Cheryl Brown, ‘Chicago’s Sweet Bakeries Remembered’

February 20, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 2001 West Algonquin Road, Algonquin, IL 60102

Reminisce about these historic Chicago family-owned bakeries (Dressels, Naples, Vesecky’s, Fingerhut, Webers, Dinkels, Roesers, Reuters, etc) and baking companies (Maurice Lenell, Burny Bros, Salerno, Sara Lee, etc) and discover where you can still buy the best mouth-watering, made-from-scratch baked goods.