Chicago is the number one brunch city in the U.S., and the Chicago Tribune reports that Google Trends data shows Illinois as a whole is one of the top 10 most friendly brunch states in the country.
The history of the breakfast/lunch meal began in 1896 in Pennsylvania, says the Tribune. The blog First We Feast says modern brunch began in the 1980s among people with free time and disposable income, but the staples of the meal have remained mostly the same over time: eggs, toast and “bacon, bacon and more bacon.”
Brunch spots might be a dime a dozen in Chicago, but there are good places to chow down on fluffy pancakes and egg-and-hash-brown skillets throughout the rest of the state, too.
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According to UrbanSpoon rankings, here are the 15 best breakfast/brunch places in Illinois outside of Chicago.
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