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In addition to 10 pitmasters vying for rib supremacy, among the featured attractions new this year at the 24th annual rib extravaganza is a bigger kids area and a whiskey tasting.
Ribfest, held for many years over the July Fourth weekend in Naperville and later relocated to the DuPage County Fairgrounds, faces a hazy future, organizers said.
The awards, considered the Oscars of the culinary world, were presented Monday night at the Lyric Opera House.
Customers lined up almost an hour before the restaurant's 9 a.m. reopening time.