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Video Shows What's Left Inside an Abandoned Rockford KFC

Years after Rockford's KFC restaurants closed, a video reveals what's still inside the deteriorating Auburn and Kilburn location.

Rockford, IL · 3d

takingthekids.com

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We Ranked The Best Italian Beef In Illinois And These 7 Spots Made The Cut

A sandwich stand on a busy Chicago street became the filming spot for a hit TV show, and its business reportedly more than doubled. That is the kind of pull an Italian beef sandwich has in Illinois. The idea goes back about a century. Thin-sliced roast beef gets soaked in...

Illinois · 2d
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National Sandwich Day freebies and deals: Subway, Jersey Mike’s and more

Lettuce celebrate the return of National Sandwich Day on Nov. 3.

Davenport, IA · 3d

Fun 104

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What's Really Going On at This Rockford Restaurant?

Is Pho 815 still open? A notice on the restaurant's door has Rockford customers asking some pretty big questions.

Rockford, IL · 1d

hoodline.com

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Award-Winning JC's Burgers Opens Second Spot in Northwest Rockford

A burger joint that spent more than a decade building a following in tiny Davis Junction has planted its flag in Rockford. JC's Burgers has opened its second location at 2921 City View Drive in northwest Rockford, taking over the former Scanlan's space and branding the new spot JC's North.

Rockford, IL · 3d

fastfoodclub.com

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Galena’s Main Street Hides 7 Old Taverns And Cafes That Feel Frozen In The 1800s

Galena, Illinois, looks a lot like it did when steamboats still crowded the river and brick storefronts were brand new. Walk down Main Street today and you will find coffee shops, breakfast counters, and old-school taverns tucked inside buildings from the 1800s. This list covers seven of them, from a...

Galena, IL · 1d

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For longtime Beef-a-Roo employees, the return feels like ‘siblings are back together’

ROSCOE — When Sheilah Scheider started at Beef-a-Roo as a 17-year-old Jefferson High School student, she said the original owners Dave Debruler and Jean Vitale made her feel like part of the family. It’s a feeling that Scheider and other longtime employees say has been rekindled under the new...

Rockford, IL · 1d

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The Rockford Night Owl’s Guide to Eating After the Bars Close

From 24-hour diners to gyros until 3 a.m., this guide rounds up where Rockford-area night owls can find food after midnight, including options across the Wisconsin border.

Rockford, IL · 1d

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Feast On Pitmaster-Level BBQ At This Wonderfully Relaxed Illinois Joint That Locals Swear By Daily

Some restaurants make you feel like a guest, and some make you feel like you’ve been coming here your whole life, and Stone Jug Barbeque in Peru, Illinois is firmly, wonderfully in the second category. That’s a rare thing, and it’s worth driving for. Peru sits in...

Peru, IL · 4d

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The Beef-a-Roo Comeback Tour Is Making Another Stop This Friday!

More Beef-a-Roo is coming back to the Rockford area! Another familiar location has announced its reopening date, and hungry fans won't have to wait much longer.

Roscoe, IL · 2d

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Beef-A-Roo continues store reopenings with new launch this week

ROSCOE, Ill. (WTVO) — Beef-A-Roo plans to continue reopening Rockford area stores with the re-launch of another location this week. According to 815 Beef-A-Roo, the Roscoe location at 5109 Rockrose Ct. is set to hold a ribbon cutting on Thursday. Most local Beef-A-Roo locations abruptly closed in April due...

Roscoe, IL · 3d

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New 5th Avenue Flea Market Opening This Week In Moline

5th Avenue Flea Market is having its grand opening this Thursday at 1405 5th Avenue in Moline!. Be the first to see the QC’s newest place to thrift, with two floors and over 50 vendor booths. Join us from 3:00-8:00 on Thursday, November 5th!. Get more information here. Sean...

Moline, IL · 2d

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Dish & Tell: Blue Collar Bagels

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) -Quad Cities Live continues its exciting, regular feature called “Dish & Tell” brought to you by Performance Food Services. Throughout the series, Jon Vance, Performance Foodservice Corporate Chef and Culinary Consultant, will guide viewers through some of the Quad Cities’ most delicious eating establishments while highlighting the special menu offerings offered at each stop.

Rock Island, IL · 1d

travelmag.com

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9 Iowa Restaurants Offering Thanksgiving Buffets With All The Holiday Favorites

I love Thanksgiving dinner, but the mountain of dishes afterward usually makes me question some of my holiday decisions. And don’t even get me started on trying to fit everything into the oven at the same time. That’s why the idea of celebrating Thanksgiving at an Iowa restaurant sounds...

Davenport, IA · 4d

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Gone now: The 3 most beloved Iowa restaurants that recently closed

Iowa’s restaurant landscape has changed again after another wave of local closures earlier this year. Three very different independent dining rooms recently reached the end of regular service, taking with…

Davenport, IA · 18h

travelmag.com

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This Middle-Of-Nowhere Eatery In Iowa Serves A Fish Fry Absolutely Worth The Drive

One corner of this restaurant’s original building sits eight inches higher than the other. Locals even gave the lopsided little structure a nickname. That alone earns it a spot on my list. The tilt is only the opening act. The place started as a catfish pond on a family...

Iowa · 3d

unearththevoyage.com

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Grab A Warm Paper Bag Of Donuts At These 8 Illinois Orchards Before The Season Closes

Some of the best bites in Illinois come from places you might drive right past, like a plain farm stand at the end of a gravel lot. You pull in expecting a quick stop, and then someone hands you a warm paper bag that smells like cinnamon and fresh apples.

Illinois · 5d

allamericanatlas.com

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5 Best Restaurants in Davenport, Iowa You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Davenport, Iowa — a city where the Mississippi bends like a ribbon of memory, where red-brick warehouses and painted murals stand as sentinels of history, and where the scent of spice and smoke drifts through neighborhoods stitched together by generations of dreamers. It’s a place where Native roots run deep, where newcomers bring new rhythms, and where the laughter of families mingles with the hum of industry and the pulse of the river.

Davenport, IA · 6d

unearththevoyage.com

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These 6 Illinois Restaurants Turn Dinner Into A Show Kids Talk About All Week

I once pulled into a plain parking lot expecting a quick meal and walked out with a kid who would not stop talking about it for days. That is the magic of a dinner that doubles as a show, and Illinois has more of these spots than you might guess.

Illinois · 5d

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Small-Town Illinois Bakeries Where Locals Still Line Up Before Sunrise: 7 Worth The Trip

Some of the best mornings in Illinois start in the dark, in a parking spot outside a small-town bakery with the lights already on. These are the shops where the doors open at 4:30, 5, or 6 in the morning, and the regulars know exactly what they want before they reach the counter.

Illinois · 6d