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Chicago home sales continue slide as prices rise

June 18, 2018 at 2:28 a.m.

Sales of existing homes in the Chicago region continued their slide in November, but prices continued to rise, according to data released Monday by the Illinois Association of Realtors. Realtors...

Navy tests alcohol-based fuel for fighter jet

June 18, 2018 at 2:42 a.m.

The Navy on Monday said it had conducted a test flight of a fighter jet using a renewable alcohol-based fuel as an alternative to petroleum. The Navy, Naval Air Systems...

The monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Rome's Piazza Venezia.

United to add summer service between Chicago, Rome

June 18, 2018 at 2:33 a.m.

United Airlines in spring plans to launch new nonstop flights between O'Hare International Airport and Rome. The seasonal service will begin May 16, subject to government approval, and operate five...

Nearly 80 percent of employers give year-end bonuses, survey says

June 18, 2018 at 2:25 a.m.

Four of 5 employers plan to offer some type of holiday bonus or gift this year, but most are not the kind Wall Street gets, which this year is likely...

A United Airlines flight lands Nov. 6, 2014, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

Airline industry poised to fly high in 2015

June 18, 2018 at 2:34 a.m.

The airline industry in 2015 is likely to be healthy again thanks to mergers and falling jet fuel prices, and while consumers might be stuffed into slimmer seats in coach...

American to hire 250 at O’Hare as it revamps schedule

June 18, 2018 at 2:52 a.m.

American Airlines will hire an additional 250 people as it revamps its flight schedule at O'Hare International Airport in the spring to group flights closer together, according to a company...

A woman places a cigar into a package at La Corona Cigars Factory in Havana, Cuba.

Businesses welcome shift on Cuba

June 18, 2018 at 2:55 a.m.

Since Phil Ledbetter started working at Up Down Cigar some 14 years ago, he's regularly asked the same questions: Where are the Cuban cigars? In the back? "We don't do...

American Airlines to offer bonus miles for pricey tickets

April 5, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

American Airlines said Monday it will begin awarding bonus frequent-flier miles to customers who buy pricey seats in first- and business-class cabins. The airline said the promotion will give AAdvantage...

American Airlines adding Gogo Wi-Fi to regional jets

June 18, 2018 at 3:45 a.m.

American Airlines will outfit 250 of its regional jets with onboard wireless Internet access supplied by Itasca-based Gogo, the airline said Thursday. The upgrades to the two-cabin commuter jets, largely...

23,000 United flight attendants getting iPhones to improve service

June 18, 2018 at 3:45 a.m.

United Airlines flight attendants will be getting iPhone 6 Plus smartphones to use as onboard cash registers and eventually to store their safety manuals, replacing paper ones, the airline said...

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