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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.
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Catch football, baseball playoff games at these northern Illinois sports bars
Northern Illinois’ scariest haunts: A guide to the area’s best haunted houses
5 Things to Do: Monster Mash Balloon Bash in Princeton, Ottawa Scarecrow Fest
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Dining
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The 2025 New Orleans North event is set for Friday, Aug. 15 at the Joliet Slammers Stadium.
Wine & Art Walk at Morton Arboretum Aug. 16-17
French bistro, event space to replace Geneva’s Graham’s 318 Coffee House after sale to new owner
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Here are the winners for best outdoor patio/beer garden in the 2025 Kane County Best of the Fox contest.
Joliet Blues Festival rolls into Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Aug. 9
Martini Room celebrates 20 years in downtown Elgin
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Check out the three restaurants voted Sauk Valley's favorite place for lunch in the 2025 Sauk Valley Favorites contest.
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