Dining
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Dining out: Beer for a cause, Mexican Independence Day specialty and moreSep 10, 2025 9:35 am - 93 Octane Brewery’s new specialty beer benefits Cal’s Angels, Bien Trucha restaurants bring back chiles en nogada for Mexican Independence Day, Cima Restaurant in Rosemont hosts a collaborative dinner and more.
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Tiki meets aperitivo in the Jungle Bird, a tropical drink with an edge
Sep 10, 2025 9:12 am - Bridging Tiki and Italian aperitivo cultures, the Jungle Bird is a classic tropical cocktail made with rum, pineapple juice, Campari and lime. “We've riffed on the Jungle Bird in every possible way,” says Kevin Beary, beverage director at Three Dots and a Dash in Chicago.
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Hanover Township’s Fall Food Truck Festival returning to Bartlett Sept. 18Sep 09, 2025 1:19 pm - Hanover Township will host its annual Fall Food Truck Festival Thursday, Sept. 18, at the township’s William Tiknis Campus in Bartlett.
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The Biz Week That Was: Data centers abound, fast food prices dip, and Tamagotchi comes to WoodfieldSep 06, 2025 1:32 pm - ‘Backbone of the digital world’: Karis details plans for Naperville data center development Developer Karis Critical is proposing a relatively “boutique” data center...
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New halal restaurant chain Slaw Burger launches in Palatine, SchaumburgSep 05, 2025 5:21 pm - The new suburban restaurant chain Slaw Burger, recently launched in Palatine and Schaumburg, has high ambitions to fill both a niche in high-quality food options and the region with convenient locations.
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Pope Leo partnering with two big names in Chicago dining for restaurant at historic papal retreatSep 05, 2025 4:26 pm - Celebrity chef Art Smith and restaurateur Phil Stefani will open a restaurant and handle catering services at Borgo Laudato Si’, part of a historic papal retreat newly opened to the public.
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Tore & Luke’s in Palatine to close Sunday for reported move, next location still unknownSep 05, 2025 2:56 pm - A suddenly announced move from its 2-year-old current location in Palatine suggests another chapter on the way in the more than 40-year history of Tore & Luke’s Italian Beef & Pizza in the area.
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Dining out: A pair of restaurant closings, the state’s first drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A and a 20th anniversarySep 03, 2025 1:07 pm - A pair of restaurants along Randall Road in the Fox Valley announced closings this week, while a drive-thru and walk-up only Chick-fil-A opening Thursday in Naperville will be the first of its kind in the state.
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Guzman y Gomez offers BOGO burritos to celebrate high school football’s return
Sep 03, 2025 10:45 am - Guzman y Gomez, an authentic Mexican fast-food restaurant with locations in Buffalo Grove, Crystal Lake, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Naperville and Schaumburg, is bringing back its Friday Night Lights promotion in honor of the new high school football season.
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It’s a good time to be a restaurant consumerSep 03, 2025 10:42 am - 2025 is a little more than halfway done, and already we are seeing the best year in restaurant sales in the last five. Sales this year are above where they were at the same time in 2024.