Hospitality
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Campton Hills couple sells wineVEILS to keep bugs out of wine while outside
Oct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Lisa and Mark Hirth of Campton Hills always have enjoyed wine and travel to wineries all over. But there's one thing that happens when you sit outside and sip wine al fr...
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Buffalo Wild Wings teams up with children's charitiesOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - This fall, Buffalo Wild Wings will raise more than $1 million to deliver on its mission to "help build communities where all kids can thrive, compete and belong to a tea...
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Kharasch: I spy with my little eye: What a restaurant secret shopper is looking forOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - Secret shoppers are everywhere - stores, hotels and, of course, restaurants. I do secret shopping for clients all over the country every week, and what I'm evaluating mo...
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Federal judge dismisses false advertising claims against Wendy's, McDonald's
Oct 03, 2023 1:00 am - A federal judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit that accused McDonald's and Wendy's of misleading consumers with ads that show bigger, juicier burgers than their res...
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New life (and name) for a suburban classic: Hotelier, village are reviving Indian Lakes ResortSep 25, 2023 1:00 am - Checking into the former Indian Lakes Resort was an experience all its own. The six-story atrium lobby had waterfalls, rock formations and a honeycomb-like glass ceiling...
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Pup-friendly Lazy Dog Restaurant plans 2024 opening in NorthbrookSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - The Northbrook Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on an application by Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, set to open next year at Willow Festival. Based in Costa Mesa, ...
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Troubled hotel settles with Palatine, could reopen in SeptemberAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - The operator of the Palatine Red Roof Inn will surrender its business license and the hotel will reopen under new management, under a settlement agreement between the ow...
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Why Des Plaines could become the next suburb to restrict short-term home rentalsAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Years after first being proposed, rules for short-term home rentals could be coming to Des Plaines. The city council on Monday informally decided to resurrect a 2017 pro...
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'We wanted to stand out': How an old Holiday Inn became Northwest suburbs' first boutique hotelAug 19, 2023 1:00 am - Six years after being proposed and $6 million in renovations later, an old Holiday Inn has been transformed into something completely different: what owner Sam Patel cal...
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Old Rolling Meadows Holiday Inn where Pete Townshend found God, penned 'Tommy' lyrics to be demolishedAug 19, 2023 1:00 am - It had a vibrating bed, fuzzy TV, and smelly sheets and towels, but a Rolling Meadows Holiday Inn hotel room happened to be the perfect setting for Pete Townshend's spir...