The Leghorn chicken is one of the most common breeds. It originated in Tuscany, Italy, and the breed started being imported to North America in the 1820s. Although called “Italians”, these birds ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Lately, amid the ongoing fried chicken wars, a special caliber of ordnance has been deployed by some of the newer combatants. I’m talking about Nashville hot chicken, a nuclear option if it’s prepared ...

With July 4th's approach, the young Leghorn roosters that ranged around the farm yard earned extra attention beyond their weak crows. Would they be big enough to dress for a fried chicken dinner? The ...

It started as a human interest story. It ended up a chicken fascination tale, with a town full of revelers parading behind a plucky Leghorn rooster with a broken drumstick and a unifying spirit. This ...

(Mass Appeal) – The Zoo in Forest Park has so many exotic creatures you can learn about but there are also some everyday animals too. Here from The Zoo in Forest Park are, Sophia Delegato, the ...