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Gilberto Castro, a co-owner of Cosmos The Salon on West 18th Street in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, on May 7, 2020. Castro says the salon is absorbing increased costs or cutting other costs to avoid surcharges for their customers.

A new kind of service charge as more Chicago businesses reopen Wednesday: Fees to offset costs for COVID-19 protection

June 2, 2020 at 1:31 p.m.

A long-awaited return to the dentist or hair salon may come with an unwelcome surprise — and it's not a cavity or more gray hairs to cover than the last...

A demonstrator burns an American flag during a march in the Loop on May 29, 2020, to bring attention to the May 25 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Businesses reeling from pandemic face rebuilding after George Floyd protests give way to looting. ‘It’s going to take a slow climb to build back from this.’

June 1, 2020 at 9:20 a.m.

This week was supposed to mark a milestone for a city looking forward to reopening after nearly three months of being sidelined by COVID-19. Chicago's economic engine was expected to...

The law offices of Jenner & Block are at 353 N. Clark Street in Chicago.

Law firm Jenner & Block is sued for $3.8 million in unpaid rent, in first big Chicago office space leasing lawsuit of COVID-19 pandemic

May 29, 2020 at 8:16 a.m.

One of Chicago's largest law firms is itself getting sued after skipping rent payments on its sprawling riverfront office during the coronavirus pandemic. Jenner & Block failed to make April...

Lisa Wiedemann, of Rose Pest Solutions, holds used bait that are placed in traps behind a building in Chicago on April 17, 2020.

New CDC warning old hat to Chicagoans: Rats scurry for food during COVID-19 restaurant closures

May 26, 2020 at 7:03 a.m.

A new warning from U.S. health officials is old news to many Chicago residents who have seen rats getting increasingly bolder in their hunt for food the last couple of...

Attendees drink and dine during a preview event at Hayden Hall Wednesday. The hall will be open late, not the usual hours for a Loop food hall.

Can Chicago’s food halls survive the pandemic? Owners and chefs consider the future of what had been a hot format.

May 19, 2020 at 7:48 p.m.

When Hayden Hall opened in February, it was simply the latest food hall in a city increasingly saturated with them. Every few months, some impeccably designed project opened promising a...

The Lincoln Yards site is seen Aug. 22, 2019, on West Cortland Street on Chicago's North Side, The 55-acre site is yet to be built on, other than small areas for sports fields.

Coronavirus chaos — wrecked economy, less office space demand, scarce financing — challenges Chicago’s megadevelopments

May 18, 2020 at 3:42 p.m.

More than a decade of aggressive building in Chicago has altered the skyline and emboldened developers to draw up some of the most ambitious real estate plans ever seen in...

Willis Tower and Chase Tower are lit in red to honor first responders in downtown Chicago on May 2, 2020.

The high-rise office you left in March may not resemble the one you’re going back to. Here’s what workplaces may look like after the coronavirus shutdown.

May 15, 2020 at 11:50 a.m.

Masked workers walk through an entrance-only door into the office high-rise, where their temperatures are taken while passing through security. Lines form in lobbies as elevators bring small groups of...

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