Get a world-class hot dog — and more — at Shaevitz Uptown BBQ
Shaevitz Uptown BBQ in Highland Park is located in an iconic space that formerly housed the Grant & Grant record store. It is an outgrowth of Shaevitz Kosher Market, which...
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Buffalo Grove dining institution offers everything from ice cream to steak dinners
Ice cream creations are still the star attraction at Buffalo Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor in Buffalo Grove, but the expanded menu includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Buffalo Restaurant &...
Glencoe library offers kits to entertain, stimulate dementia patients
The Glencoe Public Library, in partnership with Family Service of Glencoe, now offers for checkout Adult Memory Kits, which are designed to engage people with dementia in stimulating and creative...
In ‘Move on Up,’ Aaron Cohen offers a portrait of Chicago through its soul music
"Most of what's done in this city is prompted by politics, and most of black politics is supported by music. And so the music and politics kind of walk hand...
Deerfield institution Il-Forno brings pizza – and more – to the table
Last week, Il-Forno in Deerfield celebrated its 30-year anniversary under the Scherer family ownership. Joe Walsh, a Deerfield resident, figures he has eaten there for 18 of them. He is,...
Shout Out: Philip S. Plowden, a Highland Park filmmaker earning accolades on the film festival circuit
Philip S. Plowden's filmmaking career is off to an auspicious start. The Highland Park-based director's first feature film, "Range Runners," is winning top honors for himself and for his cast...
Happi Sushi expands South Korean fare on menu
Happi Sushi has long been an integral part of the Roger Williams business corridor in Highland Park. To North Shore residents, it is something of an institution; to the Lee...
Gosh! ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ stars come to Genesee to reminisce about cult favorite
If someone asks what you are going to do on Sept. 12, and you evoke the immortal words of Napoleon Dynamite ("Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh!"), then...
Inovasi owner opens Salt Creek Tacos in Highland Park
Salt Creek is a stream that meanders through Hinsdale, originally restaurateur John des Rosier's proposed site for a new restaurant. When that location did not pan out, the owner of...
Highland Park golf course eatery 13ninety offers full menu
When the executives at the Sunset Valley Golf Course in Highland Park set about choosing a name for its new restaurant, they could have gone the golf pun route or...