According to a news report from journal-topics.com, “Ten or more local eateries will come armed with their best pizza creations at the Journal & Topics Newspapers Great Northwest Suburban Pizza Contest on Sunday, Mar. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. It will be held at the Des Plaines Park District’s Administrative & Leisure Center, 2222 Birch St., south of Touhy Avenue and Maple Street.”

According to a news report from forbes.com, “The recession has sliced into yet another sector: pizza.”

According to a news report from online.wsj.com, “Times are tough in the U.S. pizza business.”

American soldiers in Iraq missed a restaurant back home so much that they set up a virtual version in Iraq, made possible by the restaurant itself.