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The building was the home of the Chicago Historical Society after its original headquarters burned down [2] in the Great Chicago Fire, [3] and prior to its relocation to Lincoln Park in 1931. Afterwards, the building housed a magazine publisher, the Works Progress Administration , the Loyal Order of Moose , [ 2 ] the Chicago Institute of Design ...
An overnight fire caused extensive damage to an iconic Chicago restaurant that's known for its breakfasts and is filled with decades of memorabilia, authorities said. Firefighters were called to ...
The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 [1] by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
By 1976 the company had 5 restaurants and a band called Fresh Lettuce. [4] The partners continued expanding the company's network of restaurants. By the mid-1980s, the company employed over 2,000 people and had annual revenues of $40 million. [4] Since its founding the company has opened 130 restaurants, with 70 concepts. [5]
The Berghoff restaurant, at 17 West Adams Street, near the center of the Chicago Loop, was opened in 1898 by Herman Joseph Berghoff and has become a Chicago landmark. [1] In 1999, The Berghoff won a James Beard Foundation Award in the "America's Classics" category, which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country.
The Tremont Chicago Hotel is at 100 East Chestnut Street, between Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile and Rush Street. The hotel housed the Chicago location of Mike Ditka 's restaurant, which closed in 2020. [ 17 ]
Chicago . Very often, famous, touristy restaurants aren’t what they’re cracked up to be, but this isn’t the case with Frontera Grill. The iconic Mexican restaurant opened in the late '80s ...
Chicago Cafe owner Paul Fong thanks longtime customers Frances and Melton Losoya, who walk past the restaurant’s 100-year-old refrigerator as they leave through the kitchen after a meal last month.