Dining
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Sports bar with high-tech audio, gelato cafe open in far west ElginAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - Two more new eateries are open in a far west Elgin strip mall area that's been gradually coming alive this year. TJ's Bar and Grill and Caffé Mariani Java and Gelato...
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Naperville ending downtown food cart programAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - Naperville has decided to stay a one-food-cart-town. The city council took a preliminary step toward eliminating its downtown mobile food vendor program, which allows t...
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Dining out: Stan's serves up 89-cent donuts SaturdayAug 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Stan's 89-cent donuts Stan's Donuts & Coffee will celebrate founder Stan Berman's 89th birthday with 89-cent glazed donuts Saturday, Aug. 25, at all Chicago locations. O...
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Area researchers study best way to make perfect pizzaAug 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Ah, crispy crust, Italian-style pizza with perfectly cooked toppings and a moist fluffy dough. It's hard to beat, and despite the simple ingredients, it's also challengi...
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Authentic sushi/Thai, amazing service awaits at Lake Zurich's KonnigiywaAug 22, 2018 12:20 pm - Lake Zurich's newest sushi and Thai restaurant, Konnigiywa, sits at the corner end of a strip mall, with enough room for a small outside patio. But don't be alarmed by t...
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Lotsa Pasta: Olive Garden offers year of never ending pasta
Aug 22, 2018 1:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. - Olive Garden customers who can't get enough pasta have a chance to enjoy unlimited servings for a year. The restaurant chain is offering its first annual...
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Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Lattes return TuesdayAug 22, 2018 1:00 am - Pumpkin Spice Lattes will return for the season at Starbucks before Labor Day and a week earlier than last year. The coffee chain said the popular pumpkin latte will re...
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Firewater Saloon gets OK for downtown Des Plaines locationAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - Firewater Saloon has the go-ahead to open its third Chicago-area location in downtown Des Plaines. The city council agreed Monday to give the owners of the country-west...
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GiGi's Playhouse, Poplar Creek Bowl expanding in Hoffman EstatesAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - GiGi's Playhouse National Achievement Center and Poplar Creek Bowl - adjacent businesses in Hoffman Estates' Barrington Square Town Center on Higgins Road - have receive...
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Oberweis proposes dairy-pizza-burger operation in GenevaAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - The Oberweis Group wants to open an operation to sell ice cream, pizza and hamburgers under one roof at the Fabyan Crossing shopping center on Randall Road in Geneva. Th...