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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 · 2d

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Restaurant in Janesville to close its doors

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A popular restaurant in Janesville has announced it is closing its doors. In a social media post, Rockin Rob’s explained they will be closing their dine-in, take-out and delivery services. “Over the past year and a half, we have met so many people, shared and...

Janesville, WI · 9d
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This Family-Run Illinois Seafood Counter Has Guarded Its Secret Red Batter Since 1951

A secret red batter coats the fried scallops at one Illinois seafood counter, and the family still won’t share the recipe. That alone made me curious. The same family has run this place since 1951. Their roots in the fish business go back even further, to Great Lakes commercial fishing in the 1930s.

Des Plaines, IL · 5d
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The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet In Illinois That Serves Up Serious Southern Comfort Food

There’s a green awning on South Michigan Avenue that promises “Down Home Southern Cooking,” and let me tell you, it does not mess around with that promise. Pearl’s Place in Chicago has been quietly feeding folks some of the most soul-satisfying Southern food in the entire city, and somehow you might not have heard about it yet.

Chicago, IL · 10d
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The Cozy Illinois Diner Where Locals Gather Over Homemade Pies And Endless Cups Of Coffee

There’s a certain kind of magic that only exists inside a well-loved diner, and the Sycamore Parkway Restaurant in Sycamore, Illinois has been quietly bottling that magic for anyone smart enough to walk through its doors. If your idea of a perfect morning involves a steaming cup of coffee,...

Sycamore, IL · 2d

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Customers Spot Concerning Notice at Another Rockford Restaurant

If you've been craving a big bowl of pho from a popular Vietnamese restaurant in Rockford, you might want to check on its status before making the drive. Recently I've noticed a lot of chatter about Pho 815, the Vietnamese restaurant located at 7437 E. State Street in the What's Happening in Rockford, IL Facebook group, and it has nothing to do with the food served there.

Rockford, IL · 15h

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This Illinois Donut Shop Still Fries Its Huge Apple Fritters Fresh In The Window, Just Like Always

An apple fritter roughly the size of your face comes out of a fryer in a shop window, and the man flipping it opened the place in 1972. He was 85 in 2024. He still works six days a week. The fritters get stuffed with apple chunks and cinnamon. Then...

Chicago, IL · 5d

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This Popular Long Grove restaurant experience ruined by Rude Workers.

Sorelle Italian Market in Long Grove: A Beautiful Restaurant, Decent Food, and One Employee Who Ruined the Entire Experience. There’s an old saying that you can have the most beautiful restaurant in the world, serve good food at reasonable prices, and still lose customers because of one thing: terrible customer service.

Long Grove, IL · 7d

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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 · 2d

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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 · 1d

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Massive Apple Fritters Share The Counter With Real Strawberry Donuts At This Illinois Shop

A donut big enough to stand in for a wedding cake is a real thing in Illinois. At least one couple served giant ones at their reception instead of a tiered cake, and that tells you plenty about the size here. The shop behind them fries up apple fritters with...

Chicago, IL · 7d

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Rockford Needs to Open More Chicken and Taco Places

Rockford definitely needs more chicken and taco spots.

Rockford, IL · 3d

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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 · 22h

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Popular pizza joint in Wisconsin closes one location

KENOSHA, Wis. (WFRV) — A popular Wisconsin eatery for pizza and Italian fare has closed its Kenosha location. According to a social media post, Oakfire Pizza & Italian will be closing its Kenosha doors next Thursday, November 12. No reason was given for the closure, with the business urging others who are hiring to consider […]

Kenosha, WI · 3d

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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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This Illinois All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Feeds Seafood Lovers Crab Legs, Crawfish, Sushi, And Chinese Dishes

Some meals come with a menu. Others come with a plate, a long line of steam tables, and zero rules about going back for seconds. In the western suburbs of Chicago, one buffet has built its reputation on that second kind of meal, with crab legs, crawfish, sushi rolls, and a full spread of Chinese favorites all waiting under one roof. It also has a hibachi grill where a cook makes your picks to order while you watch.

Downers Grove, IL · 11d

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Belvidere To Champaign, Illinois Barbecue Rivals Texas And Memphis

Illinois has some seriously good barbecue tucked away in small towns and Chicago neighborhoods, but most people don't realize it's even there.

Illinois · 1d

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This Unassuming Illinois Pizzeria Serves Sausage Pizza So Good It Should Almost Be Illegal

Anthony Bourdain called one pan pizza the only deep dish he ever loved. That pie still comes out of a small, homey pizzeria on a quiet suburban street in Illinois. The crust edge gets so dark and caramelized that it looks almost burnt. It isn’t. That crunchy, cheesy rim is the whole point, and the sausage on top is a house blend.

Illinois · 4d

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Taste of Chicago Inspections Found 160-Plus Violations, Records Show

City inspectors logged more than 160 health code violations among food vendors at this year's Taste of Chicago, with 58 of the festival's 81 vendors flagged for at least one violation, according to a records review. Ten vendors racked up five or more violations apiece, and two vendors were cited nine times each over the five-day run in Grant Park this past July.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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The Nostalgic Retro Diner In Illinois That Serves Up Community And Comfort Food Together

There are places you visit, and then there are places that visit you back, settling into your memory like a favorite song you didn’t know you’d missed. Daddio’s Diner in Batavia, Illinois is exactly that kind of place, a retro comfort food haven that wraps you in warmth the second you walk through the door.

Batavia, IL · 5d