East Dundee residents to begin paying 5% tax on streaming services

The East Dundee Village Board called it an "amusement tax” targeting people who gave up cable, but rely on streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Prime.

The price of delivery: Door-to-door service can be dangerous for other drivers, pedestrians

Alejandro Perez was sitting at a stop sign at an intersection in Evanston when he says an Amazon driver backed across the intersection and into his car. Perez said through a translator that "he was at a stop sign looking around to see if there were any cars coming, and then all of sudden he just felt this ’boom' hit him."

Hoffman Estates hopes new Amazon center will boost local economy

The city of Hoffman Estates is hoping a new Amazon center will help boost the local economy by the next shopping season.

Amazon center coming to Hoffman Estates
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The city of Hoffman Estates is hoping a new Amazon center will help boost the local economy by the next shopping season.

Amy Poehler steps behind the camera to direct 'Lucy and Desi' doc

Second City alum Amy Poehler is known for making us laugh in front of the camera, but now she’s stepping behind it to director a new documentary about the lives of two of the most famous comedians of all time…and why their personal lives were no laughing matter.

Price of Amazon Prime memberships going up

Amazon announced Thursday that it would be boosting the price of its Prime membership for U.S. customers, citing rising costs as the reason behind the decision.

Highly anticipated 'Reacher' to be released Friday on Amazon Prime

After 26 different novels and two big-screen action movies, the popular character of "Jack Reacher" is now heading to the small screen in a new Amazon series.

Illinois parents of Amazon delivery driver file lawsuit after deadly tornado
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A downstate Illinois family says Amazon put profits ahead of safety after six workers were killed when a tornado slammed into an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville.

Illinois parents of Amazon delivery driver sue after deadly tornado
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The father of a contracted delivery driver who died while working at a downstate Amazon facility when it was hit by a tornado last month wants to know why the company?s founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos was able to make it to space last year, "but couldn?t make it to Edwardsville."

Downstate Illinois family sues over deadly Amazon warehouse collapse in Edwardsville

A downstate Illinois family says Amazon put profits ahead of safety after six workers were killed when a tornado slammed into an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville.

Amazon workers walk off the job for higher wages, improved working conditions

Amazon employees walked off the job at the warehouse in Cicero, right at the busiest time for Amazon deliveries, three days before Christmas.