From Chicago icons to small-town favorites, these Illinois restaurants prove that waiting in line is sometimes part of the ...

From crispy fried chicken to creamy mac and cheese, these Illinois soul food restaurants feel like home and locals can’t stop ...

SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois Smokey Bones location has closed its doors to the public. On Jan. 12, Smokey Bones at 6690 State St ...

December ended with a slew of businesses shuttering before the start of the new year across the Springfield area.

Eugene saw 39 new restaurants open in 2025. See the list of what new cuisine came to town below. Last year was big for restaurant news. New brick-and-mortar dining rooms opened around Eugene and ...

Every year, the News-Leader says farewell to the food spots that closed their doors. From bars to hamburger stands to bakeries, here are the Springfield restaurants that we lost in 2025. The bar known ...

SPRINGFIELD — Call it gyro worship. And appreciation of the lamb over rice, a love of the pilaf and of the moussaka, a Greek eggplant lasagna. But it’s the gyro, pronounced YEE-roh, that had customers ...

Notable openings and reopenings this year included Cafe Moxo and Gabatoni's. Multiple Mexican food places opened around the city, including Soy Oaxaca downtown. A late-night coffee shop opened ...

Macy's, Ad Astra, Loukinen's on 4th are just some of the closed businesses that shuttered in 2025. Some businesses, like the Springfield Subways, were only closed for a few months before reopening ...