Dining
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Hot dog restaurant opening in former Jimmy’s PlaceApr 02, 2013 11:00 am - The former Jimmy’s Place, an Arlington Heights institution for five decades until it closed in 2011, is getting a new look and a new name before opening later this summe...
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Des Plaines Summer Fling will return this yearApr 02, 2013 11:00 am - Des Plaines will have a Summer Fling after all. City aldermen flirted with the idea of axing the festival this year because they are unhappy with the way it has been ma...
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Fox & Hound unveils new decor, menu items at suburban tavernsApr 02, 2013 6:00 am - Fox & Hound is looking to freshen things up and is using the Chicago area as its testing ground before rolling out the changes to its other 79 locations across the count...
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Gino’s East in Rolling Meadows closes MondayApr 01, 2013 2:48 pm - Gino’s East, an iconic restaurant in Rolling Meadows for more than a quarter century, closed Monday, said Valerie Dehner, the city’s community development director. The ...
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Elmhurst’s HB Jones features clever decor, design-your-own burgersMar 29, 2013 6:00 am - Mascots are usually the domain of sports teams, fast food restaurants and breakfast cereals, but when Salseria owner Anthony Gambino was working on his new spot, he deci...
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Spirit of Alumni Club lives on at Alumni Pub in SchaumburgMar 28, 2013 10:00 am - Schaumburg's former Alumni Club on Algonquin Road will always evoke great memories for Northwest suburban residents who spent any part of their 20s in the relatively car...
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Dining events: Superdawg celebrates 65 yearsMar 28, 2013 6:00 am - 65 years young It's been 65 years since Superdawg first opened its doors. They're commemorating the event with a souvenir cup decorated circa the 1940s filled with ...
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Hofbrauhaus brings authentic German experience to RosemontMar 27, 2013 6:00 am - For a few brief hours on a recent Sunday evening, I felt like I was 22 again. I celebrated my 22nd birthday in Germany and, after spending the day at Neuschwanstein cast...
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Can't catch whiff of suburban smelt fishermen these daysMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - In March of 1986, fans of the Chicago Bulls were wondering when, or if, their young injured superstar would make it back onto the court in time for the playoffs. The Chi...
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Lombard's Vino Cellar a place to sip and savorMar 22, 2013 6:00 am - Cesar and Courtney Pena have turned their hobby into a business, opening The Vino Cellar Nov. 30 to share their love of wine with downtown Lombard. A bar and retail shop...