Dining
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Iconic Arlington Cake Box Bakery closes after 71 years in Arlington HeightsSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - After more than seven decades, the iconic Arlington Cake Box Bakery in Arlington Heights has served its last chocolate chip coffee cake and Campbell Street Special. The ...
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Wauconda restaurant's new menu item supports local food pantrySep 18, 2020 1:00 am - When Joe Kafka, the co-owner of Bulldogs Grill in Wauconda, heard the local food pantry had vegetables that go unused, he created a tasty way to help. For the past few F...
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Moni's Soulfood Fiesta brings fusion of flavors to downtown ElginSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Friday was a very memorable birthday for Monique Howery of Elgin. After myriad delays, some small, some catastrophic, Howery celebrated her 38th birthday and held the g...
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Lombard's Noon Whistle Brewing to open Naperville taproom FridaySep 17, 2020 5:30 am - In 2014, three childhood friends opened a 5,000-square-foot brewery in Lombard with a goal of creating “drinkable” beer. Four years later, the business was named one of ...
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Batavia Panera restaurant closes suddenlySep 17, 2020 1:00 am - The Panera Bread restaurant in Batavia closed this week, the owners of the building on Wilson Street confirmed. Batavia City Administrator Laura Newman said Panera did n...
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Dining events: Miller's Ale House fetes National Cheeseburger Day FridaySep 16, 2020 12:00 pm - National Cheeseburger Day Cheeseburger fans, take note: Friday, Sept. 18, is National Cheeseburger Day. Miller's Ale House is honoring the day by offering a classic chee...
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Popeyes franchise coming to Hoffman EstatesSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates officials plan to approve the $800,000 sale a 0.7-acre village-owned property just east of Hoffman Plaza on Golf Road to the developer of a Popeyes Louis...
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How suburban restaurants plan to extend outdoor dining into fallSep 15, 2020 6:00 am - With its lake setting and outdoor areas that in past years could have seated 300, the owners of Wauconda's Lindy's Landing have always looked to extend patio season. But...
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Hoffman Estates more open to plan for former Macaroni GrillSep 15, 2020 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates trustees' criticisms were considerably muted Monday at their second review of a plan to replace the long-shuttered Romano's Macaroni Grill at Higgins and...
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Palatine restaurant's license suspended after workers found living in basementSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - A Palatine restaurant was fined $2,000 and had its business license suspended for at least 14 days after three male workers were found using its basement as their living...