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Claire’s to move North American headquarters from Hoffman Estates to Rosemont

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 24, 2026 4:23 pm - Claire’s, a global accessories retailer and favorite of teens and tweens, plans to move its North American headquarters from Hoffman Estates to Rosemont.
‘We’re super excited’: North Shore Distillery moving to Mundelein

By Russell Lissau
Apr 24, 2026 4:11 pm - After more than 20 years in Green Oaks, North Shore Distillery is moving to Mundelein.
St. Charles dining scene heating up with new restaurant fire + wine

By Vicki Martinka Petersen
Apr 22, 2026 1:47 pm - For nearly 15 years, BG Hospitality Group has brought people together around plates of wood-fired pizza and Italian favorites at Gia Mia, Livia Italian Eatery and Ella’s Italian Pub. Their latest restaurant, fire + wine in St. Charles, brings the company full circle, as their first restaurant was fire + wine’s first location in downtown Glen Ellyn.
Dutch Bros Coffee continues to expand in McHenry County with Algonquin location

By Michelle Meyer
Apr 17, 2026 9:45 am - Coming off a recent approval to open in Crystal Lake, drive-through coffee shop Dutch Bros. now has its sights on opening in Algonquin.
Mendocino Farms restaurant chain opening in Vernon Hills

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 16, 2026 2:59 pm - Mendocino Farms, a fast-casual restaurant known for farm-fresh crafted sandwiches and salads, is opening its first suburban Chicago location Tuesday in Vernon Hills.
The Secret Kitchen brings royal Indian cuisine to Schaumburg

By Rick West
Apr 15, 2026 12:22 pm - A celebrity chef from India has tabbed Schaumburg as the location for her first restaurant in America. Chef Aanal Kotak’s The Secret Kitchen opens Sunday, April 19.
Gurnee invests in art and coffee as new uses for empty spaces on Grand Avenue

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 13, 2026 12:18 pm - Gurnee is investing in the arts and coffee to fill longtime vacancies on Grand Avenue.
‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbs

By Christopher Placek
Apr 09, 2026 5:37 pm - Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.
Restaurant with cricket simulators gets go-ahead in Wheeling

By Russell Lissau
Apr 06, 2026 7:30 pm - Plans for a restaurant featuring cricket simulators got the Wheeling village board’s OK Monday night.
Takeout-focused Buffalo Wild Wings GO to open in Lake Zurich

By Mick Zawislak
Mar 31, 2026 2:57 pm - Buffalo Wild Wings GO will be opening in Lake Zurich Thursday with a promotion promising free wings for a year for the first 50 guests in line 18 and older. All other guests who visit on opening day will receive a voucher for $5 off any order of $25 or more redeemable through June 30.

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