Steve Alexander

1 month ago | wgnradio.com | Steve Alexander

The #1 pickle brand is Claussen's and every pickle chomped on in the U.S. is made in Woodstock, Illinois, now with the assistance of A.I.In 1978, the Illinois State Legislature proclaimed St. Charles, Illinois, "Pickle Capital of the World." That was solely because Pickle Packers International, a non-profit focused on educating consumers about the benefits of pickles, was located there until it disbanded in 2004. But not one pickle is produced in St. Charles.

1 month ago | wgnradio.com | Steve Alexander

Watchdog group Farm Action asked for the investigation three weeks earlier, suggesting dominant egg producers have leveraged the bird flu crisis to fix prices and amass record profits, using coordinated efforts to restrict supply and sustain inflated prices.

1 month ago | wgnradio.com | Steve Alexander

Posted:Updated:With many homeowners deciding to hang on to their 3% mortgages and stay put, remodeling the kitchen is gaining popularity. A lot has changed in kitchen styles (if you still have avocado-green appliances, seek help), and in the audio clip below, Sarah Leonard, owner of Legacy Properties tells WGN's Steve Alexander things to do to get the most bang for your buck when investing in cabinets, floors, appliances, and more.

2 months ago | wgnradio.com | Steve Alexander

It doesn't have pigs, either, but it sells pork nationwide and is part of BaconFest 2025. One would expect Jones Dairy Farm, a seventh-generation farm in America's Dairyland, Wisconsin, to be all about milk and other dairy products. It isn't, and hasn't had cows on its farm since the 1980s. But it's big in bacon and other pork products and is one of the vendors passing out samples of bacon at Milwaukee's BaconFest (February 23, 2025).

2 months ago | wgnradio.com | Steve Alexander

"Just do it," is Stephania Marzelia's advice to kitchen creators who want to turn it into a business. In her case, a "happy accident" fueled by the pandemic lockdown got her business started. Stephania Marzelia has these words of advice for kitchen creators who want to turn their creations into a business: "Just go for it." She went for it, working as a barista in Chicago coffee shops, starting at age 16 at Starbucks, and later at Cafe Umbria, where she learned about making coffee syrups.