Ally Marotti

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, left, speaks with Mayor Lori Lightfoot after a Sept. 9, 2019, announcement that Uber Freight will be located at The Old Post Office in Chicago.

Uber laying off another 3,000 workers, raising more questions about the company’s future in Chicago

May 18, 2020 at 10:14 p.m.

Uber Technologies is laying off another 3,000 workers and closing about 45 offices around the world as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on its ride-share business, the company's...

A July 16, 2013, photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Californnia. Illinois Facebook users could get between $150 and $300 as part of a $550 million class-action privacy settlement the social media giant reached in January.

Some Illinois Facebook users could get $300 under massive biometric privacy settlement

May 14, 2020 at 7:56 p.m.

Illinois Facebook users could soon learn if they're eligible for up to $300 as part of a class-action settlement alleging the social media giant violated state privacy law with its...

Popular TikTok app is latest target of biometric privacy case as four Illinois teens file suit

May 14, 2020 at 7:29 p.m.

TikTok, a social media app that has skyrocketed in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, has been sued for allegedly violating Illinois users' privacy rights. The app, most popular among teenagers,...

Founders of Pillar Booth, from left, Ryan Leavitt, Sam Matthew and Jordan Goodman, stand for a photo with Morgan Li's co-owners Jonathan Rosenband, back, and his brother Andy Rosenband, on May 6, 2020.

Pillar Booth usually makes ‘phone booths’ for offices. Now it also makes booths to protect health care workers testing for COVID-19.

May 27, 2020 at 8:18 p.m.

Pillar Booth launched less than a year ago, selling soundproof "phone booths" companies can put in their offices to provide a distraction-free place for employees to work. Such booths are...

Downtown workers pass by the Grubhub's headquarters in the Loop.

Uber reportedly in talks to buy Grubhub. The deal would combine two of the top three food ordering platforms in the country.

May 12, 2020 at 9:38 p.m.

Uber Technologies reportedly is in talks to acquire Chicago-based Grubhub, a deal that would combine two of the top three food delivery platforms in the country. A combined Uber Eats-Grubhub...

2.3 million more Illinois jobs at risk: The devastating economic toll of the virus in 6 charts

May 12, 2020 at 11:35 a.m.

Illinois is facing an unemployment crisis unlike any seen since the Great Depression, as the new coronavirus ravages the economy and puts people out of work. The situation may get...

As Chicago-based Grubhub contends with upset restaurateurs and social media ire, the company must make clear what costs are associated with food delivery, CEO Matt Maloney said during an earnings call Thursday.

Grubhub isn’t cheating restaurants, it’s breaking even on orders, CEO says

May 7, 2020 at 7:59 p.m.

As Grubhub contends with upset restaurateurs and social media ire over the fees it charges, the company must make clear what costs are associated with food delivery, CEO Matt Maloney...

Christopher Stephens, executive director of Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, stands on the center's empty Hall A, May 6, 2020.

Illinois’ convention industry reopens last under Pritzker’s plan. A dark McCormick Place could mean a $923 million economic hit in the year’s second half.

May 7, 2020 at 4:39 p.m.

Before Illinoisans were working from home, before restaurants had shut down and before the stay-at-home order was in place, the coronavirus pandemic was already ravaging the state's convention business. Now...

Cresco Labs employee Nicholas Stankus counts out cash received for a medical cannabis sale on Dec. 30, 2019.

Illinois legal weed sales during the first full month of coronavirus lockdown amount to almost $37.3 million

May 4, 2020 at 9:59 p.m.

Legal weed sales during Illinois' first full month of coronavirus lockdown amounted to almost $37.3 million, surpassing every month of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois so far except January. Dispensaries...

The former Montgomery Ward catalog warehouse at 600 W. Chicago Ave., home to Groupon, is seen Feb,. 25, 2020.

Groupon wants out of half of its Chicago HQ, beginning an expected wave of space opening up as companies lay off workers

May 1, 2020 at 8:36 p.m.

Groupon is looking to shed about half the space in its Chicago headquarters, after widespread layoffs and furloughs at the deals company. The company is offering 150,000 square feet of...

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