Sam Toia
President, Illinois Restaurant Association
The President of the Illinois Restaurant Association on Chicago restaurants. There are 16,000 restaurants in Chicago. How do these drive tourism and boost neighborhoods outside downtown?
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Joanna Stachon
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Food Photographer
Johanna Lowe
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