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The Belvidere Assembly Plant, operated by Stellantis, in Belvidere on Nov. 9, 2023.

Illinois skirted a recession last year. Here’s what to know about the job market in 2024.

January 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Vanessa Tejeda, 25, started a new job at Swedish Hospital in November. Tejeda, a certified nursing assistant, lives in the Albany Park neighborhood with her three kids, who range in...

Food production workers at Portillo's Food Service in Addison rally on April 6, 2023.

Labor board officials uphold Portillo’s union election results after challenges; company says it will appeal again

December 20, 2023 at 5:10 p.m.

Local labor board officials upheld the results of a union election at a Portillo's food preparation facility in suburban Addison after two challenges by the company. Angie Cowan Hamada, regional...

A dark purple and green building with yellow accents and drive-thru lanes is believed to be a future CosMc's site, along Weber Road near Boughton Road, Dec. 5., 2023, in Bolingbrook.

McDonald’s will open first CosMc’s spinoff in suburban Bolingbrook this week

December 6, 2023 at 4:46 p.m.

The week after photos of its new spinoff CosMc's in suburban Bolingbrook surfaced on social media, McDonald's officially announced the concept at an investor day in Chicago Wednesday. CosMc's, named...

Austan Goolsbee, CEO of the Federal Reserve's Chicago branch, speaks at the Detroit Economic Club, Nov. 14, 2023. (Breana Noble/The Detroit News)

Chicago Fed president Goolsbee says inflation on track to reach 2% goal

December 1, 2023 at 1:20 p.m.

Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee said Friday that inflation is on track to slow to the central bank's goal of 2%. Speaking at the regional bank's annual economic outlook symposium,...

The exterior of the closed Save A Lot at 7908 S. Halsted St. in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood is seen on Nov. 17, 2023.

As Chicago considers city-run grocery, officials say all options are on the table. But the challenges are steep.

November 29, 2023 at 11:01 a.m.

Earlier this month, Asiaha Butler went to four different stores in search of fresh mint. Butler, CEO of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood, went to the Aldi on 63rd...

A customer browses health items at Merz Apothecary in Lincoln Square on Nov. 21, 2023.

Chicago small businesses face uncertainty heading into holidays as shoppers show signs of caution

November 29, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

December is the most important month of the year for Hyde Park boutique The Silver Room, where planning for the holiday season begins in September. Holiday shoppers come to buy...

Rosa Pedroza mide la altura y el peso de Jessma, de 4 años, mientras su madre, Jessana Malaue, de 27 años, se inscribe en el programa de nutrición suplementaria para mujeres, bebés y niños en el centro de salud Near North el 1 de noviembre de 2023.

Inmigrantes en lucha por comida en Chicago

April 15, 2024 at 3:39 p.m.

Jessana Malaue pasa mucho tiempo preocupándose por la comida. Le preocupa si sus familiares en Venezuela están recibiendo lo suficiente para comer en el país empobrecido del que huyó. Le...

An employee stocks the prepared food shelves, April 21, 2022, at Foxtrot Market in Tribune Tower.

Foxtrot will merge with Dom’s in specialty grocer deal

November 27, 2023 at 4:22 p.m.

Chicago-based grocery startups Foxtrot and Dom's Kitchen & Market, which looked to carve a niche in Chicago's competitive grocery market with upscale, small-format stores, will merge. The merged companies will...

Rosa Pedroza measures 4-year-old Jessma's height and weight while her mother, Jessana Malaue, 27, enrolls in the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children at Near North Health center on Nov. 1, 2023.

Half full: Migrants struggle to eat in Chicago

March 11, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

Jessana Malaue spends a lot of time worrying about food. She worries whether her family members in Venezuela are getting enough to eat in the impoverished country she fled from....

Berlin workers, who are unionized with United Here Local 1, and supporters of the workers, hold a rally in front of the Belmont Avenue nightclub on Oct. 25, 2023.

Berlin Nightclub closes after 40 years amidst union boycott

November 21, 2023 at 6:50 p.m.

Famed Northalsted nightclub Berlin has closed a month into a boycott called for by newly-unionized bar staff who said the club has stalled contract negotiations. A Tuesday afternoon post on...

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