The nutritionally-barren product, which is particularly susceptible to infection by food-bourne illness, was rejected by fast food restaurants earlier this year. more ›

The internet has been tweeting and crowing about the appointment of Michael Nagrant to the coveted post of Sun-Times dining critic - an appointment that was well deserved. Pat Bruno, the recently fired critic, has fallen by the wayside as ousted figures often do. Many people didn't like him or didn't respect his ethics - but here's one thing that we can respect: he didn't use extenuating circumstances to create buzz around his firing. It turns out Pat Bruno is fighting cancer. And he's also 77, not 68 as previously reported. more ›

During the course of this morning’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra rehearsal, Maestro Muti fainted and was taken to the hospital. He is currently under a physician’s care. At this time, we do not have any further information about his condition. more ›

After the epic Subway salmonella outbreak of Summer 2010, we were kind of wary about getting our hands on some delicious foot long sandwiches smothered in Chipotle Mayo sauce. Sorry to ruin your pre-lunch hour, but right now the food contamination problem isn't with sandwiches from Subway -- but sandwiches from Jimmy John's. more ›

Briggs Status Uncertain: Lance BRigg's right ankle injury that sustained against Carolina kept him out of practice for a second straight game, leading to speculation as to if he'll play against the Seahawks Sunday. Head coach Lovie Smith said that Briggs usually heals late in the week, but didn't say if backup linebacker Brian Iwuh would start in place of Briggs. The linebacker play of Briggs, Urlacher and Pisa Tinaisamoa has been one of the main reasons the Bears have jumped to a 4-1 start. more ›

Illinois is now the 27th state to confirm incidents of dog flu, most commonly picked up by dogs confined in close quarters, such as doggy day cares and grooming facilities. more ›

A case of Ewww! Two people have been diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease and linked to a McHenry County Hampton Inn hot tub. The two individuals both used the hot tub on the same day at the South McHenry hotel, located at 1555 S. Route 31. Both have been hospitalized and the Illinois Department of Public Health has issued an alert for people who used the hotel’s pool or spa between May 9 and June 4. more ›