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Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 14, 2019
Alderman Ed Burke out as head of finance committee

Rahm has already chosen his replacement.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Ed Burke, Rahm Emanuel, finance committee, City Council, 14th Ward, Burger King, indictment, Patrick O'Connor, 40th Ward, Better Government Association, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chicago Public Schools, Scott Waguespack

Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2018
Video
Not-so-happy meals: animal rights group takes on McDonald's in Chicago streets

Citing "outrageous" cruelty to chickens, a nonprofit launched a public campaign in Chicago this week that targets the fast-food giant in its own backyard.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Animals, Environment, News, McDonald's, the Humane League, Burger King, Subway, Sonic, West Loop, Chicken McNuggets, McChicken, Video

Arts & Culture, Feature Mar 17, 2016
Audio
Behold! The off-the-wall, always-growing world of Hello From the Magic Tavern

Gather around and read the tale of how three improv comedians created the most insane fake-fantasy podcast to hit the airwaves.
- By Janet Potter
- Tags: Feature, Hello From the Magic Tavern, comedy podcast, Arnie Niekamp, Foon, Usidore, Chunt, Matt Young, Adal Rifai, Max Temkin, Earwolf, ImprovOlympic, iO, Second City, Whirled News Tonight, Charna Halpern, Chicago Podcast Coop, Cards Against Humanity, Jackbox Games, Burger King, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi, Chris Rathjen, Tim Ryder, Andy Carey, Brooke Breit, Sarah Fineout, Joey Romaine, Daniel Strauss, Charlie McCrackin, TJ Jagodowski, Audio

News & Politics, Chicagoans Jun 30, 2014
This week's Chicagoan: Nancy Salgado, fast-food worker

"I'm still making $8.25 an hour, with 12 years of experience."
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, Burger King, fast food, Fight for 15, labor unions, McDonald's, Nancy Salgado, unions, wages, Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 5, 2014
What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestle, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, chefs, Paul Kahan, Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz, Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney, Homaro Cantu, food industry, food brands, Nestlé, Kraft, Lean Cuisine, snackpicks.com, Kellogg's, recipes, Alinea, Nick Kokonas, restaurant chefs, chefs, Trio, recipe development, brainstorming, focus groups, product evaluations, United Airlines, McDonald's, Taco Bell, KFC, National Pork Board, Dairy Management Inc., Tony Mantuano, Nutrisystem, Quaker, Burger King, test kitchens, marketing, frozen food, Lean Cuisine's Culinary Roundtable, Lucien Vendôme, Nestle's Stouffer's Hotels, consulting, product development, chef technologists, mass production, Donnie Madia, Topolobampo, 7-Layer Burrito, One Off Hospitality, Blackbird, Avec, Big Star, The Violet Hour, The Publican, Publican Quality Meats, Nico Osteria, Claudia Sutherland, ideation, flavor, ingredients, research and development, food science, menus, creativity, Kraft Foods, Rob Levitt, The Butcher & Larder, nondisclosure agreements, Harry Crane, Le Titi De Paris, airline food, Kendall College, Kantha Shelke, processed foods, transparency, Corvus Blue, research, Healthy Choice, Cargill, Land O'Lakes, Hillshire Farm, avocado, Seana Monahan, avocado, chocolate, Yusho, Billy Sunday, A10, Charlie Trotter's, Cuisine Solutions, Gate Gourmet, food manufacturing, sous vide method, Thomas Keler, Daniel Boulud, Charlie Trotter, PolyScience, Philip Preston, immersion circulators, Moto, Cantu Designs, General Mills, Hampton Creek Foods, Chris Jones, Whole Foods, Just Mayo, prototypes

News & Politics, Feature May 2, 2013
The underworld of raiteros

Some of America's best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from—and tacitly collaborate with—an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge workers fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.
- By Michael Grabell/ProPublica
- Tags: Feature, ProPublica, Chicago Workers' Collaborative, Ty Inc., Beanie Babies, raiteros, Little Village, temp agencies, Illinois wage laws, Maria Castro, Rigoberto Aguilar, Sony, Frito Lay, Pampered Chef, Smirnoff, Marlboro, Fresh Express, Chiquita Brands, McDonald's, Burger King, Select Family of Staffing Companies, Select Remedy, Tania Lundeen, Miguel del Valle, Ty Warner, D. Stephen Sorensen, Walmart, Bank of America, Toyota, Costco, Trader Joe's, General Mills, Mattel, Fisher-Price, Robert Stack Custom Staffing, Sega, Eugenio Aguilar, Xentris Wireless, Elizabeth Bellido, Cirilo, Most Valuable Personnel, Darron Grottolo, Cirilo Peralta Transportación, Bolingbrook, Gabriel Espinoza, Triune Logistics, Alfred Garza, Rudy Polheber, Sandy Lopez, Juan Rodriguez Trujillo, Leone Bicchieri, Jeff Tyler

Blogs, Bleader May 22, 2012
A two-story outhouse and the best Burger King in the land

Two must-sees on a drive downstate
- By Jerome Ludwig
- Tags: Seriously?, Vacation Week, Gays, Illinois, two-story outhouse, Burger King, Mattoon, Variations on a Theme, skyscrapper, Pana, RoadsideAmerica, Hooter Burger

Blogs, Bleader Nov 5, 2010
Fridays in November—Free Coffee at Burger King

Burger King offers free coffee every Friday morning in November.
- By John V. Santore
- Tags: Free Shit, Food & Drink, Swag, Burger King, coffee, Seattle's Best, free drinks

Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2009
Free Whopper (loss of friends required)

Sacrifice your Facebook friends and get a free Whopper.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Burger King, Angry Whopper, Whopper Sacrifice

Blogs, Bleader Dec 15, 2008
More gifts for the gourmand

Gift ideas: a kit for making edible spheres, a burger-scented body spray, and a roast-turkey hat.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Ferran Adria, A Day at El Bulli, SferificaciÃ³n Minikit, Burger King, body spray, Flame

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Alderman Ed Burke out as head of finance committee

Rahm has already chosen his replacement.

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Not-so-happy meals: animal rights group takes on McDonald's in Chicago streets

Citing "outrageous" cruelty to chickens, a nonprofit launched a public campaign in Chicago this week that targets the fast-food giant in its own backyard.

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Behold! The off-the-wall, always-growing world of Hello From the Magic Tavern

Gather around and read the tale of how three improv comedians created the most insane fake-fantasy podcast to hit the airwaves.

This week's Chicagoan: Nancy Salgado, fast-food worker

"I'm still making $8.25 an hour, with 12 years of experience."

What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestle, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.

The underworld of raiteros

Some of America's best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from—and tacitly collaborate with—an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge workers fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.

A two-story outhouse and the best Burger King in the land

Two must-sees on a drive downstate

Fridays in November—Free Coffee at Burger King

Burger King offers free coffee every Friday morning in November.

Free Whopper (loss of friends required)

Sacrifice your Facebook friends and get a free Whopper.

More gifts for the gourmand

Gift ideas: a kit for making edible spheres, a burger-scented body spray, and a roast-turkey hat.

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Rahm has already chosen his replacement.

Citing "outrageous" cruelty to chickens, a nonprofit launched a public campaign in Chicago this week that targets the fast-food giant in its own backyard.

Gather around and read the tale of how three improv comedians created the most insane fake-fantasy podcast to hit the airwaves.

"I'm still making $8.25 an hour, with 12 years of experience."

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestle, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.

Some of America's best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from—and tacitly collaborate with—an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge workers fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.

Two must-sees on a drive downstate

Burger King offers free coffee every Friday morning in November.

Sacrifice your Facebook friends and get a free Whopper.

Gift ideas: a kit for making edible spheres, a burger-scented body spray, and a roast-turkey hat.

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