Baconfest Chicago 2013

Apr. 22, 2013
Most creative use of bacon award offers surprising glimpse of Chicago's rising culinary stars.

Wild game dinner, tiki for charity and more

Feb. 22, 2013
Best food and drink events of the week include an annual wild game dinner, tiki drinks for charity, maple syrup with bourbon, and more.

Cook County hunger soars

Jan. 18, 2013
Food pantries report record visits but are receiving less donations. And one in six Cook County residents don’t know where their next meal will come from.

Eat, drink and do good

Nov. 9, 2012
The best food and drink events this week include wood-fired pizzas for Hurricane Sandy, a Hail Stone Soup Homage inspired by hail stones and more.

Food pantries struggle to meet demand

Dec. 23, 2011
As holiday menus are being planned, local food banks are scrambling to feed everyone in need this coming year. Area soup kitchens and food pantries are seeing record numbers of people through their doors.Kate Maehr heads the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

New study says 1 in 5 Chicagoans are 'food insecure'

Sep. 22, 2011
A new study by the Greater Chicago Food Depository says one in five Chicagoans are “food insecure.”The agency looked at data from 77 city neighborhoods and 119 Cook County suburbs over the past decade.

Mayor Daley confident in wager on NFC championship game

Jan. 21, 2011
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt are the latest to put a friendly wager on Sunday's NFC championship game between the Bears and Packers.

Use of food stamps rising in Illinois

Jan. 16, 2011
New statistics from the state's food stamp program show an increase in those receiving assistance in Illinois.      The Chicago Sun-Times reported Saturday that numbers from the Illinois Department of Human Services show about 857,000 households enrolled in the Supp