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This Illinois Restaurant Fills a Restored 1902 Inn With Food, Craft Beer, and Small-Town History
There is a building in a small Illinois town that has been quietly watching…
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This Illinois Route 66 Roadhouse Once Had Tourist Cabins, a Dance Hall, Gambling, and an Alleged Brothel
There is a roadhouse along the old Route 66 corridor in Illinois that has…
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This Illinois Restaurant in Chicago Pairs Heritage Pork and House-Made Charcuterie With a European Beer Hall Setting
There is a restaurant in Chicago's Fulton Market district that has…
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This Illinois Restaurant in Chicago Celebrates Black Southern Cooking Through Short Ribs, Cornbread, and Macaroni and Cheese
There is a restaurant in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood that has people…
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This Illinois Restaurant in Chicago Became the World’s First Dining Room Inside a Department Store
There is a restaurant in downtown Chicago that has been feeding shoppers…
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This Illinois Historic Site Preserves a Native Village Landscape Along More Than Six Miles of Wooded Trails
There is a place in Rock Island, Illinois, where the land still carries…
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This Illinois Capitol in Springfield Is Where Abraham Lincoln Delivered His House Divided Speech in 1858
There is a building in downtown Springfield, Illinois, that holds more…
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This Illinois Forest Site Preserves a Rebuilt Stone Furnace Beside Old-Fashioned Swimming Holes
Deep in the Shawnee National Forest of southern Illinois, there is a massive…
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This Illinois Roadside Tower Near Chicago Is a Half-Size Pisa Replica With a 7.4-Foot Lean
There is a tower in the suburbs of Chicago that leans just as dramatically…
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This Illinois Museum in Rockford Displays a 20-Foot Juvenile T. Rex Found Poking Out of Montana Rock
There is a museum in northern Illinois that keeps a 20-foot juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex on permanent display, and it is not…
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This Illinois Restaurant in Quincy Serves a Loose-Meat Sandwich That Is Neither a Hamburger nor a Sloppy Joe
There is a sandwich in the Midwest that has been confusing first-timers…
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This Illinois Fried Chicken Restaurant Covers Its Crispy Wings and Fries With a Signature Chicago Mild Sauce
There is a fried chicken spot on the west side of Chicago that people…
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This Illinois Restaurant in Chicago Builds a 20-Plus-Course Menu Around Local Ingredients and Earned Two Michelin Honors in One Year
There is a restaurant in Chicago where the menu changes daily, the chefs cook…
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This Illinois Puerto Rican Restaurant in Chicago Replaces Sandwich Bread With Crispy Fried Plantains
There is a spot on the northwest side of Chicago where the sandwich bread…
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This Illinois Food Stand in Chicago Has Served Maxwell Street Polish Sausages and Bone-In Pork Chops Since 1939
There is a food stand in Chicago that has been flipping sausages and pork…
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This Illinois Italian Beef Stand in Elmwood Park Has Drawn Long Lines to Its Original Location Since 1961
There is a spot in the Chicago suburbs where the line stretches…
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This Illinois Donut Shop in Crystal Lake Has Kept Fresh Pastries and Coffee Coming Since 1976
There is a donut shop in Crystal Lake, Illinois, that has been running…
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This Illinois Tavern Has Served Travelers and Local Families in Long Grove Since 1849
There is a place in the northern suburbs of Chicago where the floorboards…
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This Illinois Italian Restaurant Has Served Pressure-Fried Chicken and Scratch-Made Comfort Food Since 1964
There are restaurants you visit once and forget, and then there…
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This Illinois Bakery Has Made Cakes, Cookies, and Pastries From Scratch Since 1861
There is a bakery in Illinois that has been feeding families longer than most American institutions have existed…
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