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Couple travels hundreds of miles to find best burger

Phyllis Coulter
Mar 24, 2023
Mar 24, 2023

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Matt Lawson holds one of his finished burgers.

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Old photos of the town hang in the Nora Bar in Nora, Ill.

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NORA, Ill. — Ed and Marion Hawley know a good burger when they taste one.

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Nora Bar Hawleys — Marion and Ed Hawley are ready for their burgers. They travel hundreds of miles in search of award-winning hamburgers and say they found their personal best close to home at Nora Bar in northwestern Illinois.
IFT photos by Phyllis Coulter

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