Why do egg rolls in Chicago taste like peanut butter? And more egg roll...
“We loved the peanut butter-flavored egg rolls at Pekin House. Is there anyplace in the city or nearby burbs where we can find similar ones?” Carole Perlman submitted that question to our reader...
View ArticlePeyton Manning sold Papa John's stores 2 days before NFL cut chain
Peyton Manning sold 31 Denver-area Papa John's stores last week, two days before the NFL dropped the chain as its official pizza sponsor. The Denver Post reported Wednesday that Papa John's spokesman...
View ArticleWhite Sox prospect Eloy Jimenez lobbying to play against the Cubs this weekend
Eloy Jimenez is lobbying White Sox manager Rick Renteria to put him in the lineup Saturday for the televised game against the Cubs at Sloan Park. Jimenez, the team’s top prospect, has been out since...
View ArticleWagner Farms closing farm stand, selling land after more than 50 years in...
Wagner Farm's Farmstand on Route 59 in unincorporated Naperville will not be reopening this summer. The owners announced on their Facebook page Wednesday that they are selling their property to an...
View ArticleDrug testing technology keeps Northwest Indiana officers safe in wake of...
Officers used to field test drugs wherever they could, Commander Alfred Villarreal said, whether it was on their desks, side of the road or on top of their squad cars. "Until this epidemic came...
View ArticleNickelodeon SlimeFest coming to Northerly Island this summer with Zedd, Liam...
“Slime” is not something companies build their brand on, let alone an enduring one. Well, except Nickelodeon, which has been sliming folks of all ages for nearly 40 years, and, in 2018, is finding new...
View ArticleBuying organic makes you selfish, research shows — this explains the Whole...
Last week, a couple in Chapel Hill, N.C., got married in a Whole Foods Market. The newlyweds, Ross and Jacqueline Aronson, described it as the culmination of a dream romance that blossomed during...
View ArticleFBI: Fugitive wanted in Hell's Angels investigation could be in Joliet area
The FBI office in Westchester County, N.Y., is seeking a fugitive wanted in an investigation into the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang and says he could have gone to Illinois — and may be in Joliet or...
View ArticleReview: Omakase shines under Kaze Chan at Sushi-San
Kaze Chan is virtually a one-man history of Chicago’s sushi scene. The chef, who came to Chicago in 1995, was the original chef at Mirai, at the time the best sushi destination in the city. In later...
View ArticleThe dark side of daylight saving time
A train hurtled around a corner at 82 mph, eventually coming off the rails and killing four passengers. Decades earlier, faulty decision-making resulted in the deaths of the seven-person crew of the...
View ArticleU.S. trading partners, businesses say tariffs will backfire
The Trump administration's decision to impose tariffs on aluminum and steel imports drew warnings Friday from businesses and U.S. trading partners that the measure could backfire, provoking a trade...
View Article‘Flippy,’ the fast food robot, turned off for being too slow
He was supposed to revolutionize a California fast food kitchen, churning out 150 burgers per hour without requiring a paycheck or benefits. But after a single day of working as a cook at a Caliburger...
View ArticleFlorida governor expected to sign bill with new gun controls today
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is expected Friday to meet with families of the 17 people who were killed in a school shooting, and then sign a $400 million school safety bill with new gun controls opposed by...
View ArticleJavier Baez likely to miss more time with hamstring soreness
The left hamstring of Javier Baez isn’t 100 percent, as the Cubs infielder initially thought an hour after suffering a cramp during Thursday’s spring game. Manager Joe Maddon indicated that Baez...
View ArticleService on the move after Metra Southwest train hits truck near Wrightwood
Trains are operating normally Friday afternoon on Metra's Southwest Service line after a train hit a truck at a crossing near the Wrightwood station on the southwest side of Chicago, the agency said....
View ArticleTiger Woods surges to the top of a PGA Tour leaderboard for the first time...
Entering Friday, Tiger Woods had not led a golf tournament since Aug. 22, 2015, when he ascended to the top of the leaderboard during the third round of the Wyndham Championship. Woods would falter...
View ArticleClaire's said to plan bankruptcy
Claire's Stores, the fashion accessories chain where legions of preteens got their ears pierced, is preparing to file for bankruptcy in the coming weeks, according to people with knowledge of the...
View ArticleWoodridge man is accused of biting cop's face during altercation, records show
A Woodridge man remained in custody Friday on charges that he bit a police officer on the face and tried to disarm him during an altercation this week, records show. Antonio Rome, 50, of the 2300...
View ArticleMan shot to death at Izzy's bar in Joliet; charges pending
Joliet police are investigating a shooting at bar early Friday killed one person and injured another. The suspected shooter, identified as a man from Crest Hill, was hospitalized with undisclosed...
View ArticleLake County deputy charged with misconduct after he 'recklessly failed' to...
A Lake County Sheriff's deputy was charged with official misconduct this week after sheriff's officials say he failed to assist a victim of domestic abuse and arrest a man accused of striking her...
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