The Illinois winemaking scene is slowly coming into its own, and our area includes some impressive displays of talent. Discover some of our local medal-winning wines. ...

Restaurant Profile: This hot dog joint may have a silly name, but it's serious about offering a wide variety of delicious dishes. ...

An Algonquin-area favorite is back, and better than ever, with a full-service winery, brewery and restaurant all in-house. ...

Restaurant Profile: A brand new dining experience is now open at Lake Geneva’s Gage Marine. Get a sneak peak at the new dockside restaurant and see how it serves both boaters and landlubbers. ...

Restaurant Profile: Discover a Schaumburg-area restaurant where the menu changes with the seasons, and everything is less than 475 calories. It's unlike anything this restaurant manager has seen. ...

Restaurant Profile: Discover a restaurant that's all about family, from its name and its ownership to the flag flying outside, and find out how even the cuisine has family in mind. ...

Restaurant Profile: Discover an Aurora restaurant that combines comfort food with a classy, white-tablecloth atmosphere, and find out how the owner's dog has a special place here. ...

Restaurant Profile: The burger business is a way of life for these former McDonald's executives, who've launched their own gourmet burger restaurant as a retirement project. ...

Restaurant Profile: Discover a newly renovated getaway that offers elegant dining and local ingredients with a menu of familiar foods. ...

Restaurant Profile: Meet a family who's fixed up an old horse-carriage factory into a classy steakhouse in downtown Geneva, and discover why it's just like a famous television hangout. ...