Illinois Food

Learn to make authentic deep dish pizza straight from the restaurant that invented it back in 1943.

Many corner hot dog stands have disappeared over the years, but the ones that survived know exactly how to do it right.

Nearly all the pumpkins you see in stores come from Illinois, and most of those get processed in one small central Illinois town.

Chicago's hosting the world's biggest chicken tender festival this October at Navy Pier, and it's all you can eat.

Heavy metal meets gourmet burgers at this Chicago spot where every sandwich rocks a band name and the walls tell stories through memorabilia.

Illinois is hosting a fall festival built around tacos, handcrafted margaritas, and the kind of music that defined a generation.

Fall weekends in Illinois have a way of filling up fast, and apple orchards are a big reason why.

Paulie Gee's Logan Square just dropped a grandma-style pizza so big they're calling it the largest pizza in all of Illinois.

Chicago finally has a festival dedicated entirely to the Italian beef sandwich — and attendees actually get to vote on who makes it best.

Illinois has some restaurants where one dish on the menu is the whole reason people book a flight — and that's not an exaggeration.