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How a major Mexican tomato exporter is affected by Trump’s 17% tariff By Fabiola Sanchez July 27, 2025 at 9:40 a.m. The Trump administration’s decision to impose a 17% duty on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico...
Review: A delicious weekend at Ravinia brings together music and fine dining By Hannah Edgar July 26, 2025 at 9:51 p.m. Each year, Breaking Barriers spotlights a different profession. This year’s event invited women chefs to...
Immigrant brothers work as a doctor and lawyer, but at Lollapalooza they’re the Donut Dudes By Janice Neumann July 25, 2025 at 2:06 p.m. Brothers Khader and Moe Zahdan, an emergency physician and lawyer, respectively, will sell their Donut...
Hershey and other chocolate makers hike prices as cocoa remains near record highs By Dee-Ann Durbin July 23, 2025 at 2:14 p.m. Hershey and other chocolate makers are continuing to hike prices, saying a volatile cocoa market...
Weeks after mass shooting, Artis Restaurant and Lounge permanently closes By Zareen Syed July 23, 2025 at 1:28 p.m. Artis, which opened on April 10, was designed to fuse Creole, soul and American food...
Grilling up ‘octo’ with Monteverde’s Bailey Sullivan By Ahmed Ali Akbar July 23, 2025 at 10:31 a.m. A month after her top-three finish on "Top Chef," Bailey Sullivan, free of cameras and...
The history (and mystery) of ice cream sundaes, and 6 standout Chicago-area offerings By Louisa Kung Liu Chu July 21, 2025 at 10:09 a.m. Whatever the true story behind the ice cream sundae, it has evolved far beyond old-fashioned...
Crowds flood into Tinley Park for Harmony Square debut By Addison Wright July 19, 2025 at 7:31 p.m. Thousands of residents packed into Tinley Park's new Harmony Square Friday night for a concert...
Time to go vegetarian? Cost of chicken and ground beef hit record highs. By Claire Malon July 18, 2025 at 7:15 p.m. The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges,...
Backyard barbecues beware: Beef prices are soaring in the US By Josh Funk July 18, 2025 at 4:28 p.m. Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburgers and steaks are expensive, but...