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At annual meeting, McDonald's CEO fields questions on nutrition, wages
Tribune reporterMcDonald's executives fielded a number of questions at the company's annual shareholder meeting Thursday, including its role in the global obesity epidemic, marketing to children and wages for entry-level workers at its restaurants. "We don't sell junk...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Foods and Beverages, Companies and Corporations, Nutrition, Obesity
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Toned down 'Today Show' hits Chicago
Big picture, not much went right for the “Today Show's” planned broadcast from Chicago this week. First, terrible, significant news happened in Oklahoma, meaning stars Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie would never make it to the live location...
Tags: CVS Corp., Savannah Guthrie, Oprah Winfrey Show (tv program), Natalie Morales, CBS Corp.
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Summer 2013: 10 theater shows for a sunny Chicago
Two components of many a Chicago summer of live entertainment are absent this year — there's no Cirque du Soleil tent at the United Center and no Riverfront Theater at the Tribune Company's Freedom Center. So you'll have to go camping for fun...
Tags: Robin Williams, Arts and Culture, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Music, The Jungle Book (movie)
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Musicals to 'LeapFest,' 41 more shows for your summer
Just when you thought it was safe to get out of your house and into the long-delayed sunny season, Chicago theaters of all sizes unleash some of their most promising offerings of the year. When you're ready for a break from the beach and the ballpark,...
Tags: Man of Steel (movie), Arts and Culture, Spider (music group), Saturday Night Live (tv program), Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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In 'Roadkill' and 'h.g.,' powerful shows for small audiences
Tribune criticThere's nothing new in Chicago about theater in small spaces — that's a crucial part of the city's aesthetic. If you glance at my recommended shows, you'll see several pieces staged in theaters with fewer than 100 seats, including "Rabbit,"...Tags: Chicago Cultural Center, Celebrities, Bucktown, Arts and Culture, Chicago Humanities Festival
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Where else to get Jurassic
Where else to see dinosaurs if you can't make it to "Erth's Dinosaur Petting Zoo": "Dinosaurs Alive!" at Brookfield Zoo: Life-size animatronic reptiles mix with the animal exhibits through Oct. 27. Including dinosaur newcomers (Styracosaurus and...
Tags: Paleontology, Arts and Culture, Museums, Museum of Natural History, Brookfield Zoo
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Hotel workers protest Pritzker Commerce nomination
TribuneHundreds of protesters landed outside the Hyatt McCormick Place just as the National Restaurant Association Show, one of the nation's largest hospitality industry trade shows, was letting out for its third day at McCormick Place. The timing was a...Tags: Penny Pritzker, Chicago Hotels, Employees, McCormick Place, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Choking is easily averted, but always a tragedy
Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit. He was not a man who typically dressed up, but tonight was special. At 80 years old, Sasaki had built a successful career as a dry cleaner. He had just spent the day with his grandson. And now he was...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Stroke, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Heart Failure, Gold Coast
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The tale of 'Elevate Chicago' and foreclosure blight in the neighborhoods
Thirty-six thousand one hundred and twenty-three. That's the number of properties in Chicago listed last week in some stage of mortgage foreclosure. This is a disaster. This is a crisis. And though you wouldn't know it from the amount of news coverage...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Humboldt Park, United Center, McCormick Place
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Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EAT Whole Hog Beer Dinner Burger Bar 1578 N. Clybourn Ave. 312-255-0055 Kick off Chicago Craft Beer Week with a five-course pork dinner featuring Wild Onion Brewing Co. pairings including bacon-wrapped spicy sausage lollipops with Kainz Brau...
Tags: Entertainment, Disc Jockeys, Arts and Culture, Bacon, Fashion Shows
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Once on the bus, you don't have a chance
A plain-looking bus full of ticketed passengers pulled up to an ordinary Chicago street corner on Tuesday night and a couple of Nigerian women jumped on board. One was wary of the people on the bus and sat quietly, watching. The other, younger woman...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Restaurants
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Open thread: The weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup......
May 23, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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