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Burger King and McDonald’s are reversing its course on AI as customers crave human connection

Some 80 percent of fast-food customers say they still prefer ordering from a human over AI, one study found

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Top 3 Consumer Stocks Which Are Preparing To Pump In November

The most oversold stocks in the consumer discretionary sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

Benzinga · Nov 12, 2025

Why your next city break should be to Chicago, not NYC

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 Independent UK · Nov 8, 2025

2-year-old killed and 14 others hurt after car plows into Chicago sandwich shop during lunch

A car crashed through the front of Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego, a suburb of Chicago, around lunchtime Wednesday, authorities said.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

'DA POPE!' Leo XIV's Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Food prep workers vote to unionize at growing fast-casual chain Portillo’s

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.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 14, 2023

Portillo’s employees to vote on unionizing

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 Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2023

The ultimate guide to Chicago’s Italian beef

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…

Chicago Tribune · Nov 14, 2022

Buona Beef plans franchise expansion to take Italian beef to southern and western US

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 Tribune · Sep 27, 2022

Portillo’s unveils its first vegan hot dog. Here’s how it tastes.

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.

Chicago Tribune · May 23, 2022