Hospitality
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Lake Geneva's new draw this year: Its restaurants are open
May 19, 2020 1:00 am - LAKE GENEVA, Wis. - This tranquil resort town on the shores of shimmering Geneva Lake has always beckoned as a kind of quiet Midwestern paradise, drawing people from all...
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Alliance to host Pickup Restaurant WeekMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - ST. CHARLES - The St. Charles Business Alliance will host Pickup Restaurant Week June 8-14. The Pickup Restaurant Week will feature 20% off on orders of $20 or more (exc...
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Uber approaches Grubhub with takeover offerMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - Uber has made an offer to acquire Chicago-based Grubhub in a move that would build out its food-delivery platform even as it shutters parts of its own service abroad, ac...
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Steak n Shake to close 57 restaurants nationwideMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - The parent company of hamburger chain Steak n Shake said it is closing 57 restaurants nationwide due to declining sales resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, according t...
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Great Wolf Lodge offers program to support nursesApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - GURNEE - In honor of Nurses Month in May, Great Wolf Lodge will offer customers a chance to support nurses confronting the COVID-19 outbreak through its "Nights for Nurs...
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Stalled Schaumburg hotel project gets extension on permit feesApr 28, 2020 11:00 pm - A financially stalled project to build the 31st and 32nd hotels in Schaumburg is still alive and has been granted an extension by the village board to seek building perm...
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Suburban restaurants, hotels, breweries receive grants via lotteryApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - The state of Illinois this week released a list of hospitality industry businesses selected via lottery to share $14.45 million in grants. The Hospitality Emergency Gran...
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Restaurant workers got masks. They'd also like a permanent raise.
Apr 12, 2020 6:00 am - Some U.S. fast-food workers are finally getting face masks and emergency sick days to help get them through the coronavirus outbreak. Now the challenge for labor activis...
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Some suburban bars, restaurants to get share of $14 million grant programApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - Some suburban sit-down restaurants and bars forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been selected in a lottery to receive a share of $14 million from the state...
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Bars crater and grocers boom, showing huge mismatch in U.S. jobs
Apr 05, 2020 6:20 am - Bri Hlava lost her bartending jobs when the Silver Dollar and the Pearl of Germantown in Louisville, Kentucky, shut down in the coronavirus pandemic. She had earned $600...