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Two Breakthru Beverave executives are accused of a wine and spirits smuggling scheme in New York.

Breakthru Beverage execs sued over alleged New York smuggling scheme

June 14, 2018 at 2:18 a.m.

Two top executives for Breakthru Beverage Group, an alcohol wholesale company co-led by Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz, were sued Tuesday for alleged involvement in a New York wine and spirits...

Wine collection of indicted oil exec sells for $8.4M at Chicago auction

June 12, 2018 at 6:58 a.m.

The wine collection of the late Oklahoma oil-and-gas magnate Aubrey McClendon hauled in about $8.4 million at a Chicago auction over the weekend, according to the auction firm. McClendon, 56,...

Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns stands Sept. 12, 2016, outside a former Dominick's grocery store in Geneva that now is vacant. "Despite our best efforts at negotiating a mutually beneficial deal, Albertsons continues to pay in excess of $1 million a year to keep the store dark," Burns said.

‘Dark’ former Dominick’s stores frustrate suburbs

June 12, 2018 at 7:13 a.m.

For going on three years, the former grocery store in downtown Schaumburg has been shuttered. The Dominick's name is barely visible now, the windows are coated with a fine layer...

The vast majority of SNAP benefits — 82 percent — are redeemed at supermarkets, though in so-called food deserts in Chicago, immediate access to healthy food is often limited to what's available at corner stores.

Federal food stamp program to test online shopping for recipients

June 12, 2018 at 7:29 a.m.

Starting next summer, Illinois residents on food stamps may be able to buy their groceries online through a two-year federal pilot program intended to increase food access for the poor....

As craft spirits rise, booze industry more fluid than ever

June 14, 2018 at 7:03 a.m.

The sudden rise of Angel's Envy bourbon was a perfect storm, as co-founder Marc Bushala recalls. The whiskey was crafted by a legendary Kentucky master distiller, the late Lincoln Henderson....

Onions sprout in 2014 at an urban farming facility in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago. The city of Chicago has received a $1 million federal grant to support urban farming.

Chicago awarded $1M USDA urban farming grant

June 12, 2018 at 7:49 a.m.

Chicago will receive a $1 million federal grant to boost and coordinate urban farming in the city, particularly on land near the long-awaited Englewood Line rail trail, city and federal...

Oreo chocolate bars key to snack giant Mondelez’s ‘big splash’ in U.S.

June 12, 2018 at 12:38 p.m.

Moving on from Hershey's rejection of its recent overtures, Oreo-maker Mondelez International announced Wednesday its plan B to expand into the U.S. chocolate market: Oreo chocolate bars. Calling it a...

Food fight: Hungry-Man lawsuit claims Kraft Heinz ‘blatantly infringed’ slogan

June 14, 2018 at 1:19 p.m.

Attention, shoppers: There's a lawsuit in the frozen food section. Pinnacle Foods, a New Jersey-based processed food company, is suing Kraft Heinz over alleged trademark infringement of the marketing slogan...

Americans eating less ice cream, paying more for good stuff

June 14, 2018 at 2:13 p.m.

Time to step it up, people. Americans are eating less ice cream, according to an unsettling new study from market research firm Mintel. While some 92 percent of households bought...

Mondelez has ended its pursuit of Hershey.

No sweet dreams: Oreo-maker Mondelez ends bid for Hershey

June 8, 2018 at 2:21 p.m.

Mondelez International, maker of Oreo and Cadbury, officially halted its quest to form the world's largest confectionary maker, announcing Monday that it's ended conversations to acquire chocolate giant Hershey. The...

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