Dining
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Geneva’s Red Lobster among 100+ chain eatery closures
Aug 28, 2024 8:53 am - Red Lobster is closing three restaurants in Illinois as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, including the location in Geneva.
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Dining out: Portillo’s adds first new cake flavor in 20 yearsAug 27, 2024 2:14 pm - Portillo’s is adding their first new cake offering in over 20 years with the Salted Caramel Spice Cake. Plus, Buffalo Creek Brewing hosts a Burger Throwdown on Sunday, and Yelp has ranked the top 100 pizza spots in the Midwest.
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Apple Villa Famous Pancake House in Hoffman Estates closes after two decadesAug 26, 2024 2:54 pm - Apple Villa Famous Pancake House and Restaurant, which has been part of Hoffman Estates for nearly all of the 21st century and counted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth among its local fans, has closed.
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With four new restaurants, The Arboretum in South Barrington adds to its already formidable dining lineupAug 23, 2024 10:55 am - Already a regional dining destination, The Arboretum in South Barrington will add four new restaurants to its lineup soon.
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Doggone friendly: Bring your pooch along to these suburban dining destinations
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Are you seeing more security in restaurants?Aug 20, 2024 1:45 pm - I’m seeing restaurants and bars move away from the traditional bouncer toward professional security. Why? It’s a question of not only guest safety, but also the survival of the business.
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7 Brew coffee stand dropped by crane onto Naperville siteAug 20, 2024 11:51 am - A 7 Brew drive-through coffee stand will open soon at 1203 Iroquois Ave. in Naperville. The coffee stand recently was dropped on-site by a crane.
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Dining out: It’s pumpkin spice season at StarbucksAug 20, 2024 6:23 am - Pumpkin Spice Latte season starts Thursday at Starbucks. Plus we’ve got offers for National Waffle and Pork Chop Days, respectively, and there’s a new restaurant filling a recent void in Woodstock.
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Long-awaited groundbreaking for pub-style restaurant HopScotch happened Tuesday in SchaumburgAug 19, 2024 9:03 am - A long-awaited groundbreaking for the pub-style HopScotch restaurant took place Tuesday on a 1.7-acre site between Oberweis and the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg’s Town Square.
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Jimmy’s Restaurant in Des Plaines closed, sold to new ownerAug 16, 2024 5:00 pm - Jimmy’s Restaurant in Des Plaines was sold on Aug. 6. Its future is up in the air.