Mike Hughlett

Bus riders, don't get your hopes up. The heat at 10 downtown shelters is only temporary and is supposed to make you feel all warm and toasty about stuffing. "It's...

With the official start of the holiday shopping season, the Chicago Tribune sent a team of reporters to area retailers to gauge the crowds and sales on Black Friday starting...

Didn't know there were more than 400 calories in that beef Chalupa Baja you just wolfed down at Taco Bell? Well, there's a much better chance you will, once Taco...

Hearing some of the dire predictions for an economy struggling to avert a financial collapse, it's easy to recall 1930s photos of people huddled in soup lines or traveling the...

Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp., a top Olympics sponsor, has maintained its neutrality on the site of the 2016 Olympics, even though Chicago is in the running to host those Games....

As recently as 10 years ago a bumper crop of corn was welcome news for farmers and consumers alike. The farmers would have more bushels to sell, which would drop...

The king of beers will wear a new European crown. Budweiser, a classic brand from a company that has more closely identified itself with Americana than practically any other, through...

In the era of alternative fuels, grease is turning into a pretty slick investment. Restaurants increasingly are being paid for their used cooking oil, icky stuff that historically they've had...

Illinois' second- and third-largest liquor distributors, Judge & Dolph and Union Beverage, will effectively combine in a joint venture that will rival in size the state's largest liquor wholesaler. The...