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Illinois Restaurant Week Round-Up

Where to find the best dining deals around the state.

Mar 03, 2024 Eat & Drink

Wide variety of dishes in one photo from Champaign County.

Broaden your taste bud horizons with a wide variety of restaurant week specials throughout Illinois. 

While most communities celebrate for one week, some areas, like Chicago’s North Shore, celebrate for an entire month! During this time, restaurants offer discounts and prix fixe menus (full-course meals at a fixed price) as a way to encourage diners to try different types of cuisine or food that may typically be out of their price range. When deciding on what and where to eat, review the restaurant’s offering and make a reservation. Often, participating communities host a giveaway or chance to win in conjunction with the annual event. For more details, click the town link or follow on social media.

Here’s a month-to-month guide of cities, towns and regions around the state that participate in Restaurant Week. Click here for our dedicated Guide to Restaurant Week in Chicago and more tips and tricks for making the most of these tasty events.

  • Aerial shot of oysters from Girl Goat

    Girl & the Goat, Chicago

  • Pizzas and side salad at Geneva during Restaurant Week.

    Geneva Restaurant Week

  • Aerial shot of oysters from Girl Goat
  • Pizzas and side salad at Geneva during Restaurant Week.

January

February

  • Exterior of Bub City in Rosemont.

    Bub City, Rosemont

  • Blueberry pies at My just desserts in Alton.

    My Just Desserts, Alton

  • Exterior of Bub City in Rosemont.
  • Blueberry pies at My just desserts in Alton.

March

  • Chicago Northwest: Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Itasca, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, Streamwood, Wood Dale (10 days)
  • Rosemont (1 week)

April

  • Quad Cities (1 week)
  • Effingham
  • Hinsdale
  • Lake County: Antioch, Deerfield, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Gurnee, Highland Park, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Long Grove, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Zion (10 days)

July

  • Alton, East Alton and Grafton (10 days)

October

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