Dining
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Citing vaccine mandate, Bob Chinn's Crab House to pause operations for a month in WheelingJan 09, 2022 12:00 am - Citing Cook County's proof-of-vaccination mandate, the popular Bob Chinn's Crab House in Wheeling is closing for the next month, management announced Saturday. "Due to u...
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You'll never guess who's in this kitchenJan 09, 2022 12:00 am - In the kitchen that One Mean Chicken shares with sister restaurants Thai 76 and Surya Tiffins, two engineers sit in front of two laptops. One engineer taps his keyboard ...
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'We saw the life come back to him': Changing dad's diet leads to two suburban health food storesJan 07, 2022 4:00 am - Twelve years ago, Umar Ahmad watched his father battle stress, insomnia, depression and digestive problems, and take a variety of medications, to no avail. “He was in r...
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Come out of hibernation for Long Grove Cocoa CrawlJan 05, 2022 10:00 pm - Historic downtown Long Grove is putting a new design twist on its first major event of 2022 - the annual Cocoa Crawl - from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5. Rathe...
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Dining bites: Bottomless ramen at Tokio Pub; Roka Akor's wine and omakase dinnerJan 05, 2022 5:00 am - Wine & omakase dinner If you're over the winter weather already, warm up with Roka Akor's O'Shaughnessy Estate Wine Dinner from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11. Luke Russ...
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New places to dine and drink in 2022Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - Anyone with a New Year's resolution to try out new restaurants and bars will have many choices around Chicago's suburbs in 2022. Plenty of proven places are making franc...
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How some suburban eateries are complying with Cook County vaccine mandateJan 05, 2022 4:10 am - Cook County's new proof-of-vaccination mandate seems to be something most affected businesses aren't ignoring altogether, but many are finding different ways to acknowle...
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New coffee shop open inside Palatine Metra stationJan 04, 2022 4:15 am - The new coffee shop inside the Palatine Metra station saw its first full crowd of commuters Monday, as many returned to work following the holidays, and its staff is loo...
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Last call for Countyline, as popular Buffalo Grove bar and restaurant abruptly closesJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - A bar where everybody knows your name may be a TV cliché, but to the customers and employees at Countyline Tavern in Buffalo Grove, it was reality. After ushering in the...
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Work underway at Gurnee's Cooper's Hawk Winery & RestaurantDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Work on a new Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant in the parking lot of the old Lowe's Home Improvement store in Gurnee is underway, and village staff says it is likely to...