Dining
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The Biz Week That Was: Mall transformation, suburbs’ best sandwich shop, and economy doing better than expectedAug 30, 2025 1:10 pm - Next big step for Hawthorn Mall property redevelopment is waiting for green light to proceed The next big step in the ongoing transformation of the Hawthorn mall pro...
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Multimillion-dollar deal to turn historic Des Plaines building into restaurant awaits key vote TuesdayAug 29, 2025 2:00 pm - A much-anticipated, multimillion-dollar deal to turn a historic, city-owned building in downtown Des Plaines into a restaurant should get the city council’s final approval Tuesday.
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Schaumburg-area sandwich shop makes Yelp’s list of nation’s 100 bestAug 28, 2025 5:07 pm - Finuccio and Sons, just outside Schaumburg, is among only three Illinois eateries and the sole suburban one to make Yelp’s list of the nation’s top 100 sandwich shops for 2025.
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‘Real Mexican food’: New owners, new name, new menu for Campton Hills eatery
Aug 28, 2025 1:05 pm - Luis Maldonado bought Lupita’s Cucina, a Mexican eatery at 40W222 LaFox Road, Campton Hills, last month, and changed it up, name and all. The new name is Ikal Y Sanse, which sounds complicated, but it isn’t. Ikal is Mayan, Y is Spanish and Sanse is Aztec. “It means unique spirit,” Maldonado said.
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‘Stay as long as you want’: Lennon’s opens three dining concepts under one roof in downtown NapervilleAug 27, 2025 1:18 pm - The new Lennon’s in downtown Naperville is bringing together three distinct dining concepts on three floors under one roof, all with the unifying philosophy of bringing people together.
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Schaumburg’s Septemberfest returns to a municipal campus in transition this weekendAug 27, 2025 10:03 am - Having already seen Septemberfest compromised twice by the pandemic at the beginning of the decade, Schaumburg officials are determined it won’t be by the more deliberate decision to replace the village hall on the same municipal grounds.
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Cracker Barrel is keeping its old-time logo after new design elicited an uproar
Aug 27, 2025 9:12 am - Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it's returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company's plan to modernize. In a post on...
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Dining out: Piccolo Buco opens in Naperville, secret menu at Portillo’s, Labor Day brunches and moreAug 27, 2025 6:26 am - Cooper’s Hawk has opened its second suburban location of Piccolo Buco, Portillo’s has some new secret menu items, and several suburban restaurants are extending weekend brunch to Monday for Labor Day.
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The next big step for Hawthorn Mall property redevelopment is waiting for green light to proceedAug 26, 2025 6:01 pm - The next big step in the ongoing transformation of the Hawthorn mall property in Vernon Hills appears ready to proceed.
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Brother Chimp Brewing ‘putting good out into the world,’ planning new St. Charles taproom