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JUNE 6, 2019

Bancorp is closing 21 branches in the Chicago area as part of a restructuring plan to expand its physical footprint in some markets while shrinking its presence in others, bank spokesman Evan Lapiska confirmed.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Accounts receivable automation firm Billtrust announced that it is expanding its presence in Chicago. Chicago has been an incredible host to Billtrust, and we are thrilled to be growing our team there,” Billtrust CEO Flint Lane said in the announcement. The new space will hold employees in marketing, sales, and business development.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to Venture Beat , the Chicago store is located at 113 S. Amazon Go has launched another store, this time in the Windy City. Franklin Street, and offers standard convenience store fare that includes breakfast, lunch and dinner meal kits and hot food. The location will only be open on weekdays from 7 a.m.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Chicago is more than just the place the Chicago Cubs and Bulls call home. Bubbling under the surface of Chicago lies an up-and-coming tech center. Given that many large cities in the United States have increasingly become places for tech startups, it’s natural to see Chicago as one of the next tech centers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Daimler’s car-sharing service car2go was shut down temporarily Thursday (April 18) in Chicago after a slew of Mercedes-Benz cars were stolen by using the app. The Chicago Police Department confirmed the theft and said the investigation was continuing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Uber Freight has announced that it is investing $200 million to “put down roots” in Chicago. Chicago is consistently at the forefront of innovation, from building America’s foundational transportation systems and its first skyscraper, to fostering world-class universities and research centers.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The commitment of derivatives firms headquartered in Chicago is being tested by some $800 million in taxes proposed by the new mayor.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Later in 2020, our Charlotte office was named a “Best Place to Work” by the Charlotte Business Journal , the Detroit Free Press named Perficient a “Top Workplace,” and we continued our reign as one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago” in 2020. 2020 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

With everyone working from home, our colleagues in Chicago wanted to provide a way that they could stay connected with each other. Our Chicago team continues to be innovative in how they celebrate our company culture, even when we can’t be together. However, this year office potlucks have gone on hold and so has that connection.

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MAY 15, 2018

The Amazon Go store is getting ready to expand into San Francisco and Chicago. We plan to open Amazon Go in Chicago and San Francisco,” said an Amazon spokesperson, who didn’t have information about other cities where the store might launch. It’s located on the ground floor of the eCommerce giant’s new headquarters.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Sterling Bay, a Chicago developer, is throwing in a sports and concert stadium into its proposal for Amazon’s second U.S. According to a news report in the Chicago Tribune , the developer’s Lincoln Yards project includes the ability for Amazon to have a stadium at its headquarters.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A group of colleagues in our Chicago office came together throughout December to donate to and support the Greater Chicago Food Depository in the spirit of Perficient’s Make a December Difference Campaign. In our Chicago office, 15 people worked together to help out the Greater Chicago Food Depository by pooling their donations.

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JULY 11, 2019

As Lululemon looks to compete with Amazon and differentiate itself, the fitness apparel retailer is opening a massive store in Chicago. The location, which is in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, is 20,000 square feet, CNBC reported. The store features workout studios, a restaurant, and so-called one-of-a-kind merchandise.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Examples of Perficient’s collaborative and engaging culture can be found across all offices, and our Chicago office is no exception. The Perficient Chicago team has always been a fan of trivia. They would often gather in various spots around Chicago to participate in trivia nights throughout the year. A New Take on Trivia.

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MAY 15, 2017

is expanding in Chicago as it targets both brick-and-mortar and online expansion. According to Chain Store Age , the fashion retailer will open a flagship on Rush Street in Chicago this fall. Canada’s Aritzia Inc. The Vancouver, British Columbia–based company already operates a store in the Windy City, at Water Tower Place.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Daimler’s car-sharing service Car2go was shut down temporarily Thursday (April 18) in Chicago after a slew of Mercedes-Benz cars were stolen by using the app. TechCrunch reported the Chicago Police Department confirmed the crime and said the investigation was continuing.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Target has announced it is opening additional small-scale stores in New York City (NYC) and Chicago. In 2016, the company announced it had opened 23 “flex-format” stores — smaller stores less than 50,000 square feet designed for urban shoppers — in metro areas like Chicago, Philadelphia and Berkeley, California.

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BankDeals

AUGUST 12, 2020

Chicago Municipal Employees Credit Union's 48-month Share Certificate has competitive rates for three balance tiers of $25k, $10k and $1k.

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APRIL 18, 2018

As grocers ramp up their digital offerings, Meijer is gearing up to launch a self-scanning mobile app in the Chicago area that allows shoppers to scan their purchases throughout the store and check out at a dedicated counter. But shoppers will still have the option of a traditional checkout experience, The Chicago Tribune reported.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Recently, our Chicago colleagues got creative and thought up a new way to virtually connect while encouraging everyone to get active and healthy at the same time! Our Chicago team created an event called the Perficient Virtual Fitness Challenge: “Miracle Miles” for October. Perficient’s Miracle Miles.

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JUNE 8, 2020

Our Chicago team members fit right into this category when they dedicated a night to making masks for themselves and their friends and families. Chicago’s PPE Shortage. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Chicago and its surrounding areas have been a hotspot for the coronavirus. BYOMM (Bring Your Own Mask Materials).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The program is a pilot that will come at zero cost to Chicago taxpayers. In terms of the tech business in Chicago, it calls itself a “living lab” within which GCBA can explore certain issues. The three-way partnership plans on identifying ways that the technology sector can help the public sector.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2016

Amazon is dominating in the eCommerce world, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t see value in physical store fronts, with the eCommerce retailer gearing up to open up an offline store in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. This isn’t the first time Amazon has melded the online and offline worlds. ”

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AUGUST 29, 2016

Sephora is expanding its Beauty TIP Workshop store format to Chicago — with some fancy new high tech flourishes added. Considering that the new Chicago location features some 13,000 products to play with in their interactive environment — actually a lot. How much could there possibly be to learn?

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Abrigo

JANUARY 27, 2015

Bank and credit union executives and leading industry experts will convene September 23-25 in Chicago, Illinois, for the premier banking conference covering the ALLL and stress testing. Given the downtown venue, attendees will also be steps from top Chicago destinations like Navy Pier, Michigan Avenue and Lake Michigan.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

The company is reportedly looking to bring a two-story flagship store to the Windy City, according to the Chicago Tribune. In the past, the Chicago Tribune noted that retail and technology experts had thought Google would build stores to create a place to highlight its electronics.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Marking the first prosecution in Chicago of theft in the cryptocurrency industry, a trader with a financial firm was charged with fraud. Joseph Kim allegedly misappropriated $2 million in bitcoin and litecoin, the United States Department of Justice said in a press release.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Meanwhile, the Chicago City Council is gearing up to consider a moratorium on doing any bond-related business with Wells Fargo as well. The Wells Fargo fake account scandal has resulted in more fallout for the beleaguered bank — this time, with Illinois announcing a ban on bond and investment work with Wells Fargo.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 6, 2023

The Chicago-based fintech, which was valued at $1 billion in 2021, recently initiated its second round of layoffs in less than a year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

A vote in Chicago this week could decide if Uber and Lyft will continue to operate there, as the vote from the full city council will determine whether or not ride-sharing firms will have to comply with the same types of regulations city-licensed taxi drivers are forced to. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel notably opposes the measure.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 28, 2022

The Chicago-based banking technology provider, valued at $1 billion last year, said this week it had pared 108 workers in what the company called “proactive adjustments.”

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American Banker

AUGUST 29, 2023

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, seeking to add $300 million of assets in Illinois, has agreed to purchase McHenry Savings Bank.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Our Chicago colleagues are always looking for ways to contribute to their community. Living in Chicago, the team is surrounded by hundreds of parks. Throughout the summer the Chicago Parks Foundation has organized volunteers for over 350+ park cleanups. Pitching in for the Parks. Reduce your environmental impact.

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MARCH 5, 2019

But for Replay Lincoln Park , a popular arcade-bar in Chicago, the forthcoming eighth and final season of “Game of Thrones” is more than an opportunity to sell some Arbor Gold and Fire & Blood beer (the officially licensed “Game of Thrones” beers brewed by Ommegang Brewery).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

And adapting to those evolutions – and following them through, ” The Tie Bar CEO Allyson Lewis noted in an interview Lewis is how the eCommerce Tie Bar brand made a full migration to permanent physical stores — now up and running in Boston, Chicago and New York. I don’t think you’ll see us opening a ton of retail stores.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2016

Sprig , the mobile app that allows customers to find and order “delicious meals” made with “honest ingredients” that can be delivered to their doorstep quickly, is changing up its delivery model and pausing operations in Chicago, according to TechCrunch.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Grab & Fly is the latest airport convenience store to use Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, following a Hudson Nonstop store at Chicago Midway International Airport that debuted last summer.

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