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McDonald'??s will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu. Diners can still ask specifically for cheeseburgers or chocolate milk with the kid's meal, but the fast-food company said that not listing them will reduce how often they're ordered.

Happy Meal cheeseburgers gone, Chelsea Handler slings weed and more conversation starters for your weekend

July 2, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner Friday night. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. McDonald’s ditches cheeseburger Happy Meals Prepare...

The Chicago Pedway under Richard J. Daley Plaza in Chicago.

Be a tourist in Chicago with our Pedway guide: What to eat, drink and do without going above ground

July 2, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

The Pedway intimidates Chicagoans both old and new. But for some tourists, it’s another piece of the Windy City adventure. The network connects dozens of buildings across the north end...

Harrison Ford, HQ Trivia app, and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:19 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner Friday night. If nothing's coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. Harrison Ford still ‘Solo’ When the...

Mace in your beer, ‘Black Panther’ soundtrack and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:18 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner Friday night. If nothing's coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. Beer + Mace = fun? If...

"Salt Bae" Nusret Gökçe opened a new steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.

Salt Bae’s restaurant fail, Elon Musk’s flamethrower, and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:18 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner Friday night. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. #SaltBaeFail Remember Salt Bae, your favorite...

Nintendo gets subversive, Grammys get woke, the Tide Podcalypse, and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:18 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner Friday night. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. The digit: $69 Nintendo just announced...

Russian ice hockey player Alex Ovechkin.

NHL shut out of Olympics, Steak ‘n Shake in Chicago and more conversation starters for your weekend

May 9, 2019 at 8:18 a.m.

Quick! Think of something interesting to say at dinner Friday night. If nothing’s coming to you, here are your conversation starters for the weekend. The digit: 0 That’s how many...

A customer shops at the Jewel-Osco store at 370 N. Desplaines St. in Chicago in 2015. Jewel-Osco parent company Albertson's is among Label Insight's clients.

Am I allergic to this? Label Insight, with fresh $21M, helps stores tell you

May 21, 2019 at 3:58 a.m.

Label Insight, the Chicago-based company that helps stores tell customers what's in food and other goods, has raised $21 million in new funding, the company announced Tuesday. The company started...

Tovala hopes to follow Instant Pot into kitchens with $9M in new funding

June 17, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

What does the trendy Instant Pot have to do with Chicago startup Tovala? They both took vintage technology and repackaged it for modern kitchens, Tovala co-founder and CEO David Rabie...

After the bitcoin gold rush: Could blockchain change the way we give money to charity?

May 21, 2019 at 3:43 a.m.

Bitcoin’s huge surge has put cryptocurrency in the spotlight. Finance giants like CME and CBOE are bringing bitcoin into mainstream trading markets, and big businesses are looking into other uses...

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