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There’s plenty to recommend New York City — it’s not the most popular destination in the US for nothing. But it’s also expensive and exhausting. Here, US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill reveals why Chicago makes for a far less frustrating alternative

The restaurant landscape is in the middle of a major transformation. Traditional fast-food and casual dining chains are struggling. At the same time, a new generation of “fast-casual” brands is in the middle of an explosive growth phase. These brands offer a higher-quality product than fast food, but with the…

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave

Workers at a Portillo’s food preparation facility in the Chicago suburb Addison voted to unionize Thursday in an election held by the National Labor Relations Board.

The workers at a company site in Addison, where there was a brief strike in 2021, will decide Thursday whether to join the ironworkers union.

CHICAGO — At last, the Italian beef is having a moment. While deep-dish and Chicago-style hot dogs long ago achieved national fame, the Italian beef was one of those dishes with only limited appeal outside of Chicagoland. But now publications like The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times…

Berwyn, Illinois-based Italian beef institution Buona announced Tuesday it would open restaurants outside of the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana under a new franchise program.

CHICAGO — Portillo’s, the Chicago-style restaurant chain, which began as a small hot dog stand in the suburb of Villa Park, unleashed its vegan Garden Dog at all locations across the country Tuesday.

‘I mean, if that’s not eternal love, I don’t know what it is’