The night before Thanksgiving is known as 'Drinksgiving,' where old friends reunite at local bars. Check out these award-winning bars and pubs in northern Illinois.

Visit these award-winning coffee shops on National Espresso Day Saturday, Nov. 23.

A list of some of the best pizza in Kane, Kendall, McHenry, DeKalb counties and the Illinois Valley area, as voted on by Shaw Local News Network audiences.

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Residents of Sinnissippi Centers' recovery home in Dixon find strength in the care and fellowship at the home. The treatment facility is hoping to build another such place in the community.

Polar Star Sons of Norway Lodge 5-472 will host their annual “Taste of Norway” Høstfest (Fall Festival) beginning at noon Sunday, Nov. 6, at St Olaf Lutheran Church, 1233 Douglas Ave. in Montgomery

Anyone providing a trunk should arrive at the United Methodist Church parking lot by 12:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

Wine tastings and female-fronted bands will raise money for breast cancer awareness at Oswego’s Wine OFF the Fox event this Saturday, Oct. 22 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Venue 1012, 1012 Station Drive.

Donations of clean, usable items in good condition will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11 at the church.

The simple concept behind a storywalk is to display an illustrated children’s book, page-by-page, mounted on posts along a park pathway.