Updated 2/26/2021 6:53 PM
For 36 years, hungry travelers have pulled off at Pete s Famous Hot Dogs and Country Restaurant in Lily Lake to indulge in hot dogs and hand-cut fries.
It has a prime location, on the southwest corner of routes 47 and 64, in a semirural part of Kane County where places to eat are few and far between.
But this weekend will probably be the last for its fans. It s closing, manager Terese Taschetta has announced. It s very heartbreaking, Taschetta said Friday.
Owner Pete Prevenas, 79, has had a multitude of health problems since breaking a hip a little over a year ago, Taschetta said. The two had worked side-by-side since he hired her 22 years ago when she came in for a hot dog.