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Chicago’s legendary FOBAB beer festival canceled due to COVID-19, but the competition will go on

August 6, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.

Few things could be less appealing in the era of COVID-19 than getting buzzed on intensely boozy beer while crushed shoulder-to-shoulder with a bunch of strangers in a bland event...

Gman Tavern manager Tom Cathcart waits for carry-out customers outside the Wrigleyville bar where he works fulfilling orders on Saturdays.

Is the coronavirus issuing last call for Chicago’s old school neighborhood bars?

August 10, 2020 at 8:04 p.m.

The GMan Tavern hadn't sold a pint of beer in nearly four months when the 44-year-old Wrigleyville bar finally saw its route back into business in late July. Baseball. With...

Large windows separate the taproom from the brewing tanks at Sketchbook, providing a peek of the action. The facility gives the brewery the ability to increase production up to 8,000 barrels a year.

Sketchbook Brewing launches ambitiously in Skokie on Friday in shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic

August 3, 2020 at 11:30 a.m.

Sketchbook Brewing is betting big on itself. It is betting big on Skokie. But Sketchbook's ambitious new production brewery and taproom — one of several new breweries to open in...

Rogers Park Social sells cocktails and beer to-go from a carryout window July 20, 2020.

Chicago bars won’t be able to serve customers alcohol indoors starting Friday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration announces

July 22, 2020 at 2:27 p.m.

Chicago bars that don't sell food will no longer be allowed to serve alcohol indoors starting this Friday as part of a new effort to curb the spread of the...

4 new breweries opening in Chicago despite the pandemic — even if some owners wish they could wait

July 16, 2020 at 2:27 p.m.

Not even COVID-19 can slow Chicago's beer industry. At least not yet. As the city navigates life during a pandemic, at least four new breweries are launching in the coming...

Band of Bohemia, the Michelin-starred brewpub at 4710 N. Ravenswood Ave. in Chicago, is shown July 8, 2020. The owners closed the brewpub temporarily June 29 after online accusations of fostering a hostile workplace and mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michelin-starred brewpub temporarily closes amid employee complaints and a restaurant industry reckoning

July 9, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.

Michelin-starred restaurant Band of Bohemia has temporarily closed its doors and issued a public apology after online accusations of fostering a hostile workplace and mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic that...

Nick Kane, from left, Joe Rosario and Jack King hang out at Happy Camper on Clark Street in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood on July 2, 2020.

It’s a make or break holiday weekend for Chicago bars. Can they control the crowds and follow COVID-19 restrictions?

July 3, 2020 at 5:55 p.m.

Ahead of a summer holiday weekend that, in normal times, would mean packed patios and crowded bars, restaurant and bar owners are facing fines of up to $10,000 if COVID-19...

Billy Goat Tavern partnered with Baderbrau Brewing to release Billy Goat IPA and Billy Goat Pilsner in 2017. But Baderbrau was out of business within six months.

Billy Goat Tavern releases its own craft beer brand — again — but this time with a new brewery

June 30, 2020 at 10:46 a.m.

It's the Billy Goat Tavern's own line of craft beer — take two. Two and a half years ago, Chicago's legendary burger joint launched a branded India pale ale and...

Patrons in the outdoor seating area, some on the sidewalk, left, and on the street, of DryHop Brewers, 3155 N Broadway, in Chicago on Friday, June 12, 2020.

Chicago restaurants can open for limited indoor dining June 26

June 19, 2020 at 4:51 p.m.

Chicago restaurants can open for limited indoor seating with the rest of the state starting June 26, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday, a surprise announcement that will have people dining...

Kuma's Corner, 2900 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago has been targeted in online campaigns, accused of harboring a racist, sexist and homophobic culture.

Chicago restaurant workers take to social media to call out industry racism, sexism — and more

June 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

The restaurant industry is having a moment. It is a moment defined by frank discussion of race, gender, sexuality and workplace culture. It is a moment built on years of...

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