Dining
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Fogo de Chão opens in Schaumburg with weeklong donation to Greater Chicago Food DepositoryApr 22, 2025 4:26 pm - Fogo de Chão, the internationally known Brazilian steakhouse, opened its fifth Chicago area restaurant at 1950 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg Monday.
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Dining out: Blind wine tasting contest, new menus and moreApr 22, 2025 4:04 pm - Head to a Cooper’s Hawk restaurant for a blind wine tasting contest to be entered to win a prize, check out these new restaurant menus, and The Original Rainbow Cone is offering a Tuesday ice cream deal for its 100th birthday.
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Craving pickles? Popeyes is finally on the bandwagon, and it’s quite a ride
Apr 22, 2025 1:57 pm - Introduced on April 1, Popeyes’ pickle menu was no joke. Its handful of pucker-inducing products — sandwich, lemonade, fried pickle chips, wings with sauce — goes where many others have gone before. And for the most part, they’re actually quite good.
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Pallet to Palate fundraiser highlights Elgin restaurants while fighting food insecurityApr 22, 2025 11:07 am - Chefs from Elgin restaurants will offer up bites of specialty dishes to raise money to fight food insecurity in the Elgin area during Food for Greater Elgin’s annual Pallet to Palate event.
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Raising Cane’s expected to fill former Jameson’s space in Vernon HillsApr 21, 2025 8:52 pm - More that two years after an initial meeting with village officials, Raising Cane's restaurant is expected to receive the green light to take the spot once occupied by a Jameson's Charhouse in Vernon Hills.
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The Biz Week That Was: Alfresco dining a boon, video gambling expansion, and tariffs threatening higher solar costsApr 19, 2025 2:01 pm - From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thriving Their live music venue and gastropub shuttered by a pandemic, Arlington Heights busines...
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Scooter’s Coffee shop could replace Des Plaines restaurantApr 18, 2025 12:50 pm - A Scooter’s Coffee shop soon could replace a restaurant in Des Plaines.
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From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thrivingApr 17, 2025 6:52 pm - The co-owners of Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights faced financial difficulties when COVID-19 forced their business to close, but they recall how the village’s Arlington Alfresco outdoor dining initiative helped them survive.
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Dining out: 79-cent pork chop, restaurant weeks and moreApr 15, 2025 4:15 pm - Perry’s Steakhouse is offering social media followers a shot at a 79-cent pork chop lunch, while a pair of suburbs are prepping for upcoming restaurant weeks.
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Morkes Chocolates in Palatine opening wine garden this summerApr 15, 2025 4:02 pm - Morkes Chocolates, which has been supplying sweets from its Palatine store for more than 30 years, is now adding summer spirits to its repertoire. Rhonda Dehn, president of Morkes Chocolates, said she plans to serve wine on the establishment's approximately 800-square-foot outdoor patio starting in July.