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Recall! Ashland Sausage

By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service

Ashland Sausage of Carol Stream is recalling approximately 1,092 pounds of pork sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials – specifically hard, dark plastic – the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday.
The ready-to-eat (RTE) course ground sausage items were produced on Nov. 14, 2019. The following products are subject to recall:

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Posted on December 22, 2019

Why Bad Customer Service Is Unlikely To Improve

By Anthony Dukes and Yi Zhu/The Conversation

Some of the most hated companies in the U.S. are also the most profitable.
Much of this consumer resentment may stem from poor customer service.
In 2013, Americans spent an average of 13 hours disputing a purchase or resolving a problem with customer service. Many Americans have experienced fighting with phone menus, desperately seeking a live service agent to seek a refund.
As professors of marketing, we have examined why customer service continues to be so unsatisfactory, including at many profitable companies.

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Posted on December 20, 2019

Fossils Of The Future: Us!

By UIC

As the number and technology of humans has grown, their impact on the natural world now equals or exceeds those of natural processes, according to scientists.
Many researchers formally name this period of human-dominance of natural systems as the Anthropocene era, but there is a heated debate over whether this naming should take place and when the period began.
In a co-authored paper published online in the journal Anthropocene, University of Illinois at Chicago paleontologist Roy Plotnick argues that the fossil record of mammals will provide a clear signal of the Anthropocene.

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Posted on December 19, 2019

Bojangles’ Coming To Illinois

By Bojangles’ and Love’s Travel Stops

More travelers throughout the Southeast and South Central regions of the U.S. can now enjoy the one-of-a-kind flavor of Bojangles’, the famous chicken and biscuits restaurant known for real deal Southern flavor. The national franchise development agreement includes 40 new Bojangles’ restaurants inside Love’s Travel Stops across four new states for the iconic brand.
The locations will be managed by a dedicated Bojangles’-trained Love’s team to ensure that Bojangles’ fans receive the familiar high-quality menu items they know and love. Through this new partnership, Bojangles’ will expand its footprint into four new states including Illinois, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi.

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Posted on December 18, 2019

Confessions Of A Tour Guide Part 1: Busting The Myths Of Chicago Architecture

By J.J. Tindall

The first in a new, occasional series.
Despite our reputation as a conservative meme for murder and mayhem, tourism in Chicago is thriving. In 2018, the city welcomed 57.7 million visitors, up 2.4 million from 2017. Hotel occupancy rose 4.4 per cent to 11.8 million rooms, and a reader’s poll in the October Conde Nast Traveler named Chicago the “Best Big City” for tourists.
And architecture boat tours are consistently cited as among the most popular attractions here for visitors. The company I have led tours for since 2012 (I started giving tours downtown in 1986), Shoreline Sightseeing, and specifically the Architecture River Cruise, has, for the last two years, been named TripAdvisor’s “Most Popular Tour in the U.S. & 2nd Most Popular in the World after the Vatican.” When you come to Chicago, an architecture tour is de rigeur, like deep dish pizza, hot dogs and live blues.
But I believe if we are going to capitalize on and sustain this popularity, we need to do some serious myth-busting, or, at the very least, identify even with affection which popular stories are downright untrue or lacking credible documentary evidence. Call me a Spoil Sport if you will, but I think the truth is more interesting than the legend(s).

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Posted on December 9, 2019

McDonald’s Merch Now On The Reg

By McDonald’s

Brand fans, rejoice!
Just in time for the holidays, McDonald’s® is launching Golden Arches Unlimited, an online shop full of merchandise specifically designed for the McDonald’s lover.
For the first time, U.S. customers can access fun and functional items year-round that aren’t available anywhere else.
The lineup includes a rotating seasonal selection, starting with our winter collection which includes a warm beanie, festive ornaments and fun holiday sweater.

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Posted on December 5, 2019