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Car hops at Miller's Dog N Suds in Ingleside will deliver your Famous Coney Dog and Vanilla Shake to your car and hang the tray on the window, just like the old days.

Miller’s Dog N Suds: Good and old fashioned

May 10, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

Miller's Dog N Suds in Ingleside will celebrate its 50th anniversary next summer. Owner Roy Miller said he and his wife, son, daughter and grandkids — who all work there...

Cruisin’

May 10, 2019 at 6:45 p.m.

Standing on the corner, watching all the cars go by. It's the perfect place to spend a summer evening. It's time for summer cruise nights. Many places offer "cruise nights"...

Scott Beltran, co-owner of Daddio's Diner in Batavia, works the register after a weekday lunch rush.

Hey Daddio, check out this authentic diner

May 10, 2019 at 7:19 a.m.

Just like it reads on the menu at Daddio's Diner, "The diner is everybody's kitchen." That's the philosophy behind the "1960s nostalgia" at the "good old-fashioned hometown diner" in Batavia,...

Coffee and a chocolate doughnut from Fleckenstein's bakery in Mokena is a great start to any morning.

Lincolnway: Past, present and future

May 23, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

Any trip to the Lincoln-Way area for me is sure to be filled with detours to places that don't exist anymore. You see, I grew up in Frankfort and New...

July 5, 1955: Joliet firefighters battled an extensive blaze that burned through six stores and ten apartments. Thirty people were evacuated and the fire caused $300,000 in damage.

Joliet: Spend some time in the past

May 23, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

Nearly 150,000 people live in Joliet and there's a lot to do in this city, a unique combination of limestone, historic buildings and progress. Here in Joliet you can see...

Have some chips and salsa and a margarita at El Puerto in Fox Lake.

Fox Lake: Fun on the water

May 23, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

Traveling to Fox Lake feels like you're taking a vacation. When you're there, you'll cross bridges over all kinds of waterways, including Pistakee Lake, Nippersink Lake, Fox Lake, Grass Lake,...

Hit the streets for summer festivals

May 10, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

Summertime is here, and that means festivals galore. All summer long, carnivals and funnel cakes as far as the eye can see. For your convenience, we've compiled a list of...

Beer Nuggets, which don't actually contain beer, are pizza dough bites baked in olive oil, seasoned with garlic and Romano cheese and served with homemade marinara sauce.

Gurnee institution Kaiser’s offers all things pizza

May 10, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

The past two decades have been a party for Ed Roman, latest owner of Kaiser's Pizza & Pub in Gurnee. This is how he describes his time as a manager...

Pastry chef Lorena Allende of Eye Candy prepares a Millionaire Bar before getting started on a customized baby shower cake at Sweet Natalie's Gluten-Free co-op bakery in Geneva.

Sweet Natalie’s: An oasis for gluten-free, allergy friendly, and others

May 10, 2019 at 7:17 a.m.

Many customers of Sweet Natalie's Gluten-Free Bakery drive an hour each way to Geneva for baked goods. But not just any baked goods. Sweet Natalie's specializes in gluten-free, allergy friendly,...

The 7-inch Italian Beef is "famously delicious seasoned roast beef on toasted French bread," according to the menu.

Fratellos has been part of the landscape for more than 40 years

May 10, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

Fratellos does not have an apostrophe in its name. That's because "fratellos" means "brothers" in Italian. And the Lakemoor restaurant was really started by brothers Larry and Lou Carvelli in...

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