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Some steamed by Oberweis chairman's ads Donna Stenitzer, angry about Senate primary campaign statements, has canceled her order for milk from Oberweis Dairy.

Some steamed by Oberweis chairman’s ads

U.S. Senate candidate Jim Oberweis' hard-line campaign rhetoric on illegal immigration lost Donna Stenitzer's vote--and her business. The 50-year-old Wheaton woman was so incensed by Oberweis' controversial TV advertisements that...
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Will they buy it?

The health-minded lauded McDonald's Corp.'s decision to phase out supersize drinks and french fries, while the Oak Brook-based fast-food giant heralded cost benefits from simplifying operations. But with the seemingly...
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McDonald’s decides better is not bigger

Under fire for its menu amid growing concern about obesity in America, McDonald's Corp. said Tuesday that it will phase out its supersize drinks and fries in the U.S. by...
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McDonald’s has documentary beef

The red-haired clown with a larger-than-life smile has welcomed generations of children to McDonald's. But the bloated mug of a filmmaker soon could scare away health-conscious adults. In the new...
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Longtime grill chief Fred Turner retiring

Fred Turner has decided to "hang up my spatula." That's how 71-year-old Turner, one of only five CEOs at McDonald's since 1955 and the last board link to its original...
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Markets down with beef

Discovery of a single mad-cow-infected Holstein in southern Washington state was enough to halt trading in beef futures and rock the stock prices of companies whose livelihood depends on sales...
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Grocery walkouts have broad reach

They are striking in Southern California, West Virginia and Kentucky. Strike talk also is heating up in Chicago, Indiana and Arizona. The United Food and Commercial Workers union has faced...
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Health care No. 1 cause of labor strife

Add overflowing piles of trash to the list of problems caused by soaring health-care costs. While more workers are paying bigger portions of their health insurance costs, Chicago's unionized garbage...
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Pay vs. performance moves to front burner

Last year was hardly a great 12 months for corporate profits or stock market returns. But it wasn't all that bad for many chief executives. A number of CEOs in...