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Night life: It's Margarita Monday at On the Border

Margarita day

On the Border obliterates your case of the Mondays this Monday, Feb. 22 - otherwise known as National Margarita Day. The 12-ounce house margaritas, frozen or on the rocks, are $2. Pair them with complimentary chips and fresh house-made salsa. Specials on signature margaritas will be offered daily throughout the month on the restaurant's happy hour menu. On the Border has suburban locations in Vernon Hills, Algonquin, Schaumburg, St. Charles and Naperville. Ontheborder.com.

Toast to Lee

Planning to see former "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze of Mount Prospect with special guest Wakey Wakey Saturday, Feb. 20, at Q Bar in Glendale Heights? Drink specials include $4 UV bombs and Bacardi bombs, $4 Don Q and Pinnacle cocktails, $3 22-ounce Miller Lite, Coors Light and MGD drafts, and $14 Miller family buckets. Tickets start at $15. Q Bar, 2240 Bloomingdale Road, Glendale Heights. (630) 893-9346 or qbarglendaleheights.com.

Specialty cocktails

Firkin's specialty cocktail list includes $10 favorites such as the absinthe frappé made with St. George Absinthe, fresh mint, simple syrup and sparkling water; Arnaud's special made with scotch, Dolin rouge vermouth and orange bitters; the hurricane with rum, passion fruit juice and orange juice; and the Sazerac made with St. George absinthe, redemption rye and Peychaud's Bitters. Firkin, 515 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. (847) 367-6168 or firkinrestaurantlibertyville.com.

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