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When Luke Saunders came up with the novel idea to sell salads from a vending machine 12 years ago, it was so far out of the box that he had to invent a new one. Believing that fast food should be faster and healthier, Saunders dreamed up the concept of Farmer’s Fridge without a blueprint on how to do it. For starters, vending machines, which had long dispensed chips, candy bars … [Read more...] about Chicago-based Farmer’s Fridge has turned vending machine salad into fast-food success

Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience. But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by the vintage model train layout at Pullman Exhibit Hall and its links to the history of Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood and the rail car factory that anchored it. “When I was a little … [Read more...] about Everyone gets to be an engineer at Pullman’s Model Train Experience

Michael Gingras, a 15-year-old sophomore at Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, learned the Heimlich maneuver a year ago during a brief lesson in gym class. Two weeks ago, on Dec. 19, that knowledge came in handy when Gingras’ younger brother’s friend, an eighth grader, started to choke while eating chicken nuggets at their house. “His face looked panicked,” said … [Read more...] about Tinley Park sophomore saves eighth grader with Heimlich maneuver learned in gym class