Chicago Gourmet “Dine Around” Sweepstakes Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN SWEEPSTAKES.
1. Eligibility: The “Dine Around” Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 21 years of age or older at the time of entry. The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 a.m. Central Standard Time ("CST"), on September 1, 2026 and ends at 11:59 p.m. CST, on September 18, 2026 (the "Promotion Period"). Employees of the Illinois Restaurant Association and its respective affiliates and agents, and of any prize providers and agencies involved in the development or execution of the Sweepstakes or any of its related materials, together with each such employee’s immediate family members and household members (whether or not related), are not eligible to enter or win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
2. How to Enter : No payment or purchase is required to participate in the Sweepstakes. There are two ways to enter the Sweepstakes.
a. Online with “Dine Around” restaurant receipts: During the Promotion Period, dine in at any participating Chicago Gourmet Dine Around restaurant, spend a minimum of $50, collect the receipt provided, and enter it through the online form at the Chicago Gourmet website, www.chicagogourmet.org., by clicking on the "Dine Around" page and following the entry instructions. Multiple entries per person is allowed however limited to one entry per restaurant per person. Upon clicking the Submit button, you will automatically receive one entry into the Sweepstakes. For a list of participating restaurants, go to https://www.chicagogourmet.org/page/dinearound.
b. Mail: During the Promotion Period, print your name, address, phone number, email address, age, and the title of the Sweepstakes (as set forth on the "Sweepstakes" page) legibly by hand on a 3" x 5" piece of paper, and mail it in an envelope with proper postage to: "Chicago Gourmet Dine Around Sweepstakes," 33 W. Monroe, Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60603. Each properly mailed-in entry received will be counted as one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Limit one (1) entry per envelope; additional entries in a single envelop will be disqualified. All entries are the exclusive property of Sponsor, and will not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected or postage-due, all of which will be disqualified. All mail-in entries must be postmarked and received by the dates specified in the Sweepstakes details available on the Dine Around page of the Website.
3. Prize to be Awarded: One (1) winner will receive the prize of four (4) Hamburger Hop tickets, four (4) Sarah Grueneberg & Chris Shepherd Chef Demo tickets, four (4) Grand Cru Session 2 tickets, and two (2)night double-occupancy Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel accommodations for September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026. Tickets include access to the Hamburger Hop event, Chef Demo event, Grand Cru Session 2 event, a Chicago Gourmet gift bag, a signed cookbook, and access to VIP experiences. All other incidental or travel costs are the responsibility of winner. Guests of the winner must be 21 or older as of September 25, 2026. The approximate retail value of the prize is $2,500.
No more than the stated number of prizes for the Sweepstakes will be awarded. PRIZES ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE OR REDEEMABLE FOR CASH.
4. Drawings: Winners will be selected in a random drawing from all entries to be conducted on or about September 19, 2026. The potential winner will be notified by email, and/or phone by Chicago Gourmet, LLC. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for the Sweepstakes.
5. Requirements of Potential Winner: Potential winner must continue to comply with the Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. When applicable, potential winner will be required to sign and return, by Monday, September 21, 2026 at 5pm CST (unless otherwise indicated), a Declaration of Compliance, Liability and Publicity Release (the "Declaration") (except where prohibited) in order to claim the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not respond, or fails to sign and return the Declaration (if applicable) within the required time period, the potential winner will be disqualified and forfeits the prize. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, an alternate winner may be selected in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries, up to 3 alternates, if time permits. If all potential alternate winners are disqualified for a prize, no further drawings will take place and no prize will be awarded.
6. Individual Sweepstakes: The Sweepstakes, starting, ending and drawing dates/times, the prize descriptions, age requirements, and other requirements may be accessed on the Sweepstakes page on the Chicago Gourmet website. No substitution, exchange or transfer of prize by any winner is permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize for one of equal or greater value. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash.
7. General Conditions: In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Sweepstakes is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but, not limited to, fraud, virus or other technical problems, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) modify the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules without suspending it; (b) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (c) cancel the Sweepstakes and award the prizes in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this promotion.
8. Release and Limitations of Liability: By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant releases and holds harmless the Chicago Gourmet, LLC, its affiliates (including but not limited to the Illinois Restaurant Association), promotional partners, prize partners, and providers, and each of their respective agents, agencies, officers, directors, and employees (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of or relating to participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt, use, or misuse of any prize, including, but not limited to claims based on: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes; (b) technical errors related to computers, servers, providers, or telephone or network lines; (c) printing errors; (d) errors in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (e) late, lost, or undeliverable mail or email; or (f) injury or damage to persons or property caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt, use or misuse of any prize. Each entrant agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties' liability is limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney's fees under any circumstances. Each entrant waives the right to claim any damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages (other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses) and waives all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant's sole remedy is to submit another entry in the Sweepstakes, if it is possible.
9. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant's consent for the Sponsor, applicable prize providers and their respective designees to use entrant's first and last name, likeness, prize information, city and state of residence, and any comments, testimonials or other feedback related to any prize or entrant's Sweepstakes experience, whether written or oral, for promotional purposes in any media without further consideration.
10. Disputes: Each entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and shall be resolved exclusively in the state courts located in Cook County, Illinois, and each entrant irrevocably consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts; and (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with entering the Sweepstakes, and in no event shall an entrant be entitled to receive attorneys' fees, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.
12. Privacy: By entering into the Sweepstakes, entrants also agree to Sponsor’s use of your personal information as described in its privacy policy at http://www.chicagogourmet.org/page/privacypolicy.
13. Sponsor: The Sweepstakes is sponsored by the Illinois Restaurant Association, 33 W. Monroe, Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60603.
