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Antionette Wonsey, who has rented spaces on Airbnb for the last few years, is photographed in May in her Englewood home. A Purdue University study found Airbnb rentals did not have a statistically significant effect on restaurant jobs in Chicago. Airbnb says the study is flawed.

Airbnb provides bigger economic boost for white neighborhoods, study finds

December 13, 2018 at 3:09 a.m.

Airbnb rentals help local economies by driving restaurant traffic and employment in a handful of U.S. cities, but not in predominantly black or Hispanic neighborhoods, according to a study from...

Victoria Arguelles is seen June 28, 2018, at her Kool Beanz Cafe in Granite City, Ill. The cafe is only blocks from the Granite City Works.

Trump’s tariffs revive Granite City jobs, and optimism

December 13, 2018 at 2:55 a.m.

Grab a cup of coffee with a resident of Granite City and you’ll likely hear it said that the southern Illinois city was built around the local U.S. Steel plant,...

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and criminal sex acts, frequently used nondisclosure agreements to silence women who accused him of sexual misconduct.

Why the tax overhaul could lead to lower settlements for sexual harassment victims

December 13, 2018 at 2:43 a.m.

The tax overhaul law, written last year near the height of the #MeToo movement, could place a bigger financial burden on victims of workplace sexual harassment and make such cases...

Citibank has settled with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over its failure to lower interest rates on some credit cards that were eligible for a reduction.

Citibank settles with regulator: 1.75M credit card holders to split $335 million

December 13, 2018 at 2:25 a.m.

Citibank has settled with a federal regulator over its failure to lower interest rates on some credit cards that were eligible for a reduction. About 1.75 million cardholders were affected,...

For restaurants, tracking food waste, costs ‘could be the difference between succeeding and going out of business’

May 14, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

There’s an old joke about the restaurant industry that illustrates how hard it is to make a buck: How do you make a million dollars owning a restaurant? Start with...

First Midwest Bank has revealed the locations of the 19 branches it plans to close over the next six months.

First Midwest Bank reveals locations of planned branch closures

December 13, 2018 at 12:19 p.m.

First Midwest Bank has revealed the locations of the 19 branches it plans to close over the next six months. The Itasca-based company said last month that it would close...

A woman works on her laptop on the terrace of McDonald's new headquarters, June 4, 2018, in Chicago.

McDonald’s officially opens HQ in Chicago, leaving Oak Brook campus behind

December 13, 2018 at 11:45 a.m.

Chicago is now the official home of the Golden Arches. McDonald’s unveiled its new $250 million headquarters building in the Fulton Market district Monday, a move that is part of...

A customer takes his food from a food truck in the 100 block of South Wacker on June 1, 2018, as the trucks serve office workers and visitors. After a dispute among food truck operators at the spot Thursday, the police issued citations to trucks and many left the area.

Willis Tower food truck scuffle drives vendors out

December 13, 2018 at 11:34 a.m.

A skirmish among food truck operators at one of the most popular mobile food sites in the Loop led many regular vendors to serve lunch elsewhere on Friday. Less than...

Students walk on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago in September 2017. TransUnion has funded a $500,000 endowment at the university to pay for a new data science professorship.

Lots of data science jobs, not enough workers. TransUnion hopes new UIC professorship can help change that.

December 13, 2018 at 11:34 a.m.

TransUnion, the Chicago-based credit reporting agency, has funded the creation of a new professor position at the University of Illinois at Chicago in hopes of addressing a growing need for...

Laura Pekarik, owner of Cupcakes for Courage, stands in her food truck after the announcement of her lawsuit filed against city of Chicago on Nov. 14, 2012.

Food truck case against Chicago heads to state Supreme Court

December 14, 2018 at 3:19 p.m.

A food truck owner who has argued for years that Chicago’s restrictions on mobile food vendors are too strict has won a chance to plead her case in front of...

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