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Beekeeping Now Legal in Oak Park; Jesse Jackson Discusses Food Deserts

• Oak Park’s village board overturned a ban on beekeeping, which isn’t to say that everyone will be able to get a hive in their backyard; the suburb will require notification for neighbors, and “a mandatory barrier” around the hives. [Chicago Breaking News]

• Jesse Jackson praised Mayor Emanuel for his pledge to bring grocery stores to the South Side. [Sun Times]

• The Federal Reserve’s move to limit debit-card fees should be a boon to restaurants, which conduct about 35 percent of their sales through debit. [Forbes]

• Short stack over Saudi Arabia? That’s right, IHOP is expanding to the Middle East. To the tune of 40 stores over the next five years. [NRN]

• “The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists.” So make sure you’re eating sustainable fish, mmmkay? [BBC]

• Sure, all of this no-peanuts business is annoying, but consider this: According to a study by the publication Pediatrics, nearly 8 percent of U.S. children suffer from food allergies. [WP]

• If you’re interested in seeing Cameron Diaz reenact with David Letterman the time she fed A-Rod popcorn, here’s video of that. [Gawker]

Beekeeping Now Legal in Oak Park; Jesse Jackson Discusses Food Deserts