Aldermen approve movable outdoor food stands
Vendors will be able to sell whole fruits and vegetables from movable outdoor stands under an amended ordinance unanimously approved today by the Chicago City Council. An unlimited number of...
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Produce stands legalized in Chicago
As Chicago heads into summer, a bumper crop of fruit and vegetable stands is ready to sprout on street corners all over the city. And, finally, they will be legal....
Aldermen approve movable outdoor food stands
Vendors will be able to sell whole fruits and vegetables from movable outdoor stands under an amended ordinance unanimously approved today by the Chicago City Council. An unlimited number of...
Families giving up on promised service dogs
Families who had been holding out hope that they would receive a service dog this spring to help a child with autism have all but given up on a program...
Famous foodies oppose Senate’s Farm Bill proposals
Some of America's biggest names in sustainable food came together today to get wonky and urge Congress to rejigger its priorities on the upcoming 2012 Farm Bill. Such food luminaries...
Aldermen move to ban minors from tanning salons
Skin cancer victims who ascribe their maladies to tanning salons persuaded a panel of Chicago aldermen Wednesday to bar tanning facilities from letting people younger than 18 use their equipment,...
Aldermen move to ban minors from tanning salons
Skin cancer victims who ascribe their maladies to tanning salons persuaded a panel of Chicago aldermen Wednesday to bar tanning facilities from letting people younger than 18 use their equipment,...
Consumers have alternatives to fruit juices
Many public health officials are warning patients that fruit juice poses many of the same health risks as soft drinks when it comes to obesity and diabetes. What concrete actions...
Fruit juice targeted in war on obesity
Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda. But recent scientific studies and a new...
Consumers have alternatives to fruit juices
Many public health officials are warning patients that fruit juice poses many of the same health risks as soft drinks when it comes to obesity and diabetes. What concrete actions...