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Burger King Delivery to LA, SF & Chicago Now a Thing

April 23, 2013 // 4:01 pm

Burger King’s unique fast food delivery service first launched in Washington, D.C. early last year and expanded to Houston, Miami and New York soon after. Now, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago are joining the list.

The push to expand BK-branded delivery comes as an attempt to compete with similar…

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Top 10 Dating Trends for Foodies Across America, According to a Dating Site

January 8, 2013 // 10:50 pm

Lucky for us hungry data gatherers, the folks at “offline dating” site HowAboutWe have just released a visual compilation of the dating network’s first 1 million dates recorded.

The results? Enough information for us to get an idea of top food dating trends across the United…

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It’s Official, Last Shipment of Twinkies Sold at Chicago Supermarket

December 14, 2012 // 1:09 pm

You might have thought it was over before, but now it is official. The final batch of Twinkies and Hostess snacks were sold Tuesday.

To no surprise, it was a madhouse in Chicago Jewel-Osco Supermarkets, and things got ugly enough to have police called in.

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The Obama Butter Bust, In Case You Missed It

October 29, 2012 // 5:49 pm

Is it just me, or is there something weirdly ominous about a presidential butter sculpture entitled “The Harvest” getting wheeled around Chicago during the “Frankenstorm”?

Conspiracy theories aside, the BBB (‘Bama Butter Bust) has been in the works since 2008 and is meant to represent “his historical significance…

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No Special Treatment for Drunken ‘Level 14 Government Officials’ At McDonald’s Drive-Thrus

August 3, 2012 // 1:47 pm

There are plenty of (not-so) secret tricks you can pull at most fast food chains to get a little something extra, but turns out claiming to be a “Level 14 Government Official” isn’t one of them.

Late Sunday night, a 27-year-old, clearly intoxicated woman walked up to a McDonald’s…

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Husband Attacked by Wife with Cupcakes

October 17, 2011 // 3:27 pm

Domestic violence is a serious thing. Even if there are cupcakes involved.

On Saturday night, police officers were called to the South West Side of Chicago after a man called claiming his wife was attacking him with cupcakes. The woman was allegedly hurling cupcakes at him in their home…

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Wrigley Sells Chicago Headquarters

September 22, 2011 // 8:00 am

After over 90 years of ownership, the iconic William Wrigley Junior Company building on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue has been sold to investors for an undisclosed amount of money.

Wrigley had put up the building for sale some time ago after deciding to relocate its global headquarters to the company’s…

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6-Ton Chocolate Bar Sets Guinness World Record

September 15, 2011 // 2:01 pm

Now that is a ton of chocolate! 6 tons to be precise.

This massive chocolate marvel was fashioned by The World’s Finest Chocolate company in Chicago as part of an education campaign, “Think Big. Eat Smart.” to teach children to limit their food portions (that makes sense, right?). This…