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McDonald's is asking a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by more than 50 Black former franchisees who allege that racial discrimination by the fast-food giant set them up to fail.

McDonald’s asks judge to toss out racial discrimination suit filed by Black former franchisees, calling it ‘illogical’

October 27, 2020 at 2:32 p.m.

McDonald's is asking a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by more than 50 Black former franchisees who allege that racial discrimination by the fast-food giant set them up...

Eva Rosol shops for produce at Nature's Best in Westmont on Oct. 21, 2020. Rosol, who has a business degree and is seeking a job in sales, receives $108 weekly in unemployment aid.

Grocery prices are down from their COVID-19 summer peaks. But here’s why your food bills are still stubbornly high.

October 23, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

Eva Rosol was stunned during the summer when a rotisserie chicken that she could normally find on sale for $6 suddenly set her back $15. The Westmont woman, who lost...

Amazon Fresh hiring 1,500 for its grocery stores opening in Chicago area

October 26, 2020 at 12:58 p.m.

Amazon Fresh, the online retail giant's new bricks-and-mortar grocery store concept, is opening in four Chicago suburbs and hiring to fill 1,500 positions, the company announced Tuesday. Seattle-based Amazon did...

Chef Victorio Padilla cooks seafood in the kitchen of Tuscany restaurant on Taylor Street on Sept. 29, 2020.

Arrivederci, Little Italy? Adio, Greektown? Two of Chicago’s global dining destinations struggle to save their souls.

October 20, 2020 at 9:05 a.m.

Red sauce and wine still flow on Little Italy's Taylor Street, and the saganaki still flames on Greektown's strip of Halsted. But there is less Italian and Greek heritage on...

The Old Country Buffet restaurant in Arlington Heights' Town & Country Center, pictured here, was abruptly shuttered Wednesday, June 15, just months after surviving a round of closures at other locations earlier this year.

Old Country Buffet closes last Illinois restaurant

October 12, 2020 at 7:09 p.m.

Old Country Buffet, once a strip mall staple, has closed its last restaurant in Illinois as the pandemic threatens the American tradition of communal serving tongs and endless helpings of...

In this June 15, 2018 photo, employee Dominga Flores prepares eggs at a McDonald's in Downers Grove.

No more midday Egg McMuffins? McDonald’s weighs the return of all-day breakfast

October 8, 2020 at 10:05 a.m.

All-day breakfast was a major hit for fans of McDonald's and a major headache for franchisees. As the fast-food giant weighs whether to bring it back from its pandemic hiatus,...

Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash plays the new game he helped design at Jersey Jack Pinball in Elk Grove Village.

Why Guns N’ Roses’ Slash is in Elk Grove Village, playing pinball

October 8, 2020 at 10:58 a.m.

Slash, one of the greatest guitarists in rock history, was in Elk Grove Village this week to promote the new Guns N' Roses pinball game he helped design with Jersey...

Reyna Alcala checks labels on the high speed canister line Oct. 1, 2020, at Vital Proteins in Franklin Park. Workers were making Vital Proteins' Collagen Peptides product. Vital Proteins is headquartered in Chicago's Fulton Market district.

Vital Proteins plots big expansion as consumers try collagen as fountain of youth, health

October 5, 2020 at 4:50 p.m.

When Kurt Seidensticker launched Vital Proteins, a brand of collagen products, he was a runner in his late 40s seeking a cure for achy knees. Seven years later, Chicago-based Vital...

Who says marijuana has to be smoked? A new line of cannabis-infused beverages will roll out in Illinois next summer.

October 2, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.

Illinoisans looking to drink their weed will soon have more cans to slide into their beverage fridge. Canadian pot firm Canopy Growth, which is partly owned by beer and spirits...

Some of the boxes of food distributed on Sept. 29, 2020 by the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp. in Chicago came from a federally funded program and contained a letter from The White House bearing the signature of President Donald Trump.

‘Political propaganda’ or ‘essential public health messages’? Government-sponsored food boxes include a letter from Trump, and some Chicago food pantries are removing it.

September 30, 2020 at 7:15 p.m.

Food pantries for months have relied on a government-sponsored food box program to serve a spike in needy families during the pandemic. But the latest batch of boxes includes an...

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