Dining
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Naperville Bar Louie closure reflects 'chain-wide issue'Jan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Bar Louie in downtown Naperville has closed, one of a reported 38 locations of the gastropub chain to shut its doors in a bankruptcy filing, downtown business officials ...
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Vegans rejoice: Plant-based restaurant coming to GenevaJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - With some of Hollywood's brightest stars giving a shout-out to the first plant-based meal served at the recent Golden Globes awards, the idea of healthier eating is hitt...
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'Pizza Wars' coming to NapervilleJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Funnel cakes were a moneymaker for the Naperville Noon Lions Club for roughly two decades, but now the group is turning to pizza. With the first Naperville Pizza Wars, ...
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'Definitely worth the wait': 150 line up for Raising Cane's chicken in BataviaJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - Despite falling snow and chilly, wet conditions, about 150 people waited in a line wrapping around the new Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers restaurant in Batavia for its g...
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Restaurant review: Osteria By Fabio Viviani features celebrity chef's spin on classic ItalianJan 22, 2020 5:00 am - Celebrity Chef Fabio Viviani's new Downers Grove restaurant offers the kind of quiet atmosphere that encourages conversation. And that's good news because you will want ...
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Umbrella Teahouse coming to Schaumburg's Town SquareJan 22, 2020 12:00 am - Though the 22-year-old cafe at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg closed last month, Umbrella Teahouse - a new business specializing in smoothies, co...
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Dining out: $1 cinnamon rolls Friday at new Cinnaholic in SchaumburgJan 20, 2020 10:00 pm - $1 cinnamon rolls redux Cinnaholic is following up its opening last Friday in Naperville by debuting its new Schaumburg location on Friday, Jan. 24. And the $1 cinnamon ...
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A journalist's version of the '2020 tip challenge' plays outJan 17, 2020 5:00 am - It's hard to say what I would have done if Donnie Wahlberg and his wife, Jenny McCarthy, the celebrities who call St. Charles their home, hadn't supplied a dose of motiv...
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New carryout restaurant in Mundelein to serve Texas barbecueJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - A new carryout-only barbecue joint is expected to open next month in Mundelein. Smokin' BBQ on 45 has taken over a storefront at 428 N. Lake St. in Hawley Lake Plaza. Th...
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BurgerIM at Streets of Woodfield closes 6 months after openingJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - The new BurgerIM restaurant at Streets of Woodfield shopping center in Schaumburg has closed less than six months after it opened. Schaumburg Economic Development Direct...