It's just not Halloween in Chicago without Svengooli. The big picture: Broadcaster Rich Koz has donned the Svengoolie makeup ...

Crying Tiger is Lettuce Entertain You’s newest restaurant, located in River North in the old Hub 51 space. Chef Thai Dang ...

ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Tracy Butler was Cooking up a Storm Thursday with a loyal viewer, who's also a chef.

Baba ghanoush offers a smoky alternative for eggplant enthusiasts, while falafel provides crispy, herb-flecked balls of ground chickpeas that are light years better than the dense, flavorless versions ...

Some food pilgrimages are worth every mile of asphalt beneath your tires, and the journey to Old Route 66 Family Restaurant in Dwight, Illinois, ranks high among them—especially when an Italian beef ...

The original 1921 White Castle restaurant design — and the variations that have followed — was inspired by the old Chicago ...

While most of us visit a steakhouse for the beef, these chains offer sides that are so good, they're often more memorable ...

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This is a new Italian restaurant attached to the Kimpton Gray Hotel in the Loop. La Bella Trattoria is open all day, seven ...

A dry town until the 1970s, Oak Park hardly seems the place for serious wine drinking. Yet today, this Chicago suburb hides a handful of thoughtful outposts for oenophiles, both curious newcomers ...

New chefs. New food trucks. New menus. We've got Pensacola's dining news packed into our latest batch of News Bites.

Looking for Halloween dinner plans in Illinois? Here are restaurants throwing festive feasts and immersive dining nights.