Jack in the Box will return to Chicago area next year
Jack in the Box plans to open eight company-owned stores in the area, mostly in the suburbs. A Chicago proper location will be located near Midway Airport.
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Chicago’s minimum wage is set to go up July 1. Here’s what you need to know.
July 1 also marks the first step in the city’s plan to gradually phase out the tipped minimum wage by 2028.
The Fresh Market opening at now-shuttered Dom’s location this fall
The Fresh Market operates supermarkets across 22 states. Its four existing Illinois stores are all suburban.
Verbal abuse, a ‘sex-driven’ culture: Ex-employees describe toxic environment at Guaranteed Rate
Ex-employees allege they experienced persistent verbal abuse and a misogynistic environment at Chicago-based mortgage company Guaranteed Rate.
Operator of John Hancock Center’s observation deck buys iconic Signature Room space, promises ‘something spectacular’ will take its place
360 Chicago hasn't decided how it will use the two floors, which are located directly above its 94th-floor observation deck.
Illinois legislature approves measure to amend state biometric privacy law
The law, considered among the strictest of its kind, requires companies to gain consent before they collect and store biometric information such as fingerprints or retina scans.
LGBTQ+ app Grindr prepares move to new Chicago office with plans to expand
The company announced the move Thursday, citing the app's "strong financial performance" in 2023, according to a news release.
Dom’s, Foxtrot parent files for bankruptcy in wake of abrupt closure
The company, which abruptly closed all stores April 23, estimated no funds would be available to pay unsecured creditors after administrative costs were paid.
Portillo’s workers at Aurora food prep facility vote to unionize
The location is the second Portillo’s facility to unionize, though the results of a vote at an Addison location a year ago remain contested.
DHL to pay Chicago-area drivers $8.7M in EEOC racial discrimination settlement
The federal employment agency accused the company of assigning Black workers to routes in neighborhoods with higher crime rates and segregating Black and white employees.