Dining
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‘A shared experience’: Two generations of wine lovers reopen Geneva Wine Cellar & Tasting RoomMay 13, 2026 12:05 pm - Two generations of a wine-loving family have purchased and reopened the Geneva Wine Cellar and Tasting Room in downtown Geneva. “Wine has always been our passion,” says co-owner Angela Moore. “... And we really can’t wait to share it.”
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Sometimes, kids don’t belong at restaurantsMay 13, 2026 8:17 am - Taking children to restaurants is an opportunity spend special time with them, communicate with them and, most importantly, teach them how to behave in public.
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Dining out: Free slider Friday at White Castle, restaurant anniversary specials and moreMay 12, 2026 3:59 pm - Friday is National Slider Day and National Pizza Party Day, and there are special deals for both. Plus, Lucca Osteria in Oak Brook is celebrating its fifth anniversary and you can dine outdoors at Cantigny during the Red Oaks Farm Table dinner series.
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‘The right place for us’: Deba Sushi Bar moving into vacant downtown Mount Prospect spaceMay 06, 2026 4:53 pm - A husband-and-wife team is bringing a new Japanese dining concept to downtown Mount Prospect.
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Take your Mother’s Day brunch plans up a notchMay 06, 2026 9:53 am - Though it’s getting late in the game to make plans for Mother’s Day, here are some suburban options where you can do brunch (or dinner) and add in some live music, nature, exotic animals, historic surroundings and/or bottomless champagne.
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‘It’s iconic’: Des Plaines officials celebrate plan to repurpose former YMCA facilityMay 05, 2026 1:53 pm - A multimillion-dollar plan to renovate an old YMCA building in Des Plaines that’s become an eyesore since its closure six years ago is being celebrated by city officials and their soon-to-be partners in the project. The city council on Monday unanimously voted to purchase the former Lattof YMCA, 300 E. Northwest Highway, from the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago for $1.85 million.
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Dining out: New limited-time offerings at Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’sMay 05, 2026 10:51 am - Portillo’s is now serving the new Hot and Saucy Italian beef sandwich while Lou Malnati’s is debuting the Italian Combo Beef-Za, both for a limited time. Plus, Geneva Wine Cellar and Tasting Room is reopening under new ownership.
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‘A cozy coffee spot’: Irene’s Café brings family baking tradition to Buffalo GroveMay 04, 2026 1:40 pm - A new café rooted in family tradition is making its mark in Buffalo Grove’s Spoerlein Commons shopping center.
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Candy crush: Long Grove chocolate shop doubles as museum to iconic bridge’s mishapsMay 03, 2026 8:45 pm - Long Grove is well known, notorious even, for the frequency at which the town’s iconic covered bridge has been hit by vehicles too big to pass through. Now local store Broken Bridge Treats is paying tribute to that history with a minimuseum documenting the dozens of mishaps.
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Is Red Lobster’s revamped ‘Endless Shrimp’ deal worth it? A food critic tried it.
May 01, 2026 8:38 am - It’s easy to understand the appeal of Red Lobster’s “Endless Shrimp” special, a promotion in which diners are guaranteed as many shrimp as they can stuff in at one seating. But just how good a deal is it? Some premeal math told us how many shrimp we would each have to eat to make this a bargain: 23.
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