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David Haghnaji, owner of Campus Gear in downtown Evanston, stocks another of his locations, The Locker Room, across from Ryan Field, with new Northwestern gear Oct. 15, 2020, ahead of the Big Ten football season.

Big Ten football is back, but COVID-19 crowd bans leave college towns struggling

October 27, 2020 at 3:45 p.m.

During the summer, Campus Gear owner David Haghnaji bought about 200 boxes of sweaters, T-shirts and knickknacks emblazoned with Northwestern University's wildcat logo, despite uncertainty about whether there would be...

The entrance to McCormick Place is empty on March 14, 2020, in Chicago.

Prospects dim for return of Chicago’s convention industry. ‘I would say definitely not 2021.’

October 21, 2020 at 11:04 a.m.

Chicago's convention industry, one of the city's major sources of tax revenue, might not return in any significant fashion until 2022, dealing a prolonged financial blow to the city as...

Jesus Mendoza, 23, at his Southeast Side home Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Mendoza graduated from Chicago State University in May with a business administration degree. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

College grads struggle to launch careers in a pandemic economy. ‘I chose the worst year to get my life together.’

October 10, 2020 at 10:37 a.m.

Kevin Zheng had big plans lined up as he prepared to graduate in the spring with a degree in criminal justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago. The 23-year-old...

Willis Tower and Chase Tower are lit in red on May 2, 2020.

It’s a four-peat: Chicago again voted best large city by Condé Nast Traveler readers

October 6, 2020 at 2:28 p.m.

Chicago has been voted the best large city in the U.S. for the fourth year in a row — a first in the category's history — in the Condé Nast...

Exterior of the closed Illinois Department of Employment Services office at 2444 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Having trouble reaching the unemployment office? Local nonprofit launches virtual chatbot to help people with jobless claims

October 5, 2020 at 4:41 p.m.

As thousands of Illinoisans continue to file for unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic and swamp state call centers, a local nonprofit has created a virtual chatbot to make the...

Advocate Aurora Health ends merger talks with Michigan’s largest health system

October 4, 2020 at 9:06 a.m.

Advocate Aurora Health and Beaumont Health have ended discussions on a proposed merger that could have created a $17 billion health system in the Upper Midwest. In June, Advocate Aurora...

Dominyka Salaviejute, center left, helps customers shop for ornaments at Daley Center Plaza on opening day of Christkindlmarket in Chicago on Nov. 15, 2019. The free holiday market runs through Dec. 24. (Camille Fine / baiduhai)

Christkindlmarket cancels outdoor holiday markets in Chicago and Milwaukee, will begin selling online instead Nov. 1

October 1, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.

Chicagoans won't be able to sip on gluhwein while strolling through Daley Plaza or buy an annual keepsake mug at Christkindlmarket after organizers of the popular outdoor holiday market canceled...

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory test X-ray equipment for the scientific investigation of an 1,800 year-old Egyptian mummy Nov. 27, 2017, at the Advanced Photon Source building near Lemont.

Why did Trump call racial sensitivity training ‘racist’ at the debate, and why are diversity experts so concerned?

October 4, 2020 at 11:16 p.m.

President Donald Trump at Tuesday night's debate defended his move to restrict racial sensitivity training undertaken by companies and organizations that do business with the federal government, calling it "racist."...

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

Trump: entrenamiento de sensibilidad racial es ‘racista’. Esto preocupa a empresas y expertos en diversidad

September 30, 2020 at 10:51 a.m.

En el debate del martes, el presidente Donald Trump defendió su decisión de restringir la capacitación en sensibilidad racial realizada por empresas y organizaciones que hacen negocios con el gobierno...

Byline Bancorp plans to close 20% of its branches by early next year.

Byline Bank closing 20% of its branches

September 22, 2020 at 3:14 p.m.

Byline Bank plans to close 20% of its branches by early next year while investing in its online banking platform. The bank said it will close 11 of its 57...

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