Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley, IL · Local Life
fox32chicago.com
Rosemont restaurant week | ChicagoNOW
Rosemont Restaurant Week is scheduled to return Sunday, March 1 through Saturday, March 7. Owner of Carlucci Rosemont, Graziano Berto, joins to share more.
aroundptown.com
Woodlawn Arts Academy Receives Grant from Do It Best Foundation to Support Theater Programs
STERLING – Woodlawn Arts Academy has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Do It Best Foundation to support the Academy’s four 2026 theater productions. The grant will help cover the cost of the rights, costuming and sets for the shows. “This grant helps us keep from raising tuition...
rockrivercurrent.com
Mary’s Market in Roscoe is more than its celebrated artisan breads | Taste the Town
ROSCOE — Mary’s Market has built a reputation for more than four decades as a go-to spot for made-from-scratch artisan breads and other freshly baked goods. But the restaurant is more than its celebrated bakery. It also offers a diverse menu from breakfast through dinner. Its location at 4866 Bluestem Road in Roscoe includes a 150-guest event space and outdoor patio, making it a fitting destination for celebrations, receptions and other special get-togethers.
everafterinthewoods.com
The Giant Burgers At This Low-Key Illinois Restaurant Have Earned Midwest-Wide Fame
Some restaurants earn their reputation quietly, one burger at a time, and this longtime Elmhurst favorite is exactly that kind of place. In suburban Illinois, the modest roadside stand has been serving burgers since 1948, holding onto a style that feels increasingly rare. The operation is simple and direct: order...
familyvacationsus.com
Some of the Best Fried Chicken in Illinois Comes From This Unassuming Restaurant
Tucked along a quiet stretch of State Street in Hampshire, Illinois, sits a little restaurant that punches way above its weight. Chick-N-Dip has been serving up golden, crispy fried chicken since the late 1950s, earning a loyal following that stretches far beyond Kane County. Don’t let the modest setup fool...
everafterinthewoods.com
This Illinois BBQ Shack Is So Good, People Say It’s Worth Planning A Trip Around
Some restaurants justify a detour, and South Moon BBQ in Hinckley is one of those rare places that earns the extra miles without trying too hard. Set along East Lincoln Avenue in a small Illinois town where traffic usually keeps moving, this barbecue joint has built a loyal following through word of mouth and repeat visits rather than flashy promotion.
GazetteXtra
'What we built was really special.' Zoxx Social Club demolished for GM site redevelopment
JANESVILLE — A beloved southside bar that hosted karaoke nights, dart competitions and became a home to the misfits of Janesville and a deaf club, was reduced to rubble Thursday by the city to make way for redevelopment of the adjacent former GM Assembly Plant site, including a potential data center. The former owners and patrons watched as an excavator tore into it on Thursday morning. Andrew Sigwell, the former owner of Zoxx Social Club, 411 W. State St., watched the heavy equipment tear through the bar and garage that for generations had been a popular gathering place for GM workers, just steps from the main plant entrance, and in the nearly 20 years since the plant closed had continued to draw patrons from the surrounding neighborhood and beyond. Zoxx closed its doors last summer in preparation for the demolition, after the city purchased the GM site and surrounding properties, including the bar property. Sigwell reflected Thursday on the parallels in watching the GM plant come down in 2018, including remembering its large smokestack tumbling down. The events of Thursday were are a sad reminder of that day, he said. “It’s just sad, it was a part of history,” he
everafterinthewoods.com
The Wisconsin Barbecue Stop Worth The Gas And The Appetite
Let me say this upfront: Wisconsin made me pull over for barbecue. And I’d do it again without hesitation. Somewhere between open roads and that quiet Midwestern calm, my appetite started calling the shots, and I followed it straight to a no-frills stop that smelled like patience, smoke, and very good decisions.
northernstar.info
NIU Dining presents soul food event in honor of Black Heritage Month
To wrap up Black Heritage Month, NIU Dining will present a special themed menu consisting of soul food. The special menu will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in Neptune Dining Hall. The event is in collaboration with the NIU Center for Black Studies and will celebrate...
NBC Chicago
Ravinia Festival teases lineup for 2026, with 5 ‘leaked' artists
One of the Chicago area's most popular summer music festivals is already beginning to tease its lineup for 2026. "Here's what we've leaked so far," Ravinia Festival, in suburban Highland Park, posted on social media Feb. 19. The tease included photos of Bonnie Rait, Paul Simon, Ray LaMontagne, Allison Kraus...
GazetteXtra
Across the Street: New owners reopen Milton bar and grill
MILTON -- Late last spring, when the bar and grill located at 229 N. Janesville Street in Milton closed, Jason and Mirenda McArdle wondered if it would ever open again. Living across the street for twenty years, they had seen several turnovers, especially in the last five or six years. What if this time, no one bought it? What would happen then? Jason and Mirenda didn’t want to find out. “When it sits empty,” said Mirenda, “it’s kind of like something is missing.” She and Jason talked, they planned, they talked some more. Then last fall, on October 8 they opened the doors to their new business, aptly named ‘Across the Street Bar & Grill.’ “Our hope is to make this a friendly local neighborhood bar,” said Mirenda. “That place to hang out and a place to have dinner.” The bar and grill is housed in a simple tan building with a green roof on Old Hwy. 26. A large tree had obscured much of the building from view until last fall, when it was removed because it posed a threat to the building’s roof. The tree’s absence has opened up the view of the building. Still, after the building