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Emergency savings? Many Americans don’t have any, report says

June 15, 2018 at 2:24 p.m.

Nearly a third of Americans have no emergency savings, a five-year high, according to a report released Tuesday. A Bankrate.com survey showed 29 percent of Americans have no fund for...

A lawsuit filed by four flight attendants in Cook County Circuit Court says that when certain valves and seals leak, engine oil and byproducts can mix with drawn-in air, forcing harmful fumes into the airplane cabin.

Lawsuit against Boeing says airplane cabin air can turn toxic

June 15, 2018 at 2:41 p.m.

Airplane cabin air can turn toxic, sickening passengers and crew, a problem that's been alleged for decades in the U.S. and around the world, says a lawsuit filed Monday against...

The Portillo's restaurant at 100 W. Ontario St. in Chicago.

Portillo’s names new CEO

May 27, 2020 at 9:59 a.m.

Portillo's on Monday said it named a new CEO, the president of Noodles & Company, the latest change after founder Dick Portillo sold his chain to a private equity firm...

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., stands near a graphic as he criticizes new rules proposed to reduce the size of airline travelers' carry-on bags Monday, June 15, 2015, at Newark Liberty Airport in Newark, N.J.

Airline group backpedals on smaller carry-on standard

May 25, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

You probably won't need to buy a smaller carry-on suitcase after all. The international airline association that proposed smaller maximum dimensions for carry-ons and set off a furor backpedaled on...

A study to be released Wednesday by the Woodstock Institute looked at 2011 to 2013 data and found that women in the Chicago area were less likely to get mortgages than men.

Women far less likely to be approved for mortgage in Chicago area

June 15, 2018 at 2:58 p.m.

Women in the Chicago area are generally less likely to receive mortgages than men, a phenomenon that could hinder women's ability to build wealth and establish financial security, according to...

Ron Weiss is the founder and owner of Shirts Our Business. When a Chicago sports team is in line for a championship, Weiss' phone starts ringing.

With the Blackhawks win, Chicago shop prints championship T-shirts

June 16, 2018 at 5:08 p.m.

A small Chicago screen-printing shop is among the companies that went into power-play mode when the final horn sounded Monday night and the Chicago Blackhawks started celebrating a third Stanley...

Ron Weiss, founder and owner of Shirts Our Business, at his office with a 2013 Stanley Cup Champions T-shirt his company printed.

Will the Blackhawks win? Chicago shop is ready to print championship shirts

June 15, 2018 at 3:18 p.m.

Assuming the Chicago Blackhawks can pull off another championship this week, a small Chicago screen-printing shop will go into power-play mode, cranking out T-shirts that are likely to end up...

Travelers deal with long waits and flight cancelations at O'Hare International Airport in January 2014.

Missed airline connections? Use Twitter to get help quickly

June 15, 2018 at 4:11 p.m.

If you need help from an airline, standing in line at the airport or phoning its customer service line is so yesterday. Today passengers are successfully tweeting their way out...

Additional hotel rooms are under construction at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Chicago-based Hyatt ranked No. 4 among hotels in a hospitality study by the Reputation Institute.

Hyatt, Orbitz score well with consumers

August 23, 2019 at 12:33 p.m.

When it comes to great reputations in the travel and hospitality industries, Chicago-based Hyatt and Orbitz Worldwide rank near the top, according to a study released Thursday by the Reputation...

United Airlines employees protest at annual meeting

March 30, 2019 at 5:21 a.m.

Frustration among United Airlines' 9,000 unionized maintenance technicians, some of whom demonstrated outside the carrier's headquarters in Chicago on Wednesday, spilled over to the corporate annual meeting inside. United and...

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