Dining
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Long Grove businessman eats pizza daily — about 2,400 days and countingDec 29, 2013 7:00 am - As a young man eager to make money for college, Jim Stoecker worked at a local restaurant and bar, where he manned the door, did some bartending and made pizzas. Thirty-...
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Worker dies from injuries at Vernon Hills mallDec 27, 2013 5:34 am - A man working as part of a demolition crew died hours after he was hit by concrete falling from a facade at Westfield Hawthorn shopping center in Vernon Hills, authoriti...
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Ex-pro wrestler to open sports bar in ElginDec 26, 2013 1:47 pm - The former Streets of Chicago in Elgin is set to reopen as D Hangout Bar and Grill next week, but plans for a piano bar in the lower level are still up in the air. The e...
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Chicago area loses its own icons in 2013Dec 26, 2013 4:46 am - Writers, actors, ball players, radio icons and more - in 2013 the region lost some famous people who were part of the Chicago area family. Here is a final look. Kare...
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Restaurant critics share their standouts from 2013Dec 26, 2013 4:45 am - If the average Joe eats out 4.7 times a week (according to the gospel of Zagat), then you have to figure restaurant critics eat out even more than that. From grabbing a ...
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New bars, restaurants gear up for first New Year'sDec 25, 2013 10:00 pm - No matter what kind of year it's been for you, 2013 is ending and there's no better way to break with the past than going somewhere new to celebrate. Whether you're look...
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Dining events: Wickets' epic burger battleDec 24, 2013 5:00 am - To be good or not to be good? A burger battle brews at Wickets Bar and Grill. Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15, try the healthy resolution burger, a lean turkey burger wi...
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Batavia restaurant owners sue Target over security breachDec 21, 2013 6:15 pm - The owners of a Batavia restaurant are suing the retail giant Target on behalf of themselves and 40 million customers who recently were affected by debit and credit card...
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Mt. Prospect pulls Jake’s Pizza liquor licenseDec 21, 2013 7:00 am - Mount Prospect trustees have eliminated the liquor license for Jake’s Pizza, 302 N. Northwest Hwy., which closed last summer. Mayor Arlene Juracek said a village ordinan...
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Mt. Prospects loosens liquor restrictionsDec 20, 2013 8:39 am - The Mount Prospect village board this week amended the section of its village code dealing with liquor to allow customers at restaurants to bring in their own bottles of...