Should Chicagoans filter their drinking water?
With new findings on emerging contaminants, lead and hexavalent chromium in local tap water, it's natural for Chicago-area residents to wonder if they should be filtering the water they drink....
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Nice Cream works to get back in business
In the two weeks since we reported on the Illinois Department of Public Health nearly shutting down local artisan Nice Cream maker Kris Swanberg, many have come to her defense....
City gets new prescription for better health
Vowing to improve the health of Chicagoans and cut the government's soaring health care costs, Mayor Rahm Emanuel went to a sweaty fitness room in Humboldt Park on Tuesday to...
A better iced coffee
If you're still making iced coffee by dumping the morning's tepid leftovers into a cup of ice, then I have three words for you: "Stop. It. Please!" Like you, I...
City gets new prescription for better health
Vowing to improve the health of Chicagoans and cut the government's soaring health care costs, Mayor Rahm Emanuel went to a sweaty fitness room in Humboldt Park on Tuesday to...
Local ice cream makers face shutdown by state
A few years ago, Kris Swanberg, having been laid-off from her job as a Chicago Public School teacher, remembered she received an ice cream maker as a wedding gift. TheChicago...
Local ice cream makers face shutdown by state
A few years ago, Kris Swanberg, having been laid-off from her job as a Chicago Public School teacher, remembered she received an ice cream maker as a wedding gift. TheChicago...
LINK Up Illinois to offer $10 in matching food stamp value at 10 city farmers markets
One of the biggest criticisms of the local food movement is that its produce costs too much, putting it out of reach to those who may need it most. With...
Mangoes sweeten U.S.-Pakistan relations
Despite a recent souring of U.S.-Pakistan relations, a new trade development promises to sweeten things up.The first-ever shipment of Pakistani mangoes to the U.S. touched down at O'Hare International Airport...
Should the growing weight of the nation be put in government’s hands?
America undoubtedly has a big obesity problem. With two-thirds of all U.S. adults classified as obese or overweight, public health officials warn that much of the population is at dangerously...