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Amazon plans 440,000-square-foot warehouse in southwest suburban Crest Hill

June 3, 2018 at 6:26 a.m.

In Will County, Amazon is the gift that keeps on giving, or more appropriately, the employer that keeps on growing. Crest Hill has announced that Amazon will operate a 438,150-square-foot...

Travelers walk through Terminal 3 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on June 30, 2017.

Airline passenger complaints up more than 50 percent in May

August 22, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

Airlines continued to get an earful from disgruntled passengers in May, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Customers filed 1,779 complaints about airline service, up 56.7 percent over May...

A flag flies outside the studio of Tribune Media Company's WGN television studio on May 8, 2017, in Chicago. Tribune Media Co. agreed to be acquired by Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Shareholder files lawsuit to block Tribune Media’s sale to Sinclair

June 3, 2018 at 7:07 a.m.

A Tribune Media shareholder has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to halt the company's sale to Sinclair Broadcast Group. The shareholder, Sean McEntire, is seeking class-action status in the lawsuit,...

Chicago's Hard Rock Hotel is getting a new name. It's located in the Carbide and Carbon building, right, on Michigan Avenue.

Michigan Avenue’s Hard Rock Hotel getting new name, look

June 3, 2018 at 7:59 a.m.

Michigan Avenue's Hard Rock Hotel will be swapping the Hard Rock name and rock 'n' roll vibe for a new look. Becker Ventures, which was a lead partner in the...

In August 2016, department store giant Macy's said that it plans to close 100 stores, a dramatic step that is aimed at helping the chain get ahead of a potentially crippling problem: America, they say, has too many stores for the online shopping era. Following a disappointing 2016 holiday season, it said it is eliminating more than 10,000, as well.

Kids’ apparel retailer Gymboree closing 16 Illinois stores

June 3, 2018 at 7:56 a.m.

Kids' clothing retailer Gymboree will close about 350 stores, including 16 in Illinois, after filing for bankruptcy last month. Closing sales are expected to begin Tuesday, the San Francisco-based company...

Plus-size fashion brand Eloquii opening in The Shops at North Bridge

June 3, 2018 at 8:40 a.m.

Plus-size women's apparel retailer Eloquii is opening its second bricks-and-mortar store in the country at The Shops at North Bridge in August. It isn't Eloquii's first appearance on Michigan Avenue....

The workspace at Amazon's new Chicago office is seen July 10, 2017, as the Loop office of the online retailer marks its grand opening.

Amazon expands Chicago office footprint, makes room for more employees

June 3, 2018 at 8:25 a.m.

Amazon has doubled the size of its Chicago Loop office, allowing it to increase its corporate workforce. The Loop office opened last year and employs more than 200 workers, and...

Low-cost Norwegian Airlines's first flights from Chicago to London are scheduled to begin March 25.

New low-cost airlines bring more competition to trans-Atlantic flights

April 6, 2019 at 3:18 a.m.

Chicago-to-London airfares under $450 are great news if you're a cash-strapped globe-trotter who doesn't mind a no-frills flight. It's not so great if you're United Airlines or American Airlines, both...

Dollar General will reopen 15 Chicago-area dollar stores as Dollar General locations by late fall. Above, a Dollar General store in Texas.

Chicago-area dollar stores to become Dollar General shops

June 3, 2018 at 10:44 a.m.

Dollar General will reopen 15 Chicago-area dollar stores as Dollar General locations by late fall. All 15 were among the 323 stores Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General agreed to buy from...

‘Holiday creep’ hits Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’

June 3, 2018 at 10:43 a.m.

It started with Christmas creep. Now no shopping holiday is safe from retailers' attempts to stretch sales — not even wholly invented ones like Amazon's "Prime Day." The heavily promoted...

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