Cheers 3: Drink specials
Every day is specialWhy do drink specials have to be limited to one day a week? Everyday is a special day at The Lodge at Four Lakes. Daily drink specials include $5 Absolut cocktails, $5 Bacardi and Bacardi bombs, $5 Makers Mark cocktails, $4 Leinenkugel Red Lager, $3 Skinny Dip, $2.50 Daily Hop Head specials, and $2.50 domestic and import premium beers. Everyday at The Lodge at Four Lakes, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. (630) 724-0450 or thelodgeatfourlakes.com. First firstsThe Lucky Monk resumes its First Friday celebrations Friday, Jan. 7, with $5 Grey Goose cocktails, $4 house microbrews and $3 Miller Lites. Enjoy a complimentary appetizer buffet with spice wings, flatbreads, pretzels and more. The Lucky Monk offers more than 30 beers and food favorites that include burgers and thin-crust pizzas. 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at The Lucky Monk, 105 Hollywood Blvd., South Barrington. (847) 898-0500 or theluckymonk.com. Pour one for The KingRaise a glass to Elvis Presley's 76th birthday at a celebration at the Original Mother's in Chicago. The Elvis Fest includes tribute bands, a look-a-like contest, a free peanut butter and banana buffet and more. Radio Hall of Famer Dick Biondi will host and broadcast the event live. Toast with $5 Absolut #8220;All Shook Up#8221; cocktails and $5 24-ounce cans of Budweiser. 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Original Mother's, 26 W. Division St., Chicago. (312) 642-7251 or originalmothers.com. #8212; Sara Hooker