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Food trucks have long been seen as an urban treasure but are now being saved by the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemic.

The virtual Taste of Chicago experience starts Wednesday with some major changes after years of feeding hungry visitors. Chris Hush reports.

NOTE: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will kick off the Taste of Chicago To-Go live at 9 a.m. Watch live in the player above. Chicago’s Grant Park may not be filled with dozens of tents housing chefs and restaurants for the start of the city’s iconic Taste of Chicago Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean the event isn’t happening. The virtual...

The virtual Taste of Chicago experience starts Wednesday with some major changes after years of feeding hungry visitors. The new and reimagined “Taste of Chicago To-Go” features a slate of free public programming including online cooking demonstrations, virtual music performances and dance events from Wednesday through Sunday. This week, the kickoff will feature the Four Star Brass Band virtual performance,…

What is now Chicago’s Taste-To-Go, the city’s notorious food festival will continue this summer online. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

Stand on any block around lunchtime near Amazon.com’s downtown Seattle headquarters and there are two common sights: people walking their dogs and people buying lunch at food trucks. The scene offers a window into Seattle’s infatuations with dogs (and cats), which outnumber children here, and the maturing roaming food truck market. Now, one truck is combining both by catering to...

Atlanta’s scorching August heat didn’t stop Megan Nelson from slipping on a long faux fur coat and dressing up like Cruella de Vil for her first Doggy Con convention, a pet event for costumed canines inspired by the upcoming Dragon Con convention. Doggy Con drew hundreds of dog owners and spectators Saturday to an Atlanta park for their own small...

A proposal before the Trump administration that food trucks, Wi-Fi and Amazon deliveries be allowed in campgrounds at national parks got a thumbs-down this week from some visitors at Yosemite National Park, NBC News reports. The idea comes as the Department of Interior considers recommendations from an advisory committee to modernize and privatize the operation of campgrounds, including adding running...

Officials said Wednesday that the city was confident going into the 39th annual Taste of Chicago festival with the safety and security plan from the previous year.

Looking to give the Taste, well, a taste? Here’s a guide to keep you from biting off more than you can chew.

The 39th annual Taste of Chicago kicked off Wednesday, bringing more than 80 restaurants to the city’s Grant Park. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has a look.

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Chicago’s food truck regulations.

Illinois’ high court has made a decision to uphold Chicago’s restrictions on where food trucks can set up, and where they can’t. NBC 5’s Christian Farr spoke to food truck operators and officials about the decision. 

The Taste of Chicago’s 2019 restaurant lineup was announced Thursday, with 82 eateries slated for the “world’s largest free-admission food festival.”

Have you noticed that Chicago hasn’t had many food trucks roaming around lately? That’s because a city ordinance limits where certain food trucks can park, and some say this is driving many entrepreneurs out of town.

A city ordinance regulating where food trucks can set up in Chicago is heading all the way to the Supreme Court. NBC 5’s Anayeli Ruiz reports. 

The March for Our Lives ended its national Road-To-Change bus tour on Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut, six months after the shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school inspired protests calling for what they say are common-sense gun reforms.

The March for Our Lives ended its national Road-To-Change bus tour on Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut, six months after the shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school inspired protests calling for what they say are common-sense gun reforms.