Champaign man travels many paths before becoming restaurant owner

CHAMPAIGN – Long before he became a restaurateur, Harold Allston dreamed of being a chess champion, or the next Great American Novelist.

But a chance job he took at the now-defunct Greater Downtown Food & Beverage restaurant in downtown Champaign started him on a different path.

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