Dining
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Are your town's liquor license fees costing you more at the tap?Jun 22, 2016 5:00 am - The first 1,291 pints of pale ale sold each year at Emmett's Brewing Co. in downtown Palatine cover the cost of the $7,425 annual liquor license fee paid to the village....
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Craft beer, healthier food in plan for Lake Zurich's ConsumeJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Craft beer, healthier food and a small shop with packaged brews will be part of a bar-restaurant expected to open in Lake Zurich next month. Five friends are behind Cons...
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McBride's North in Aurora caters to sports fans, beer loversJun 21, 2016 5:00 am - Finally, a night life oasis. For Aurora residents, a vast stretch of Eola Road, from about Ogden Avenue south to Wolf's Crossing, was pretty much a restaurant/bar deser...
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Panera Bread Co. opens in Lake ZurichJun 21, 2016 1:00 am - Lake Zurich received another fast-casual dining option in the village's Rand Road corridor Tuesday. Panera Bread Co. opened at Lake Zurich Corners mall at the northeast ...
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Mediterranean-style restaurant planned in downtown LibertyvilleJun 20, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: Architectural sketches for the restaurant are being with a tentative opening scheduled for November. The parking garage is expected to be completed in...
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Midwest travel: Taste the goods at Chicago Food Truck festJun 18, 2016 7:00 am - Chicago Keep on truckin' Cupcakes, pizza, doughnuts, fried chicken, pierogies, tamales, heck, there's even lobster at the Chicago Food Truck Festival. Don't miss the san...
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Uncle Julio's in Naperville surprises with flavorful Tex-Mex fareJun 15, 2016 10:00 am - It's a Mexican fiesta every day at the relatively new upscale Uncle Julio's Mexican From Scratch in north Naperville. And not in a contrived way, either. Having visited ...
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Official Palatine 150 beer to be unveiled ThursdayJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - The official beer of the Palatine 150th anniversary celebration will be unveiled Thursday evening at Emmett's Brewing Co., 110 N. Brockway St. in Palatine. The event wil...
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Dining events: Bluegrass, Tighthead Beer join up for live crawfish boil SundayJun 10, 2016 6:00 am - Bluegrass' crawfish boil Bluegrass hosts a live crawfish boil beginning at noon Sunday, June 12. It's an all you can eat and drink event featuring Tighthead Beer. ...
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Barrington Hills resident opening restaurant, upscale lounge in West DundeeJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - Diana Jacobs believes timing is everything when it comes to fulfilling her dream of opening her own restaurant. It's a goal she has been working toward since junior high...