Business

A few dozen college students whose families live in Chicago Housing Authority residences met potential employers Tuesday afternoon at a job fair.

Marshalls is expected to begin layoffs Jan. 31 at stores in Morgan Park and Back of the Yards.

The El Mexico grocery store opened in 1979, giving the people of Des Plaines a unique shopping experience.

Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon.

An Australian commodities trader pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Chicago to manipulating market prices by placing orders in the millions of dollars, then canceling them within milliseconds so that he could sell smaller orders at a profit.

Authorities in southern Wisconsin say a medical helicopter flying in to pick up a Ultra-Terrain Vehicle crash victim had to cancel its flight when someone shining a laser pointer injured the pilot.

Slack, the work-focused messaging service, says it mistakenly deactivated accounts for some of the users of its work-focused messaging service this week as it implemented a system update to comply with U.S. economic sanctions and trade embargoes.

The huddled masses are still able to visit the Statue of Liberty. The Grand Canyon is open for business. The government says other national parks "will remain as accessible as possible."

Wage-theft allegations against a restaurant owner claim hours were routinely erased from workers' paychecks, many weren't paid overtime for working more than 40 hours, and they weren't given final paychecks after leaving.

The S&P 500 dropped 50, the NASDAQ lost 159 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed nearly 500 points, posting its lowest close since May, settling to 24,100.