Chicago’s hometown hot dog giant Portillo’s is in the midst of an ambitious national expansion, and now a proxy fight may be brewing in its boardroom. Activist investor Engaged Capital, which took a nearly 10% stake in the Oak Brook-based company last year,

A big shareholder in Portillo’s is engaging the Chicago restaurant chain in a fight to add two board seats, claiming its performance “appears to be suffering.”

Engaged Capital already installed the former Chipotle CFO to Portillo's board and is now getting aggressive to secure a seat for former Wingstop CEO Charlie Morrison.

Engaged Capital pushes for board changes at Portillo's (PTLO) to modernize operations, boost efficiencies, and drive growth.

Chicago’s hometown hot dog giant Portillo’s is in the midst of an ambitious national expansion, and now a proxy fight may be brewing in its boardroom. Read more here. The Cubs and Sox meet for the second time this spring on Friday,

Activist investor Engaged Capital is ready to run a boardroom fight at restaurant chain Portillo's and has nominated two director candidates to the company's eight-member board, three people familiar with the matter said.