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Del Monte canned vegetables are seen for sale June 22, 2006, at a store in Berkeley, Calif. The packaged food company is closing a plant in Mendota, Ill., this fall that packages peas, carrots, mixed vegetables and other products.

Del Monte to close Illinois plant, lay off nearly 500

August 21, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Nearly 500 employees of a Del Monte plant in Mendota, Ill., will lose their jobs after the packaged food company closes the facility this fall as part of an effort...

Scott Garlisch holds his young son, Cooper Galisch, as they high-five the crowd after Cooper took first in his age division of the "Cutest Little Farmer Contest" at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 13, 2019 in Springfield.

At the Illinois State Fair, farmers celebrate ag but bemoan a ‘nightmare’ of a year

August 16, 2019 at 5:50 p.m.

Cooper Garlisch, age 2 1/2, was not about to lose the Cutest Little Farmer contest. Climbing atop his red toy tractor, he scooted himself across a stage at the Illinois...

Jake Counne, de 31 años, es el fundador de Backyard Fresh Farms, una empresa que cultiva lechuga, col rizada, rúgula y otras verduras en su huerto interior.

Empresario de Back of the Yards intenta hacer funcionar un huerto interior

August 8, 2019 at 10:35 a.m.

Las verduras generalmente no entusiasman a los niños. Así que Jake Counne supo que había cultivado algo especial en su huerto cuando sus hijos, de 5 y 7 años, comenzaron...

Damage from a 1980 fire in the now shuttered Fred Harvey Lunchroom area of Union Station on Aug. 7, 2019.

Union Station to build new food hall in long-vacant space destroyed by fire

August 7, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Amtrak plans to open a food hall in a section of Union Station that has been vacant since a fatal fire swept through it nearly 40 years ago. The railroad,...

Farm technician Sergio Arroyo works with red mizuna greens at Backyard Fresh Farms on July 11, 2019.

Many have tried and failed to make vertical indoor farming work. One Chicago entrepreneur thinks he can do it.

August 9, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

Leafy greens typically don't get kids excited. So Jake Counne knew he'd grown something special in his indoor vertical farm when his children, aged 5 and 7, were snacking on...

Downtown Chicago's first Krispy Kreme will open in October in Block 37 pedway.

Krispy Kreme to open shop in Block 37 pedway

August 4, 2019 at 2:00 a.m.

A hole in Chicago's doughnut scene will soon be filled: Krispy Kreme is opening a shop in the Block 37 pedway, the first of several coming to the city after...

Sandwiches exit the oven at a Potbelly restaurant in Chicago's Loop neighborhood.

Potbelly seeks to turn around its flagging fortunes with new store designs, a franchise expansion and a lot of soul-searching

August 1, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

When Alan Johnson took over as CEO of Potbelly 19 months ago, he saw a beloved sandwich chain that had lost its mojo and fallen behind its swelling roster of...

Kroger, Meijer suspend milk deliveries from Natural Prairie Dairy organic farm in response to videos alleging cow mistreatment

July 26, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

Kroger and Meijer have announced they are suspending milk deliveries from Natural Prairie Dairy in the wake of newly released undercover video showing alleged mistreatment of cows at the organic...

SZ Food Mart owner Mahmoud Othman and his grandson, Othman Othman, work the front counter Jan. 11, 2019, as a family makes a purchase using a Link card at the store in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.

77,000 Illinois households could lose food stamps under proposed USDA changes

July 25, 2019 at 7:46 p.m.

A proposed change to the federal food stamp program could cause tens of thousands of Illinois residents to lose their benefits if they have too much money saved up. The...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks following the unanimous passing of the fair workweek ordinance during City Council, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Chicago.

City Council approves Chicago’s ‘fair workweek’ ordinance: Now many workers must get two weeks’ notice of their schedules

July 24, 2019 at 3:11 p.m.

The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill requiring large Chicago employers to give workers at least two weeks' advance notice of their schedules and compensate them for last-minute...

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