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Let's say, maybe, just maybe, Christmas with the family doesn't go so well. Sneak out to Wild Bull Bar and Grill and enjoy some peaceful drink specials, including the $5 Jager Barrel, $3 mini Guinness shots and $3 Captain Morgan and cokes. Maybe Christmas food wasn't great either. Try Wild Bull's $5 quarter-pound build-a-burger.
Saturday, Dec. 25, at Wild Bull Bar and Grill, 1817 W. Golf Road, Schaumburg. (847) 285-3333 or www.wildbullsportsbar.com.
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You don't need a college degree to know that College Thursdays at Mullen's Bar and Grill are a good deal. Drink specials include $2.50 Miller bottles and $5 bombs. Beer of the month is $3 Blue Moon pints. DJ Tsunami and BDM spin tunes in the beer garden at 9 p.m. Additionally, teachers get 20 percent off a food bill with ID.
Thursdays at Mullen's Bar and Grill, 3080 Warrenville Road, Lisle. (630) 505-0240 or www.mullensbarandgrill.com.
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If the only salsa you can think of these days goes in your mouth, perhaps salsa dancing will spice things up. Every Thursday is salsa night at Frankie's Blue Room. Drink specials include $2.50 Coors Light and $5 martinis in five flavors — cosmo, lemon drop, French, apple or pomegranate. Doors open at 8 p.m. and dancing starts at 8:30. There's a $5 cover.
Frankie's Blue Room, 16 W. Chicago Ave., Naperville. (630) 416-3310 or www.frankiesblueroom.com.