Rookies Elgin

06/26/2026

🥊 UFC Fight Night is LIVE at Rookies tomorrow! 🥊
Get ready for an action-packed night as Rafael Fiziev takes on Ignacio Torres and Sharabutdin Magomedov battles Marc-André Pereira on the main card!

🍔 Grab your favorite game-day eats
🍺 Ice-cold beers & drink specials
📺 Every punch, kick, and submission on our big screens
🔥 The ultimate place to watch the fights with friends

Don't miss a second of the action, join us tomorrow at Rookies for UFC Fight Night!

06/25/2026

📸 Strike a pose, grab your crew, and make every visit unforgettable at Rookies! 🍻🎉

Whether you're celebrating a birthday, catching the big game, enjoying trivia night, or just out with friends, don't forget to stop by the Buzzy Booth and capture the moment! Snap fun photos, create lasting memories, and share them with your favorite people.

Tag us in your photos! We love seeing your game-day celebrations, family nights, and unforgettable Rookies memories! ❤️🏈

06/25/2026

⚽🏆 Match Day at Rookies St. Charles! 🏆⚽
The road to the FIFA World Cup 2026 continues, and there's no better place to catch the action than Rookies St. Charles!

🍺 Michelob ULTRA Drafts $6.75
🏆 Keep the Cup! Collect all 3 Team USA collectible cups while supplies last.
🎁 Today, June 25 | 4PM–6PM
Stop in for your chance to win Michelob ULTRA merchandise & prizes!

Bring your crew, grab an ice-cold draft, enjoy your favorite Rookies game-day eats, and experience every goal, save, and celebration on our big screens. The atmosphere is always electric at Rookies!

06/24/2026

👊 Vancamp vs. Cisneros
👊 Adams vs. Banks
🥊🔥 BKFC Fight Night at Rookies! 🔥🥊

Get ready for an action-packed night as BKFC Fight Night: Hammond goes LIVE on our big screens! Witness every punch, every knockout, and every unforgettable moment as:
📅 Friday, June 26
Round up your fight crew, grab your favorite food and drinks, and experience the intensity of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship the way it was meant to be seen, LIVE!

💥 No cover punches. No holding back. Just pure fight night action.

06/24/2026

Trivia with Brain Sportz Trivia is OFF TONIGHT & NEXT WEEK at Rookies Elgin & Rookies Huntley due to the World Cup games. Trivia will return to both locations on Wednesday, July 8th! Sorry for any inconvenience!

06/23/2026

🍗 The ultimate wing debate starts NOW… 👀

Are you Team Traditional or Team Boneless🔥 ?
Drop your pick in the comments ⬇️
❤️ = Traditional
💙 = Boneless

And tell us your go-to sauce while you’re at it! 👇

06/23/2026

Join us this evening for an exciting interactive trivia night at two of our locations, Rookies Crystal Lake and Rookies St. Charles, hosted by Brain Sportz Trivia.

Crystal Lake (72 N. Williams St.) @ 7:00 with your host Joe
St. Charles (1545 W. Main St.) @ 7:00 with your host Greta

Tomorrow, Wednesday, trivia will also take place at both the Rookies Elgin and Rookies Huntley locations at 7:00 p.m.

Below are the topics for tonight at BOTH LOCATIONS, so study up and get a head start on the competition...

Rd 1 - Picture Round: Name The Famous Man Based On His Facial Hair
Rd 2 - General Trivia
Round 3 (St. Charles) - An Archived Round Chosen By The Host
Round 3 - Audio Round (Crystal Lake): Musicians With Either "Brother" Or "Sister" In Their Name
Rd 4 - Current Events
Rd 5 - Who? What? Where? When? Trivia
Rd 6 - Speed Round: Beer

See you tonight! Have a blast!

06/21/2026

❤️💙 Happy Father’s Day from all of us at Rookies! 💙❤️
Today, we celebrate the dads, grandpas, stepdads, father figures, and mentors who have shaped our lives through every generation. From teaching us life's lessons and cheering us on from the sidelines to creating memories that last a lifetime, fathers are the foundation of so many cherished moments.

Whether you're spending the day with family, sharing stories, enjoying great food, or watching the game together, we hope your Father's Day is filled with laughter, love, and unforgettable memories.

Happy Father’s Day from the entire Rookies family!
Here's to the dads who make every day a little better. ❤️

06/20/2026

06/17/2026

🥊 UFC Fight Night at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill 🥊
Watch Kape vs Horiguchi LIVE on Saturday, June 20 at Rookies! Catch every punch, takedown, and knockout with wall-to-wall TVs, cold beer, handcrafted cocktails, and the ultimate UFC fight night atmosphere 🍻🔥

🔥 Featured UFC Fight Night Menu Favorites 🔥
🍖 Windy City Rack + Stack, slow smoked full-rack ribs smothered in Windy City sweet BBQ sauce, served with crispy onion tanglers, coleslaw, and cornbread
🍗 Hall of Fame Chicken, grilled chicken breast topped with bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo, crispy onion tanglers, cheddar cheese, and served on a pretzel bun
🍔 Monster Mack, four smash patties stacked with Velveeta, shredded lettuce, onions, pickles, and Rookies secret sauce on a triple sesame seed bun

📺 UFC Fight Night LIVE at Rookies
📅 Saturday, June 20
👊 Main Event: Kape vs Horiguchi
👊 Flyweight Bout LIVE from UFC Fight Night
📍 All Rookies Sports Bar & Grill locations

Looking for the best place to watch UFC near you? Rookies Sports Bar & Grill is your destination for UFC Fight Night watch parties, smoked BBQ ribs, stacked burgers, chicken sandwiches, wings, cold beer, and nonstop sports action.

06/17/2026

🏆 Vote Today! 🏆
Your favorites have been nominated, now it’s time to help choose the winners! Cast your vote and support the local businesses and organizations that make our community great.

⭐ Vote once per day
⭐ Quick and easy to participate
⭐ Make your voice count

https://readerschoice.dailyherald.com/eating-and-drinking

06/17/2026

🏆 Vote Today! 🏆
Your favorites have been nominated, now it’s time to help choose the winners! Cast your vote and support the local businesses and organizations that make our community great.

⭐ Vote once per day
⭐ Quick and easy to participate
⭐ Make your voice count
https://readerschoice.dailyherald.com/eating-and-drinking

06/17/2026

After seeing about 10,000 of these haircut breakdowns take over social media, we knew there was only one man worthy of getting his own...
Bob Karas: The Karas Group Haircut Breakdown

✔️ Low maintenance
✔️ High confidence
✔️ Boardroom approved
✔️ Weather resistant
✔️ No shampoo budget required

Some people chase hairlines. Bob chases opportunities.

06/17/2026

Head out for exciting interactive trivia TONIGHT at 2 of our locations with Brain Sportz Trivia, ELGIN AND HUNTLEY (topics are listed below)!

ELGIN (2486 Bushwood Drive) @ 7:00 with your host Lynne
HUNTLEY (12220 Princeton Drive) @ 7:00 with your host Jeff

Below are tonight's topics at BOTH LOCATIONS, so study up and get a head start on the competition...

Rd 1 - Picture Round: Well Known Canadians
Rd 2 - General Trivia
Rd 3 (Huntley) - Chosen By Host (Audio Round Not Available)
Rd 3 (Elgin) - Audio Round: Songs With An Animal In The Title
Rd 4 - More Name The Band Given Names Of Members
Rd 5 - Who? What? Where? When? Trivia
Rd 6 - Speed Round: Food

See you tonight! Have a blast!

06/16/2026

🥊🔥 BKFC Fight Night is coming to Rookies! 🔥🥊
Get ready for an action-packed night as Soto vs. Deleon goes toe-to-toe at BKFC Nashville — and we're showing every punch, every knockout, and every unforgettable moment LIVE at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill!

🍺 Ice-cold drinks
🍔 Fight Night favorites
📺 Wall-to-wall screens
👊 The best fight atmosphere around

Skip the couch and catch all the bare-knuckle action with fellow fight fans at Rookies!

📅 June 19
📍 Rookies Sports Bar & Grill
🎟️ No cover. Just great food, cold beer, and championship-level excitement.

Tag your fight crew below 👇 and let us know who you're backing:
🥊 Soto or 🥊 Deleon?

06/13/2026

⚽🍻 MATCH DAY SPECIALS ARE HERE! 🍹⚽

There’s no better place to catch the action than Rookies! Gather your crew, grab a seat in front of the big screens, and enjoy unbeatable match day drink specials.

🍺 $5 16oz Modelo Drafts
🍹 $10 Casamigos Margaritas

From kickoff to the final whistle, we've got the cold drinks, great food, and game-day atmosphere you’re looking for.

📺 Watch every match live at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill!

06/12/2026

🇺🇸🔥 HISTORY IS ABOUT TO BE MADE! 🔥🇺🇸
The most anticipated fight card of the summer is here, and you don't want to miss a second of the action!
🥊 Topuria vs. Gaethje – World Lightweight Championship
🥊 Pereira vs. Gane – Interim Heavyweight Championship
Plus an absolutely stacked undercard featuring:
👊 O'Malley vs. Zahabi
👊 Lewis vs. Hokit
👊 Ruffy vs. Chandler
👊 Nickal vs. Daukaus
👊 Lopes vs. Garcia

🍺 Grab your crew, claim your seat, and experience every punch, knockout, and championship moment on the big screens with us!

📅 Sunday, June 14
📍 Rookies, Watch all the UFC action LIVE here!