North suburban bar has live music of various persuasions on the weekends. The name refers to, unsurprisingly, a beacon. In particular, those that illuminated the way for planes heading toward O'Hare (easy to spot in the mostly farmland community back in '55).

You'll find classic bar food, like "10 by 10," the aforementioned number of both hot wings and chicken fingers, and the feeds-six-for-cheap combo platters, like the $18.95 mix of crispy potato skins, fried mini shrimp, beer-battered onion rings, golden fried zucchini sticks and chicken fingers, served with a bevy of dipping sauces. There are salads, sandwiches, "a gallery of burgers" and baby-back ribs as well.

Get those pipes ready for karaoke on Friday nights; live music takes the stage on Saturday. Take advantage of daily drink specials, like $3 Long Islands (dangerous) on Friday.