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December 29, 2017

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Shoppers can expect more change in Chicago's grocery stores in 2018

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It's change or die in the hypercompetitive grocery industry, as retailers try to keep up with customers who demand fresher food, a better in-store experience and delivery or pickup options. In the year ahead, industry experts expect those trends to continue, even as the pace of store openings slows.

Chicago's top business stories of 2017

Chicago chases Amazon, Cat's move to Deerfield, United's viral moment and more.

Not much to 'like' if Facebook job ads ignore older workers

ROBERT REED: A new job-recruitment offering from Facebook cuts out older workers. Facebook and its corporate clients should wise up and dump this ham-handed strategy before it spirals out of control.

Chicago restaurant owners see correction, a lot more closings, coming in 2018

A brutal year for Chicago restaurant closings has industry leaders wondering what comes next.

Most Illinois metro areas add jobs in November, including more than 30,000 in Chicago area

Every metropolitan area in Illinois saw its unemployment rate drop in November compared with a year before, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

'I'm a rock star': Thanks to the tax bill, America's accountants are suddenly very popular people

"Finally," said Tom Wheelwright, chief executive of Tax-Free Wealth CPAs in Tempe, Arizona, "a topic of conversation everyone wants to talk about that I'm the expert on!"

Here's how emojis get made — and which ones might come next

Not since the printing press has something changed written language as much as have emojis.

The dark side of your $5 Footlong: Business owners say it could bankrupt them

A Subway sandwich is far more than the sum of its fillings, franchisee Keith Miller says. As the chain brings back its popular $5 Footlong promotion, he is among franchisees rebelling against the move.

How to fix the American diet, according to the man who coined the term 'junk food'

The man that coined the phrase "junk food" sat down to talk diet, nutrition and what comes next for food policy in the United States.

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