Check out these award-winning pizza places in Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties, as well as the Sauk Valley and Illinois Valley, to celebrate National Pizza Month during October.

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.

Check out the best outdoor dining patios in Kendall County, as voted on by Shaw Local readers.

Here's where you can find award-winning BBQ in DeKalb, Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties and the Illinois Valley. National Barbecue Day is Friday, May 16.

A list of the best steakhouses in Kane, Kendall, McHenry and DeKalb counties, as well as the Illinois Valley, as voted on by Shaw Local audiences.

National Italian Food Day is Feb. 13. Here are the best places for Italian food in Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties and in the Illinois Valley.

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Find the perfect sports bar in Kane, Kendall, McHenry and DeKalb counties to watch the big games, as well as the best wings in the Illinois Valley for that game day party.

The night before Thanksgiving is known as 'Drinksgiving,' where old friends reunite at local bars. Check out these award-winning bars and pubs in northern Illinois.

Visit these award-winning coffee shops on National Espresso Day Saturday, Nov. 23.

A list of some of the best pizza in Kane, Kendall, McHenry, DeKalb counties and the Illinois Valley area, as voted on by Shaw Local News Network audiences.

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Residents of Sinnissippi Centers' recovery home in Dixon find strength in the care and fellowship at the home. The treatment facility is hoping to build another such place in the community.

Polar Star Sons of Norway Lodge 5-472 will host their annual “Taste of Norway” Høstfest (Fall Festival) beginning at noon Sunday, Nov. 6, at St Olaf Lutheran Church, 1233 Douglas Ave. in Montgomery

Anyone providing a trunk should arrive at the United Methodist Church parking lot by 12:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

Wine tastings and female-fronted bands will raise money for breast cancer awareness at Oswego’s Wine OFF the Fox event this Saturday, Oct. 22 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Venue 1012, 1012 Station Drive.

Donations of clean, usable items in good condition will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11 at the church.

The simple concept behind a storywalk is to display an illustrated children’s book, page-by-page, mounted on posts along a park pathway.

Exhibits will focus on a variety of Native American tools, weapons and personal adornments, some going back thousands of years.