National Dessert Day is Tuesday, Oct. 14!

A warm breakfast will be provided for attendees. Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Director Anthony Vaughn will be the headline speaker.

On Wednesday, my sister Emma, my husband Joe and I attended the funeral of his Uncle Jonas in Hicksville, Ohio

Try Detroit style pizza at restaurants in Bartlett, Elgin, Algonquin and Naperville.

Pastor Toni Lucas will present the Special Feature with information about the Albany Food Pantry.

Here are the winners for Best Taco and Best Mexican Restaurant in the 2025 Best of the Fox, Best of the Illinois Valley and Sauk Valley Favorites contests.

American Sign Language interpreters will be provided at this event in Joliet.

The Chana United Methodist Church will host a homemade chicken and noodles drive-up dinner on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

The Dixon American Legion will be serving chicken fried steak from 5-7 p.m.

My mother penned the Amish Cook column for 11 years. I was a teenager at home when she started writing. After her sudden death on Sept. 17, 2002, I started writing.

There is more to Mexican food than tacos and burritos and a new restaurant in downtown Kankakee is set to show this to area diners.

The Fall Flavor Fest runs from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Smokin’ Deal BBQ in Vernon Hills, where attendees can find everything from top-of-the-line grilling, smoking and outdoor pizza-making equipment to top-quality meats, spices, sauces.

BG Hospitality Group owns the Gia Mia locations, Livia Italian Eatery, Ella's Italian Pub, Fire + Wine and moto imōto.

Check out these award-winning pizza places in Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties, as well as the Sauk Valley and Illinois Valley, to celebrate National Pizza Month during October.

Walmart said Wednesday that it plans to remove synthetic food dyes and 30 other ingredients, including some preservatives, artificial sweeteners and fat substitutes, from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027

A family-owned Country Club Hills restaurant specializing is cheesesteaks and lemonade is coming to Joliet.

The cost will be $15 per meal with all proceeds going to the church’s building fund,

Downtown Polo was filled with the aroma of chili during the town's annual chili cook off Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. The winners were Judge's Choice: Denise Balbach; People's Choice: Hillbilly Social Club; and Showmanship: Denise Balbach.

The Roasted Rooster restaurant won the second annual best sandwich contest for its fried chicken and homemade waffle sandwich.

Owners of The Mercantile want to increase the establishment's seating capacity by opening up a wall in the cocktail lounge, creating a larger dining area that will feature darts, and obtain a permit that will allow their doors to stay open later during special events.

The Henry C. Adams Memorial Library in Prophetstown in coordination with the Ogle County Health Department will be offering microgreen-growing classes to the public in November.

I enjoy a coffee with a Long John roll. I made two batches on Friday and took some along for family night. I told the family they are Short John rolls because I made them short. Haha!

Nancy Kuhajda, horticulture educator with the Illinois Extension serving Grundy, Kankakee and Will Counties, will teach the classes.

Paul Dickerson is hosting a “Yes, Together We Can” informational and fundraising event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Joliet Area Historical Museum, 204 N. Ottawa St. in Joliet.

The second annual block party between the Dement Town Tavern and The Pup House in Dixon takes place from 4-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Sixth Street and Depot Avenue, and 527 Depot Ave.

Both restaurants are open to the public. Menus to both restaurants are posted on the Joliet Junior College website.

The restaurant, which specializes in Cajun-influenced American fare, opened over Labor Day weekend.

The festival will be from 3-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at the RB&W District, 201 E. Second St., Rock Falls. The throwdown is a celebration held in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month.

Peanut Butter and Deli on Morrison’s Main Street is a deli-style restaurant that serves up sandwiches, salads, drinks and desserts from one of Morrison’s oldest buildings — and one of it cleverest named businesses.

Daniel Markun, a former academy coordinator at Joliet West High School and now a teacher a Lincoln Academy, brought the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy to thet attention of Lincoln School Principal Rick Bain.

Proceeds benefit the preservation of Schmuhl School in New Lenox Township and ongoing student programs held at the school,

The Edith Farnsworth House will welcome the public for a weekend of food, community and creativity with two fall events scheduled for Oct. 11–12.

Jitters coffeehouse's anniversary event will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 26 at 178 N. Chicago St. in Joliet.

Approximately 2,500 deliveries are made each month throughout the 13 counties as a result of the Northern Illinois Food Bank's partnership with Project Dash – and 1,000 of them are in Will County,

The drive-up event is on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at New Hope Christian Community Church, 4700 W. Court St. in Monee and is available to all Will County residents.

Missing The Dock in Joliet? Try Mokena location. Noteworthy menu items include a goat board, reuben rolls and sausage and peppers (appetizers), pastrami reuben, blackened grouper reuben and fried fish tacos.

I canned more V-8 last week, but the garden season is slowing down. I have red beets yet to can into pickled beets. Also, another round of tomatoes that I will can into tomato chunks.

The decision comes two and a half months after President Donald Trump signed legislation sharply reducing food aid to the poor

The Joliet Pride Network hosted the annual Joliet Pridefest Saturday, Sept. 20, at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre in Joliet.

The all-you-can-eat buffet will feature baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, coleslaw and homemade pies.

The result, according to the Organic Trade Association, is that the price of organic sugar is expected to soar by an average of 30%, increasing costs of producing most organic foods — everything from yogurt to cookies

National Cheeseburger Day is Thursday, Sept. 18!

National Cheeseburger Day is Thursday, Sept. 18! Enjoy a freshly-made burger at one of these Sauk Valley favorites!

National Cheeseburger Day is Thursday, Sept. 18! Celebrate with a hearty burger at one of these award-winning restaurants.

National Cheeseburger Day is Thursday, Sept. 18. Enjoy a juicy burger at one of these award-winning restaurants in Kane County.

Let’s Ketchup, a local nonprofit dedicated to eliminating school lunch debt and keeping Care Closets stocked with essentials, will again host a Family Festival this Saturday.

The village of Montgomery invites the community to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a free bilingual concert in the park. “We look forward to a great evening of music and fun in Montgomery," Village President Matt Brolley said.

The Guild in downtown Wheaton will offer breakfast, lunch and small and shareable dishes for dinner.

Artists returning this year is Ellen Grenier Bevill of Morris, Jan Podbielski of Peotone, and Jay Anderson and Carole St. Clair of Joliet.

Blackhawk Steak Pit in Oregon has become a destination for travelers and locals to enjoy dinner in the relaxed surroundings of a supper club atmosphere.