We've all been there—you thoroughly enjoyed that pot of beans, but now you're paying the price. Wouldn't it be great to get to enjoy beans without the uncomfortable side effects and noisy parting ...

Learn about the surprising connection between baking soda, beans, and gas. Southern cooks have used the pantry staple to ease toots for decades, but is there any merit to the claim?

Soda in your pot roast? Don't knock it 'til you try it! This soda's sweet, fruity spiciness can add a savory complexity to ...

Vijay Patel says the short-lived Cook County sweetened beverage tax, which expired Friday, probably had a permanent negative effect on business at the Subway restaurant he manages at the southwest ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Starting Wednesday, consumers can expect to pay more for sugary drinks in Cook County. The penny-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks will be added to the price of most bottled and fountain ...

Bushra Amiwala, candidate for Cook County commissioner of the 13th District, released a video Monday denouncing the Cook County soda tax and big money in politics. Amiwala, a DePaul University ...

Is Cook County’s new sweetened drink tax about public health or about money? Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the architect of the tax, has said she rejects the premise of that question. ...

On its first day of implementation, I had my first experience with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s penny-per-ounce “soda tax” when I bought a sandwich, chips and a Diet Coke at a ...

Cook County has long been known as a haven for frivolous lawsuits, so it was no surprise to read the Tribune story about a man who recently filed a lawsuit in Cook County court against Walgreens for ...