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Video shows United Airlines’ passenger dragged off plane

April 6, 2019 at 3:15 a.m.

A 30-second video of a United Airlines passenger being dragged from his seat and bloodied on an overbooked Sunday flight at O'Hare International Airport racked up more than 6 million...

Books, jerseys and autographed baseballs are seen at the new Cubs Store on April 7, 2017.

Cubs’ flagship Wrigleyville store might be a destination on its own

June 5, 2018 at 7:28 a.m.

In the 24 hours after the Chicago Cubs' nail-biting, drought-ending 2016 World Series victory, euphoric fans dropped an eye-popping $75 million on team gear. Cash registers are no longer ringing...

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.

Payless ShoeSource closing 13 Illinois stores after bankruptcy filing

June 5, 2018 at 8:06 a.m.

Discount shoe retailer Payless ShoeSource plans to close 13 Illinois stores — part of the nearly 400 locations it's shutting down nationwide — after filing for bankruptcy protection Tuesday. Payless...

Employees work to fill orders March 10, 2016, at the Amazon fulfillment center in Kenosha, Wis. Amazon said April 6, 2017, that it wants to add 30,000 part-time jobs to staff its warehouses and distribution centers as well as its customer service operations.

Amazon to add 30,000 part-time jobs

February 26, 2020 at 2:02 a.m.

Amazon wants to add 30,000 part-time fulfillment center and customer service jobs in the next year, a hiring binge that would boost the company's part-time ranks by roughly 75 percent....

Trunk Club hiring 80 in Chicago to focus on at-home styling

June 5, 2018 at 8:29 a.m.

Trunk Club plans to hire 80 people for its Chicago headquarters, a move that will offset some of the 250 jobs that will be lost when it closes its Goose...

Expect to see more of the brown trucks: United Parcel Service will be offering Saturday pickup and delivery in the Chicago metro area.

UPS adding Saturday package delivery; Chicago area to get service end of April

June 5, 2018 at 8:44 a.m.

United Parcel Service is joining rival shipping companies in offering Saturday package delivery and pickup. Chicago is one of 15 metro areas where UPS will begin adding Saturday service in...

Rosemont-based World Kitchen, the company behind iconic housewares brands such as Pyrex, Corningware and Corelle, will be sold to a New York private investment firm for an undisclosed sum.

Rosemont maker of Pyrex, Corningware changing hands

June 5, 2018 at 8:45 a.m.

World Kitchen, the Rosemont-based company behind iconic housewares brands such as Pyrex, Corningware and Corelle, will be acquired by a New York private investment firm for an undisclosed sum, the...

Delta Airlines passengers wait at the counter at Los Angeles International Airport in 2015. Delta is the most likely among major airlines to bump you from your flight, according to a MileCards.com analysis of U.S. Department of Transportation data.

Delta, United, Southwest most likely airlines to bump you from your flight

June 5, 2018 at 9:52 a.m.

Airline passengers are considerably less likely to get bumped off an overbooked flight today than they were a few years ago. But you're more likely to be bumped on some...

Wrigley Field plaza will feature Cubs store, tavern-style restaurant

June 5, 2018 at 10:13 a.m.

The plaza outside Wrigley Field will open for business on the morning of the Chicago Cubs' April 10 home opener, and the team's owners gave a look at the initial...

Walter Smithe, president of the furniture company, climbs the stairs March 21, 2017, at the Walter E. Smithe furniture store in Oak Brook, alongside his four daughters, Colleen, from left, Caitie, Maureen and Meghan. The new generation of Smithes are featured in the company's new advertising.

Walter E. Smithe ads, famous for their jingle, now featuring next generation

June 5, 2018 at 10:09 a.m.

If you grew up in Chicago, you can probably hum it. The Walter E. Smithe furniture jingle — "you dream it, we build it" — has been a longtime fixture...

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