Robert Nevera News Today

Ever so slowly, the chair at the office workstation is winning out over the couch at home.

For the first time since the pandemic began, data from Kastle security systems show that 50% of staff are checking in at Chicago offices, but work-from-home is still popular.

Data from Kastle security systems show that 50% of staff are coming in to offices, but the return is still slow — and few people are coming in on Fridays.

Office staffs in Chicago and other major cities are returning to their physical job sites, even if the trend is so sporadic that it frustrates building managers and businesses eager for more downtown action.