Dining

Easter is Sunday, April 20. Enjoy an elegant brunch with family and friends to celebrate the spring holiday.

Enjoy an elegant meal at the 128-year-old house in downtown Geneva that is now The James restaurant.

Check out these restaurant and entertainment suggestions in Aurora, McHenry, Plainfield and Oswego the next time you're planning in evening out.

Squire Ale House on Route 64, owned by Karas Restaurant Group that operates The Village Squire locations, opened on March 18 after months of preparations.

Billy Bricks has seven pizzeria locations, including St. Charles, Naperville, Downers Grove and Wheaton.

Fans of artisan-made Mexican food have a brand-new destination in Morris. It’s the second location for Crest Hill-based Tacos Before Vatos.

National Italian Food Day is Feb. 13. Here are the best places for Italian food in Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties and in the Illinois Valley.

Giada De Laurentiis will have a signature restaurant at the future Hollywood Casino Joliet.

Check out these fish fries happening across Will County this Lenten season.

Lena’s offers pizza and “affordable upscale comfort food,” such as stuffed baked potatoes, burgers, handheld sandwiches, salads, soups and their signature dish, the Social Roll.

The latest location opened Tuesday in Buffalo Grove. Additional locations are in Naperville, Oak Brook and Northbrook.

Penn Entertainment has announced that it is partnering with the celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis for the future Hollywood Casino Joliet.

Expect a night full of flavor, with a tasting menu that tells the story of chef Eric Adjepong’s Ghanaian heritage.

The newly-updated guide features 35 local businesses.

Cuatro Amigos is a new event venue and banquet room in downtown DeKalb.

Le Cochon Wine Bar and Bistro, from the owners of Craft Urban, is a new neighborhood-style French bistro on Third Street in Geneva.

Dave’s Hot Chicken opened a new location in Lockport on Friday. The restaurant took over the place previously occupied by Mod Pizza, which closed in 2004.

Culver’s of New Lenox recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary and completed a remodel of its restaurant.

The 10,000-square-foot, stand-alone building is in the northwest portion of the Arboretum, near The Hampton Social, in South Barrington.

Special dining experience to feature whisky selection by Princeton’s Barrel Society.

This weekend, enjoy breakfast with friends or family at one of these award-winning restaurants near you.

The Geneva wine bar, lounge and restaurant will host St. Patrick's Day specials and more this month.

Enjoy prix fixe menus at ten participating locations

Rustic Knead, a bakery cafe in Lemont, recently opened its second location in Frankfort.

The following venues are participating in the Lockport Restaurant Week celebration. Be sure to mention Restaurant Week when ordering, according to the city's website.

The proposed restaurant will be called Tequila Limon, and will offer steaks, seafood and cocktails.

Restaurants and bakeries in the Joliet area are feeling the pinch of soaring egg prices, but say they working to find ways to not pass the costs onto their customers.

Glen Ellyn Restaurant Week runs through March 2.

Niche, a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Geneva, will host its first Buffalo Trace Distillery-themed dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

Treat your special someone to a truly unforgettable dining experience at one of these award-winning restaurants, where romance is always on the menu.

Three local restaurants were voted as having the Best Brunches in Kane County in the Best of the Fox contest.

Jitterhead Brunch & Coffee Co. in Crest Hill has closed its doors less than a month after announcing plans to expand its hours.

Make reservations to treat your special someone to a romantic dinner on Friday, Feb. 14.

Visit these award-winning pizzerias in DeKalb, Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties and the Illinois Valley.

Hog Wild barbecue restaurant recently opened at 1300 N. Cedar Road in New Lenox, former home of Little Joe’s Famous Pizza.

Twin Peaks restaurant is bringing its food and drinks to Algonquin Commons in the former Bulldog Ale House building.

A 40-plus Joliet restaurant tradition is no more. A new restaurant has moved into the former Sub Dock at 923 W. Jefferson St., Joliet.

Tallgrass Restaurant in Lockport was well-known for its classic set-price French cuisine in a restored Victorian building. The new owners are maintaining that spirit in updated ways.

Burger City, which makes uses fresh ingredients to make healthy, tasty meals, opened its Crest Hill location on Jan. 21 .

Plainfield is slated to see several new businesses begin construction or officially open this year while one IL Route 59 mainstay will be closing its doors.

The city of Lockport is working on finding a new tenant for the now-empty Sonic drive through location, hopes to meet with property owner.

Looking for some good sushi, Thai or Chinese food? Here's a list of award-winning Asian restaurants in the Illinois Valley, Kane, DeKalb, McHenry counties.

This is the fifth restaurant in the Tangled Roots chain, which launched in Ottawa in 2016.

Here's a list of award-winning brunches in the Illinois Valley.

More than 40 restaurants are participating in the event, which is Feb. 3-7.

Villa Nova Pizza in Lockport opened Saturday for carryout and delivery at its new location on State Street in Lockport. The dining room and bar is scheduled to open next week.

The Chef Selects menu is available at Old Town Pour House locations in Naperville and Oak Brook through Feb. 25.

Cities across northern Illinois offer restaurant weeks during the winter to entice diners to try new food or enjoy old favorites at discounted prices.

Try one of these hot locations if you're planning to reconnect with friends and family in the Chicago suburbs.

Ramsay's Kitchen, located in downtown Naperville, is highlighting a special winter menu featuring roasted bone marrow, Beef Wellington and more.