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The emergency entrance at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare warns 56,000 donors and patients about data breach

September 4, 2020 at 4:27 p.m.

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare has notified about 56,000 donors and patients that their personal records were accessed earlier this year in a data breach that involved one of the health system's...

More than 100 school buses are parked on the Illinois School Bus Co. lot in Crestwood on Sept. 3, 2020.

Bus contractors, uniform suppliers, trophy makers: Many Chicago-area companies feel the pain as schools begin with remote learning

September 4, 2020 at 6:40 p.m.

Billy Hinton is normally busy this time of year, fulfilling orders made by schools in the spring for medallions, plaques and trophies from his shop in south suburban Dolton. But...

Illinois received approval Sept. 1, 2020, to pay an extra $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits under the Lost Wages Assistance program authorized by President Donald Trump through an executive order in August.

Illinois receives approval for extra $300 in weekly jobless benefits from FEMA

September 2, 2020 at 5:13 p.m.

Illinois has received approval for an extra $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits authorized by President Donald Trump through an executive order in August. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which...

The coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse.

Illinois warns extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits would last only three weeks and leave out thousands of jobless workers

September 1, 2020 at 4:46 p.m.

Illinois hasn't been approved for the extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits authorized by President Donald Trump, but is already warning the aid will be limited. The state said Monday...

Liz Rodríguez, propietaria de Tails Up Chicago, pasea a la perrita Stella de sus clientes, cerca de Soldier Field el jueves 6 de agosto de 2020 en Chicago.

La Corte Suprema mantuvo vigente DACA, pero el futuro de los inmigrantes es incierto. ‘Sentimos que somos un objetivo’

August 28, 2020 at 12:06 p.m.

Liz Rodríguez, de 29 años, quien fue traída a Estados Unidos desde México a los 7 años, tenía grandes planes para 2020. La propietaria de la empresa de paseos de...

McCormick Place, which is usually busy and full of people, is quiet and largely empty, as several conventions have been canceled, due to the coronavirus, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Abel Uribe/baiduhai

McCormick Place loses its largest 2021 convention so far as coronavirus cancellations creep into next year

August 27, 2020 at 3:09 p.m.

The Chicago Dental Society has canceled its annual February meeting at McCormick Place and will move the event online, in a sign that the coronavirus's toll on the city's tourism...

Liz Rodriguez, owner of Tails Up Chicago, walks a client's dog, Stella, on Aug. 6, 2020, in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago.

The Supreme Court kept DACA alive, but the future remains uncertain for immigrants. ‘It feels like we have a target on our backs.’

December 14, 2020 at 12:42 p.m.

Liz Rodriguez, who was brought to the U.S. from Mexico at age 7, had big plans for 2020. The 29-year-old owner of dog walking company Tails Up Chicago hoped to...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks in Chicago on June 5, 2019.

Jobless workers could get an extra $300 a week in benefits. Pritzker says Illinois is applying for Trump’s benefits program.

August 27, 2020 at 10:48 a.m.

Illinois is applying for the $300 weekly unemployment benefits supplement President Trump ordered earlier this month to provide financial assistance to jobless workers during the coronavirus pandemic. On Aug. 8,...

Andrea Zopp, president and CEO of World Business Chicago, said the not-for-profit organization laid off five employees earlier this month and will cut another four unfilled positions.

World Business Chicago cuts 9 positions as pandemic cuts into revenue

August 21, 2020 at 5:29 p.m.

World Business Chicago, the public-private partnership that serves as the city's economic development arm, will cut nine of its 39 positions as the agency faces a revenue shortfall this year....

Navy Pier is seen from a Wendella Sightseeing Co. tour boat on Aug. 21, 2020. The popular Chicago tourist attraction is planning to close for the season on Sept. 8, 2020.

Is Chicago tourism done until 2021? Facing fewer visitors and the possibility of losses, some venues are closing early.

August 24, 2020 at 4:53 p.m.

Chicago's tourism season may wrap up early as hotels and some city attractions, struggling with fewer visitors and revenue losses, consider shutting down for the remainder of the year. The...

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