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Cartons of eggs are seen at a Kroger grocery store on Aug. 15, 2022, in Houston. (Brandon Bell/Getty)

Kroger can label eggs ‘farm fresh’ even if they weren’t produced by ‘hens frolicking in elysian green pastures,’ federal judge rules

August 9, 2024 at 12:08 p.m.

Plaintiff and Mariano's shopper Adam Sorkin filed a lawsuit against Kroger in federal court in Chicago last fall.

A cyclist rides near the closed Save-A-Lot grocery store, owned by Yellow Banana, under renovation at 420 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood, Aug. 8, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago inches closer to a city-owned grocery store after study finds it ‘necessary’ and ‘feasible’

August 8, 2024 at 4:07 p.m.

The report suggests the city not attempt to operate a supermarket itself, but rather partner with a for-profit operator, a non-profit operator or a co-op.

Barista Daniella Martinez, right, helps Kellyn Moran with her order at Froth, a coffee shop inside The Duncan apartment building, in the West Loop on Aug. 5, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago business owners unsure if they’ll see DNC business boost

August 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Representatives of the city’s hospitality industry said they are hopeful, but not convinced, that the convention would be good for business.

Deere reports 300 more layoffs, this time of salaried workers

July 30, 2024 at 3:58 p.m.

The batch of layoffs comes after the tractor giant said earlier this month it would lay off nearly 600 workers across two factories in Iowa and one in Moline.

Chicago-area contractor cited again for safety violations

July 29, 2024 at 6:38 p.m.

Earlier this year, OSHA inspectors repeatedly observed employees of the contractor, KW Framing Inc., working from heights of more than 30 feet without required fall protection, according to citations issued...

Food production workers at Portillo’s Food Service in Addison, who have filed for a union election with the NLRB, rally with union ironworkers on April 6, 2023. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Portillo’s argues that NLRB is unconstitutional in labor board filings

July 25, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.

Portillo’s is one of the latest companies to respond to allegations of labor law violations by arguing that the structure of the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces labor law...

Luggage is carted as some conveyors were down at O'Hare International Airport as a global technology outage grounded flights, July 19, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Flights disrupted. Radio stations knocked off the air. Mobile ordering suspended. Global technology outage creates headaches in Chicago area.

July 19, 2024 at 5:09 p.m.

The issues were caused by a faulty software update and affected computers running Microsoft Windows, and were not due to a security incident or cyberattack, according to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike,...

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