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Englewood food giveaway fills gap left by shuttered Whole Foods: ‘I pray that we will never be hungry’

People and cars lined up down the block to receive some of the 60,000 pounds of frozen beef, hot dogs and bacon at 63rd Street and Ashland Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2022

Amazon vs Walmart: Who Has the Cheapest Prices?

Amazon handily beat Walmart for the lowest prices on food and consumables, a study shows. In other categories, things tightened up.

Kiplinger · Dec 2, 2022

Heidi Stevens: A stranger gave her his Christmas tree when she lost her job. It's been her guiding light ever since.

CHICAGO — It was the second week of December, and Amanda Ullah was counting the minutes to payday so she and her roommate could purchase a Christmas tree for their little apartment, perched above a bar on Chicago’s North Side.

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022

Death and the salesman: the 22-year-old selling human bones for a living

Jon Ferry sells old bones used in the teaching of medicine. But the medical bone trade has a murky history of exploitation

The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2022

Whole Foods decision to pull Maine lobster divides activists and politicians

Company cites decisions by pair of sustainability organizations to take away their endorsements of the US lobster fishing industry

The Guardian - US · Nov 28, 2022

Whole Foods decision to pull lobster divides enviros, pols

Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2022

Thanksgiving: Which grocery stores are open today across the US?

Whole Foods Market, Kroger and Safeway are all open for last-minute ingredient runs

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

Why plans to connect big grocers and small farmers haven’t worked, inflation’s impact on local restaurants and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2022

Big-box supermarkets, small local farmers around Chicago have struggled to work together

Here are some of the reasons why ambitious plans to connect big grocers to small farmers have withered — and what the farmers are doing now.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2022

Gabby Petito's parents awarded $3million from murderer Brian Laundrie's family

Brian Laundrie, who was engaged to marry 22-year-old Gabby Petito, killed her as they travelled across country in their converted van, visiting all of America's National Parks and sharing their journey on Instagram

Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022