headquarters in Niles. Schyvinck, who has been working at the privately owned company since 1989, took the top post last year.

From stage to conference room: Audio equipment-maker Shure seeks new markets

December 17, 2018 at 11:34 a.m.

When Christine Schyvinck joined Niles-based Shure in 1989, she was a newly minted graduate from the University of Wisconsin at Madison looking to combine her interests in engineering and music....

Chicago-based mall operator GGP has taken control of 12 Sears stores at its malls, buying out Seritage Growth Properties' stake.

Mall owner GGP buys up more Sears stores, including at Oakbrook Center

December 18, 2018 at 1:19 a.m.

Mall operator GGP is taking control of more Sears anchor stores. Chicago-based GGP and Seritage Growth Properties, Sears’ real estate investment trust spinoff, previously split ownership of 12 Sears anchor...

Sears is struggling mightily in a difficult bricks-and-mortar department store environment.

$60 million loan is Sears’ 3rd time tapping CEO’s pockets this month

December 18, 2018 at 1:15 a.m.

Sears Holdings has borrowed millions of dollars from affiliates of its CEO for the third time this month. The struggling Hoffman Estates-based retailer disclosed a $60 million loan in a...

High-end outerwear-maker Canada Goose is opening a store on the Mag Mile. The new store will sell a line of knitwear, which is made in Italy and Romania.

Parka brand Canada Goose opens 10,000-square-foot Michigan Avenue flagship store

December 18, 2018 at 12:53 a.m.

Just as temperatures have started dropping, outerwear brand Canada Goose is opening a flagship store on Michigan Avenue. It’s the third retail outpost for the Toronto-based company, best known for...

United selling 747 seats — and other parts of retiring jetliner— in online auction

December 17, 2018 at 10:35 a.m.

If you ever desired the chance to spend time in a well-used airplane seat — without actually getting to travel anywhere — you might be in luck. United Airlines is...

Sears brings back Wish Book holiday catalog

December 18, 2018 at 12:30 a.m.

Sears is bringing back its Wish Book holiday catalog after a six-year hiatus. "Our members told us they missed the Wish Book, so we had to bring it back, but...

Chicago area among 238 contenders for Amazon’s HQ2

December 18, 2018 at 12:11 a.m.

Chicago and Illinois will have plenty of competition in their efforts to land Amazon's planned second headquarters. According to Amazon, 238 cities and regions in 54 states, provinces, districts and...

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