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Tonya Exum testifies Tuesday before the Chicago City Council finance committee about the sexual harassment she has suffered at the Ford assembly plant where she still works. To her right is attorney Keith Hunt who is representing the women at Ford.

Ford Chicago plant, hospitality workers air sexual harassment concerns at council hearing

December 14, 2018 at 9:36 p.m.

The City Council’s Finance Committee heard testimony on Tuesday about alleged pervasive sexual harassment at Ford Motor Co.’s two Chicago plants and in the hospitality industry. Speaking through tears and...

Chicago trader is accused of stealing $2 million in cryptocurrency in city’s first bitcoin fraud case

December 14, 2018 at 8:52 p.m.

A 24-year-old Chicago trader has been charged with fraud for allegedly stealing $2 million in bitcoin and another cryptocurrency from his employer to cover personal trading losses. It is the...

Paychecks are increasing for about 90 percent of Americans due to the tax overhaul, according to the U.S. Treasury, a result of changes in withholding tables set by the IRS.

Your paycheck will probably get bigger this month because of the new tax law

June 1, 2019 at 7:50 a.m.

Most Americans are starting to see one of the early benefits of the new tax law: a bump in take-home pay. Paychecks are increasing for about 90 percent of Americans...

Skittles candies are produced at the Wrigley Manufacturing Co. in Yorkville. Every piece of candy — which individually is called a "lentil" — goes through a four- to six-hour process to add its color.

Check out how Skittles are made at a candy factory in Yorkville

December 14, 2018 at 8:42 p.m.

Production of Skittles, the colorful fruit-flavored treat, expanded to a Yorkville plant operated by Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. in 2016. Skittles, which were previously made solely in Waco, Texas,...

Land of Nod closes nearly all its stores, including 3 in Illinois

December 14, 2018 at 8:04 p.m.

Crate & Barrel’s kid-centered offshoot Land of Nod has closed nearly all of its retail stores, including all of its locations in Illinois. Morton Grove-based Land of Nod, which sells...

Loyola graduate student Jordan Conrad got her Pomeranian-Dachshund mix Leo last year on her therapist's recommendation for anxiety and depression stemming from an assault.

Emotional support animals — from dogs to peacocks, real or fake — present challenges for businesses

May 24, 2018 at 9:06 a.m.

The peacock was just the tip of the iceberg. An emotional support peacock named Dexter kicked off a controversy last month when United Airlines refused to allow the bird to...

Workers dismantle the sign at the McDonald's museum in Des Plaines. A model of the first McDonald's franchise restaurant, the museum has been closed in recent years. McDonald's said visitors to the site have declined in the last decade since tourists have been barred from entering the space. Flooding in the area also continues to be a problem.

From hand-cut fries to workplace romance, employees of ‘McDonald’s No. 1’ have fond memories

December 14, 2018 at 6:42 p.m.

Some of Bob Skaleski’s fondest teenage memories are centered around a Des Plaines restaurant with gleaming arches that would later become one of the world’s most recognizable trademarks. Skaleski, 75,...

Logistics company Flexport to open Chicago office

December 15, 2018 at 2:26 a.m.

Transportation logistics company Flexport said it will open its first Midwest office in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Flexport, a freight forwarder that manages shipments via plane, ship and truck and...

Tax season confusion: What you need to know before you file this year

December 15, 2018 at 2:06 a.m.

Confused about how the new tax law will affect you? You’re not alone. With the ink barely dry on a new tax law, uncertainty abounds on what moves to make...

Bank of America has ended a popular free checking program, causing an uproar on social media.

Bank of America ends free checking option, causing customer uproar

April 8, 2019 at 2:19 a.m.

Bank of America has eliminated its only free checking account that doesn’t require a minimum balance, causing an uproar from customers on social media and spurring a petition to reverse...

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