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Mike's Hot Pizza with pepperoni, sausage, onion, jalapeno and banana peppers, the signature pizza at Mike & Denise's Pizzeria in Aurora.

Mike & Denise’s: Pizza is a family affair

May 10, 2019 at 7:45 a.m.

With 30 years in the business, Mike and Denise Siddons are banking on the fact that their good name is an important part of the success of Mike & Denise’s...

The Stone Creek combo appetizer, with fried mushrooms, white cheddar cheese nuggets, mozzarella sticks and Stone Straws, or thin-cut strips of onion and red and milk jalapeno peppers coated with a zesty batter.

If it’s pizza you want, Stone Creek Grill in Winthrop Harbor has the good stuff

May 10, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Just a couple hundred feet from the Wisconsin state line sits Stone Creek Grill, a wooden structure that looks like a lodge and is filled with old church pews, a...

Pub 56's breakfast burger features Kobe beef topped with eggs, cheddar and bacon.

Pub 56 recreates the outdoors in indoor setting

May 10, 2019 at 7:45 a.m.

When Sal Zeciri bought a shuttered restaurant and opened Pub 56 in Aurora two years ago, he wanted to change everything: the decor, the menu. He also wanted to serve...

The Ba Da Bing, a homemade Italian beef sandwich, is served up at Ba Da Bing Beef Co. in Grayslake.

Ba Da Bing menu features beef and more

May 10, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Tony Soprano references abound. But it's not just the iconic mobster that the Grayslake sandwich shop is named for. Nor the Rat Pack photo autographed by Dean Martin, owner Greg...

A sample of peaches and cream seasonal cream cheese with cut up plain bagels at Jake's Bagels & Deli in Aurora.

Jake’s Bagels touts its unique cream cheese flavors

May 10, 2019 at 7:44 a.m.

Char Jacobs was interested in opening an Italian beef and roast beef restaurant until she met a local franchisee of a bagel shop and realized she could do that on...

The Italian sandwich at Ellie's Deli in Antioch features prosciutto, salami, pepperoni, tomato, lettuce, green pepper, red onion, mozzarella and mayonnaise or oil and vinegar.

Ellie’s Deli is all about family, from the name to the business hours

May 10, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Ellie's Deli rhymes, but that's not how the Antioch sandwich shop earned its name. Ellie is the almost-3-year-old granddaughter of co-owners Brian and Lisa Bezak. And the fact that the...

A recent weekly chef's special at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora is lamb shank, or braised lamb served with creamy polenta, baby carrots and a rosemary glaze.

Two Brothers Roundhouse is much more than a restaurant

May 10, 2019 at 7:44 a.m.

The Ebel brothers, the siblings of Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, grew up with beer in France. “We saw beer was always something that brought people together,” said Jason Ebel....

The rotisserie chicken spins behind the counter at Clucker's Charcoal Chicken in Libertyville.

Clucker’s menu is all about chicken

May 10, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Clucker's Charcoal Chicken has been established in the heart of Libertyville for two years now, and owners Deb and Reed Merdinger say they appreciate how their customers are excited to...

Orland Park’s Space Golf brings golf out of this world

May 22, 2019 at 2:58 a.m.

Space Golf in Orland Park is far from the typical mini golf course with windmills and artificial turf-covered ramps. You might be ready to putt and, behind you, a box...

Jim Camasto of Naperville plays pickleball at Challenge Fitness in Lockport in 2017.

Play ‘pingpong on steroids’ at Challenge Fitness Center

May 22, 2019 at 2:58 a.m.

Remember tennis? And racquetball? Those sports were huge back in the 1970s and 1980s. Nowadays, you may be more likely to see tennis courts converted into multiple pickleball courts. What's...

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