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Chef and restaurateur Grant Achatz is known for the ultra-pricey, fantastically complex food at his flagship Alinea restaurant, where he coined the term "molecular gastronomy." At his new restaurant concept, Next, things were supposed to be different.

With Jamie Oliver beginning his second season of Food Revolution, it's time once again to think about the healthiness of the food served in public schools. I know, groan. Not good, right? The overall health of our kids is depressing; Jamie's famous tear-jerking scenes show kids whose lives have...

With gas prices shooting ever higher, cities such as Chicago, Las Vegas and Miami have either allowed cab drivers to levy fuel surcharges or are considering them. But in New York, where the drivers of the nation's largest cab fleet are struggling to make ends meet, officials say a surcharge isn't even being considered.

Teens hoping for employment this summer aren't likely to find the job market much better than last year, when teenage job seekers experienced the weakest seasonal market in decades.

It's time to celebrate, kids. For many of you, spring break is just around the corner. Great news, unless you were so busy with school (or partying) that you didn't make plans. But so long as you have a bit of cash saved up, you actually can get away for spring break. Expedia, Travelocity and...

It's an evergreen topic: will Walmart conquer the urban market or won't it? Its reach into major metropolitan areas has been blocked by consumer protest groups, unions and elected officials. Yet it persists, winning small victories along the way. But why even try? Urban markets in the U.S. are...

A Chicago taxi company will begin using a dozen Ford Transit Connect vans that run on natural gas instead of gasoline. Other cities are likely to follow. Taxi Medallion Management, which is affiliated with Yellow Cab Chicago, bought the small Ford vans as part of its goal to cut its total...

Big business and politicians aren't strangers, but when the First Lady and Walmart, the world's largest retailer, stand together and announce a plan to offer a healthy eating initiative and at less cost, it's a bit more than simple rhetoric. Walmart says it will reformulate thousands of its Great...

Nearly 60 million foreigners visited the U.S. in 2010. Where did they go? The most popular destinations included New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Big Apple is particularly appealing, drawing a record 48.7 million big-spending foreign travelers.

A former Goldman Sachs computer programmer has been convicted of stealing trade secrets and property in an effort to help a Chicago-based startup develop its own high-frequency securities trading operations.