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Chris Liebelt, general manager of Chicago-based Bobtail Ice Cream Co., fills pint-sized containers of ice cream on Dec., 5, 2018.

Bobtail Ice Cream to be acquired by Ohio company with family ties

December 11, 2018 at 4:52 p.m.

Chicago-based Bobtail Ice Cream Co. will be acquired by the family operation in Ohio that inspired its creation. Bobtail, founded by a group of University of Chicago business school alumni,...

Eli Gitelman uses a touch screen payment tablet to make a purchase and add a tip at Dollop Coffee Co.

Do you owe a tip to the barista who poured your black coffee? New payment systems leave some in a quandary

December 11, 2018 at 4:08 p.m.

Working the register at Dollop Coffee Co. in the Loop one recent evening, Evelyn Rangel rang up a $4.39 almond croissant and stood by as her customer, having swiped her...

As Americans open their wallets for the holiday season, custom dictates cracking them wider still to give annual tips to service providers like dog walkers.

Which service providers to tip during the holidays — and how much

December 12, 2018 at 2:19 a.m.

As Americans open their wallets for the holiday season, custom dictates cracking them wider still to give annual tips to the service providers in your life. “It’s a tradition that...

Romaine lettuce is seen at the Pete's Fresh Market on Western Avenue and Madison Street in Chicago on Nov. 27, 2018.

Romaine returns to grocery stores with new labels, but McDonald’s still isn’t serving salads

December 12, 2018 at 1:11 a.m.

Romaine is making its way back to Chicago grocery stores, armed with extra labeling to assure shoppers it didn’t come from a contaminated batch that so far has sickened 43...

Dick Portillo is photographed in 2004 near a replica of The Dog House trailer where he started selling hot dogs in 1963.

That time Dick Portillo was thrown in jail and other stories about Chicago’s hot dog king

December 12, 2018 at 1:36 a.m.

Dick Portillo’s rise to Chicago hot dog and Italian beef royalty is the stuff of legend for those hungry to believe in the American Dream. Many have heard of his...

Romaine Lettuce still sits on the shelves as a shopper walks through the produce area of an Alberstons market in Simi Valley, Calif. Health officials in the U.S. and Canada told people Tuesday to stop eating romaine lettuce because of a new E. coli outbreak.

Restaurants and grocery stores across Chicago pull romaine lettuce amid CDC alert

December 12, 2018 at 12:05 a.m.

Restaurants and grocery stores across Chicago are heeding a stark warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to dump all romaine lettuce while the agency tries to get...

Ziff Sistrunk, left, and Donovan Price place crosses at Mercy Hospital to remember the shooting victims on Nov. 20, 2018.

Workplace violence against women commonly caused by intimate partners

December 11, 2018 at 11:56 p.m.

The fatal shooting Monday at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center highlights a sobering reality about workplace violence: women who are killed at work are commonly targeted by intimate partners. Forty...

Bags of cocoa ready for shipment at the Blommer Chocolate factory in Chicago Monday, May 12, 2014. (Alex Garcia/baiduhai)

Blommer Chocolate to be sold to Japanese company

December 11, 2018 at 11:32 p.m.

Blommer Chocolate is being sold to Japanese ingredient company Fuji Oil Holding, ending three generations of family ownership of the iconic cocoa manufacturer. Blommer, founded in Chicago in 1939, announced...

A worker herds turkeys using a stick with a piece of plastic that makes a slight cracking sound from one holding pen to another at the Howard Kauffman Turkey Farms in Waterman on Nov. 14, 2018.

45 million turkeys end up on Thanksgiving tables — now blockchain lets you learn about farms where birds came from

December 11, 2018 at 10:49 p.m.

Thanksgiving season at Kauffman Turkey Farms in Waterman, Ill., is either the best or worst time to visit, depending on how you stomach such things. Hundreds of clucking turkeys patter...

Salad and stir-fry chain Honeygrow to close its three Chicago restaurants

December 11, 2018 at 8:59 p.m.

Honeygrow, a fast-casual chain serving salads and stir-frys, plans to shutter its three Chicago locations next week, barely a year after entering the market. The Philadelphia-based startup, whose 34 eateries...

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