Dom's restaurant to close after four decades

CHAMPAIGN – A Champaign tradition since 1966 will make it into the new year – just barely.

Dom's Patio Villa, a hidden gem in an old industrial neighborhood at 301 S. Locust St., will celebrate New Year's Eve, then shut down forever.

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