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Big blocks of butter in a wrapper on a dish with a butter dish in the background

Shoppers are still spending on expensive dairy products amid inflation

Jewelry? Wine? Nope, it’s the little dairy treat economy.

Beach bonfire at Brant Lake Camp

Camp styles of the rich and the famous

Luxury camps can run as much as $17,000 for the summer.

Brendan Cosgrove

Johnnie Walker barrels

Spirits are low in the booze biz

Alcohol sales are slumping, as many young people trade tipsiness for non-alcoholic drinks.

Three Seniorita canned THC drinks and one from Rhythm in front of the United Center.

Chicago’s United Center is first major venue to sell THC drinks

The bevs won’t be available during Blackhawks or Bulls games, just concerts and other events.

Runners at the start of the Berlin Marathon.

Want to run a marathon? Good luck getting in

Getting to the start line is its own challenge.

Brendan Cosgrove

A box with "Made in China" on it.

It’s not a great time to have a hobby

New tariff rules are complicating overseas shipments

Brendan Cosgrove

Powerball ticket that says LOSER at the top.

You won’t win Powerball, but go ahead and dream

The odds are not in your favor.

Brendan Cosgrove