Twinkies

Illinois a terrible hostess: Twinkies leave the state

By Austin Berg
08/22/2014
Hostess Brands LLC announced on Aug. 20 that the Illinois bakery where Twinkies were first invented will close this fall. More than 400 workers will be affected by the shuttering of the company’s Schiller Park location in October. Sadly, this isn’t surprising. In 2012, Hostess closed three bakeries nationwide after a massive union strike, high...

TAGS: jobs, Twinkies

The great Twinkie turf war

By Paul Kersey
03/31/2013
The new owners of Hostess Brands are preparing to restart the production of Twinkies, Ho Hos and all those other sugary treats. Among the plants they plan to reopen is the one in the Chicago suburb of Schiller Park.

TAGS: hostess, Twinkies, unions