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Walmart is adding four new fulfillment centers to its existing capacity, a move that will bring more than 4,000 jobs and make next- or two-day shipping…

When The Onion relocated its editorial operations from New York to Chicago 10 years ago, nearly a third of the East Coast scribes refused to move,…

Northwestern Medicine plans to spend more than $100 million to build a 120,000-square-foot outpatient care center in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood — after facing past criticism that…

The Chicago Water Taxi will again operate on a limited schedule this summer, as fewer office workers are downtown to commute by boat along the Chicago…

Illinois announced its first probable case of monkeypox on Thursday — one of a small, but growing number of cases across the country.This 2003 electron microscope…

WASHINGTON — Mary Jane Riva, CEO of the Pizza Factory, has a cautionary message for her customers this summer: Prepare to wait longer for your Hawaiian…

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year home loan remain elevated.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday…

Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with the number of Americans collecting unemployment at historically low levels.Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 11,000 to…

Amazon has been “obstructing” a congressional investigation into the company’s labor practices during severe weather events by failing to produce materials requested of them more than…

Last year, Brick Zurek, a shift supervisor at a Starbucks in the Loop, found working conditions at the store becoming increasingly untenable.People coming into the store…