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VIDEO: NIU dining serves up southern food at Patterson
NIU Dining hosted the Southern USA Special Dinner on Oct. 21, serving classic southern dishes to students. Perla Esquer is a senior from Mexico majoring in media studies. She enjoys video production, tennis and she is a part of the cheer team.
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Gyro Junction Rushes Into Former Rusty Taco Spot in Rockford, Illinois, After 13 Months and 14 Days
A new gyro restaurant is moving into the East State Street space that Rusty Taco abandoned after barely a year in business, with owner Ahmed Siddiq racing to finish renovations and secure a city license before opening. Gyro Junction plans to take over the building at 6905 E. State St. in Rockford, Illinois, at the southwest corner of East State Street and Perryville Road, in a strip that also houses Educators of Beauty and Primetime Audio/Video.
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First Beef-a-Roo restaurant to reopen in Rockford. Here’s when
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Sink Your Teeth Into The Most Ridiculously Overstuffed Sandwiches At This Hidden Illinois Deli
Nobody warned you that a trip to Kaufman’s Bagel & Delicatessen in Skokie, Illinois, would permanently raise your standards for every sandwich you eat for the rest of your life. Consider yourself warned now. The building itself gives you a preview of what’s inside. The exterior is clean...
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Rockford Roasting Co. opens new location on South Alpine in Rockford
ROCKFORD — Rockford Roasting Co. is expanding outside of downtown with a second location at the Forest City Church complex on South Alpine Road. The locally owned cafe has moved into 1292 S. Alpine Road. It fills the space about a month after the closure of Velvet Robot Coffee Lab, which had operated there for five years. Longtime Rockford residents will know the site as part of the former Colonial Village Mall.
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Order The Broasted Chicken At This Rockford Supper Club Families Have Filled Since The 1950s
Some restaurants feel new every year. Others feel like they have quietly kept the same promise for generations, and Rockford has one of those on its east side. Families have been booking tables here for birthdays, anniversaries, and plain old Tuesday dinners for more than 50 years. One former employee started working there at age 14, and decades later the same family-run kitchen catered her grandson’s wedding rehearsal dinner.
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This Small-Town Illinois Bakery Makes Fluffy Donuts That Draw Massive Weekend Crowds
By ten thirty on a Saturday morning, the donut case at one little Illinois bakery can look almost bare, and that is the best compliment it could get. The glazed raised donuts here are big, light, and gone fast, so early birds win the prize. Families stop on their way...
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Oconomowoc Chinese restaurant voluntarily closes, bugs in food
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - A startling discovery in a Chinese takeout box from Emperor’s Garden in Oconomowoc has prompted the restaurant where it came from to voluntarily shut down. Waukesha County Environmental Health inspectors found violations this week. It all stems from a man who reached out to Waukesha County...
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This Old-School Illinois Butcher Shop Is Worth The Drive For Its Jerky Dip Alone
Some of the best finds in Illinois sit quietly on small-town main streets, looking like nothing special until you step out of the car. You catch a smoky, savory scent in the parking lot, and suddenly your stomach takes over the plans for the day. That is exactly what happens...
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People Drive Across Illinois Just To Get Their Hands On This Small Bakery’s Giant Donuts
Some of the best bites in Illinois hide in places you would drive right past without a second look. A plain storefront, a simple sign, and a name so basic it almost sounds like a joke can turn out to hold a morning you will talk about for weeks. That...