After COVID-19 shuttered dining rooms on March 16, a glimmer of hope arrived on June 26 as phase four of Governor J.B. Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan allowed indoor dining to reopen.

Former attorney, Laura Klein Riff, put her studious mind to work to pave the way for her emerging scratch baking and cake decorating business.

Twenty-five years ago, Patrick O'Brien and his sister Bridget Pettinger bought a Forest Park house with the intention of converting it into a restaurant. 

Becca Martin and her husband Russell have a love of travel and a passion for artisan ice cream. Focusing on their two small children may have curbed their wanderlust in recent years, but their affection for frozen treats was reflected in the smiles on their children's faces each time the ice cream truck rolled around.