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Eggs With Benefits Brings Sandwiches, Korean-Inspired Breakfast Bowls To...
ROGERS PARK — A Rogers Park local and Loyola University alum spent two weeks eating nothing but eggs while creating the menu for his new breakfast cafe. Andrew Oh opened Eggs With Benefits, 6441 N....
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Pilsen’s Zins Flower Shop Opens Next-Door Studio To Introduce More Neighbors...
PILSEN — Zins Flower Shop is bringing the joy of flowers to new mediums with the opening of a studio next door. The shop opened in late 2019 right before the pandemic and has since seen tons of...
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The Commissary To Replace Old Town’s Treasure Island After Closing In Gold Coast
OLD TOWN — The long-vacant Treasure Island store in Old Town will be filled by an independent grocery store that just closed after 45 years in the Gold Coast. Fern Hill, the developers proposing a...
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Plenty Goods Cafe Brings Salads, Smoothies And Breakfast To Ukrainian Village
UKRAINIAN VILLAGE — A cafe with an emphasis on salads and other healthy options is now open in Ukrainian Village. Plenty Goods, 1000 N. Damen Ave., is the first brick-and-mortar location for chef...
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Heat By Niko, A Black-Owned Fur Coat Store, Opens In West Loop
WEST LOOP — Nichole Berry’s grandmother was a fashionable woman who loved a good fur coat. When Berry received one those fox fur coats as a gift, she loved it but wanted to make it her own, she said....
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Albany Park Elotero’s Cart Was Stolen — But He’s Back With A Food Truck...
ALBANY PARK — A popular elotero who has sold snacks in Albany Park and North Park for 20 years will be back in action next week in a food truck he bought with support from neighbors. Joaquín García...
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The Perch In Wicker Park Reopens Wednesday After Fire
WICKER PARK — The Perch is reopening Wednesday after a fire temporarily closed the Wicker Park restaurant late last month. The restaurant and bar, located at 1932 W. Division St., closed Nov. 26 after...
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LA’s Egg Tuck Brings Its Wildly Popular Korean Breakfast Sandwich To Chicago
DOWNTOWN — Nicole Kim knew she wanted to bring Egg Tuck’s sandwiches from Los Angeles to Chicago from the very first bite she had of one. Now, the viral southern California Korean egg sandwich — which...
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Terra E Mare Brings Locally Sourced, Modern Italian To South Loop
SOUTH LOOP — Noah Zamler is living out his childhood dream as co-owner and head chef of Terra e Mare, quietly opening the Italian eatery last month in the South Loop’s financial district. The new...
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Vuori Opens Along Southport Corridor In Lakeview
LAKEVIEW — Vuori, an athletic clothing brand, has set up shop along Lakeview’s Southport Corridor. The shop, 3443 N. Southport Ave., opened recently in the former Amazon Books location, according to...
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Former Roost Owner Teams Up With His Regular Customers To Open Folk Antique...
ANDERSONVILLE — The former owner of an Andersonville antique staple has launched a new shop alongside two collectors who frequented the old store. Folk, 5668 N. Clark St., opened Nov. 21, offering...
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Howard Street Brewing Company Closing This Week In Rogers Park
ROGERS PARK — The city’s northernmost brewery is closing its doors this week, but its owner has not ruled out a return in a larger setting. Howard Street Brewing Company’s last day in business will be...
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Exotic Snack Guys Brings Rare And Worldly Foods To Logan Square
LOGAN SQUARE — Exotic Snack Guys is bringing an international selection of chips, sweets and beverages to Logan Square. Longtime friends and owners Fahad Zuberi and Zohaid Naman opened the second...
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Dusek’s Closing Popular Pilsen Restaurant In Thalia Hall After 10 Years
PILSEN — Popular restaurant Dusek’s Tavern and Dining Room in Pilsen is closing at the end of the year. Dusek’s, one of several businesses inside Thalia Hall at 1807 S. Allport St., opened in 2013....
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New York’s Olio E Più Opens First Chicago Restaurant In River North
RIVER NORTH — A New York-based hospitality group is expanding into Chicago with three restaurants on the same River North block, first launching an elevated version of its popular Greenwich Village...
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Dirty Laundry’s Hyde Park Pop-Up Closing Soon As Owners Look For A New South...
HYDE PARK — A pop-up laundromat celebrating the social potential within the mundane chore is closing in early 2024, but the owners plan to continue their programs at other laundromats as they look for...
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Goose Island Closes Clybourn Brewpub Ahead Of Its Move To Salt Shed
GOOSE ISLAND — Goose Island Beer Co.’s beerpub on Clybourn Avenue has closed as the craft beer company plans to open soon in the Salt Shed. The Goose Island Brewhouse, 1800 N. Clybourn Ave., had its...
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Ivy Hall’s Logan Square Dispensary Set To Open Next Month
LOGAN SQUARE — The neighborhood is set to get its third dispensary early next year as construction on the location wraps up. Ivy Hall, one of the first recreational cannabis dispensaries to receive a...
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Luciana’s Kitchen Closes Edgewater Cafe As It Looks For New Storefront
EDGEWATER — The owners of Luciana’s Kitchen closed their cafe inside Edge of Sweetness over the weekend as they prepare to open their own restaurant. Luciana Alonso and her husband, Diego Cureses,...
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Lemon Chicago Cocktail Bar And Venue Opens Thursday In West Town
WEST TOWN — A cocktail bar that plans to host live music and other events opens Thursday in West Town. Lemon Chicago, 1600 W. Grand Ave., has taken over the long-vacant Grandbar spot at Grand and...
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