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Culinary road trips: 5 farm dinners worth the drive By Nicole Schnitzler August 18, 2025 at 3:12 p.m. Farms across the Midwest are inviting us to come to them, opening their dining rooms...
Jack in the Box returns to Chicago after 40 years with long lines, but no clown drive-thru By Robert Channick August 18, 2025 at 1:28 p.m. Nostalgic visitors will find that Jack in the Box's signature tacos are still on the...
Chicago Latin Restaurant Weeks returns with fewer participating restaurants due to immigration uncertainty By Zareen Syed August 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Latin Restaurant Weeks is back for its fifth year in Chicago with chefs, restaurants, eateries...
Glenwood Oaks restaurant quietly pivots to private events only, no public dining By Mike Nolan August 12, 2025 at 2:49 p.m. Glenwood Oaks & Dos Caminos restaurant in Glenwood quietly ended public dining this year, focusing...
Restaurant Jackman & Co. opens, pays tribute to Glenview founder By Myrna Petlicki August 12, 2025 at 10:19 a.m. Jackman & Co. gastropub and tavern has opened in downtown Glenview, serving British fare with...
Restaurant review: Elawa Farm, a beautifully bountiful cafe and market in Lake Forest By Louisa Kung Liu Chu August 13, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. The historic former country escape has evolved into a foundation with an ethereal café, elegant...
It’s not a club, it’s a coffee shop: DJ sets along with your lattes in the latest millennial trend in socializing By Britt Julious August 6, 2025 at 10:58 a.m. The nightclub scene is not dead. It’s just been transformed into something different with the...
Developers to ‘reassess’ food truck park in Elgin as permit application is withdrawn By Gloria Casas August 6, 2025 at 7:39 p.m. The company behind The Spot Food Truck Park on DuPage Street in Elgin ended a...
Restaurant news: Cerdito Muerto, a cocktail bar and Mexican American kitchen, transforms an old family home in Pilsen By Louisa Kung Liu Chu August 6, 2025 at 11:54 a.m. Owned by Emidio Oceguera, the space was once his mother's restaurant, Tacos Palacio, and his...
Down to Business: Coffee in the daytime, chai tea at night — or vice versa — MOTW has it covered By Steve Metsch August 6, 2025 at 1:44 p.m. Q&A with Baquir Jakvani, who owns MOTW Coffee in Naperville with his wife.