Dining
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Andy's Frozen Custard store opening in St. Charles this December
Nov 28, 2023 12:00 am - Andy's Frozen Custard plans to open a new location in St. Charles in early December. The company said in a news release the new store will be at 2630 E. Main St. "Andy's...
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Lukumadness! serves up 'crazy good Greek doughnuts'
Nov 26, 2023 12:00 am - Niko Boulougouris hopes his idea to make and sell “crazy good Greek doughnuts” — a risk he confirmed was worth taking on a vacation to Iceland — soon takes his hometown ...
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Cafe Roma heading to downtown Huntley's Old Village HallNov 22, 2023 5:00 am - A new restaurant is planned for the Old Village Hall in downtown Huntley. Operators of Elgin-based Cafe Roma confirmed they have plans to open shop in the Old Village Ha...
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Dining out: Black Friday brunches, new restaurants and moreNov 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Goodbye “Happy Thanksgiving,” hello Black Friday. What a change of mood. Fortunately there are places you can duck in to avoid the throngs of holiday shoppers. We also h...
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Portillo's to open on Randall Road in Algonquin Nov. 28Nov 21, 2023 12:00 am - Portillo's will open the doors of its Algonquin restaurant at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 28, following a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. Attendees will include Portillo's Vice Pr...
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Proton packs and zombie bumper cars? Wonderverse in Oakbrook Center will have it allNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - Sony Pictures Entertainment is transforming a former Sears store to bring a first-of-its-kind entertainment experience to Oakbrook Center in December. Wonderverse, a 45,...
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New Italian restaurant and piano bar opens in AuroraNov 20, 2023 12:00 am - A new Italian restaurant and piano bar, Amore Mio, opened Friday in downtown Aurora. The eatery pays homage to the Italian American restaurants of mid-20th century New Y...
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Armo Grill coming to Wheeling's Restaurant Row in DecemberNov 19, 2023 10:00 pm - A new eatery soon will join Wheeling's famed Restaurant Row. Offering Mediterranean and Armenian cuisine, Armo Grill should open next month at 516 N. Milwaukee Ave. It'l...
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Suburban Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of FamersNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Scooby's Hot Dogs in Downers Grove was the 150th inductee into the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame Wednesday, but it's not the only spot in the suburbs where you can ge...
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A day to relish: Scooby's in Downers Grove inducted into Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of FameNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Frankly, it was a day to relish for Mihir Patel. The owner of Scooby's Hot Dogs in Downers Grove said he'd never won any kind of award before his restaurant was inducted...