When a Chinese restaurant is packed to the gills by 6 p.m. on a Saturday, you know you're in good hands. Located on Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows, Chef Ping serves as a welcome reprieve from the ...

ST. LOUIS – There are some changes coming to a beloved south city restaurant. Chef Russell Ping’s Russell’s on Macklind will be open Wednesday through Sunday for dinner only and weekend brunch.

From the moment she entered the MasterChef kitchen with her quiet determination and alchemist’s way with spices, it was clear Ping Coombes would go far in the competition. But the mum-of-one, 33, didn ...