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Bartender Wally List writes beer specials on the chalkboard Wednesday, June 17, 2020 as The Green Lady reopens in Lakeview.

After 3 months of pent-up demand, Chicago bars reopen — ‘I’m super excited,’ says Green Lady owner

June 17, 2020 at 9:05 p.m.

The Green Lady had its first patron one minute after reopening at 2 p.m. Wednesday. It was the first time the Lakeview craft beer bar was allowed to open to...

Hand sanitizer dispensers are available near the "Cloud Gate" sculpture on June 15, 2020, as Millennium Park reopens.

Chicago announces Lakefront Trail set to reopen June 22, bars and breweries on Wednesday

June 15, 2020 at 6:27 p.m.

The city of Chicago continued its slow return to normal on Monday as officials reopened Millennium Park, announced that bars and brewers will be allowed to serve outdoor customers on...

An empty patio sits outside the Off Color Brewing taproom June 10, 2020, in Chicago. Because the brewery doesn't serve food, it hasn't been allowed to reopen under the city's guidelines.

Patchwork reopening of Chicago-area bars and breweries allow some to thrive, while others say they’re left behind

June 11, 2020 at 2:10 p.m.

As the state began allowing bars and breweries to reopen for outdoor business in late May, Naperville's Solemn Oath Brewery sprung into action. A lean staff that stayed on during...

The tap room at Argus Brewery, a craft brewery in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

A Chicago brewery is available for $2.5 million — on Craigslist

June 11, 2020 at 10:18 a.m.

In addition to missed connections, used cars and concert tickets (RIP), Craigslist has a particularly unique offering at the moment: a Chicago brewery. Argus Brewery, which quietly stopped operating on...

Malort made from beer released Friday as a creative solution to a serious problem: Kegs expiring due to coronavirus

May 22, 2020 at 9:55 a.m.

When a pandemic hands you old beer, you don't make lemonade. You make Malort. In this case, the old beer was 160 kegs of Revolution Brewing's flagship Anti-Hero IPA that...

The bar area at Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub, in Munster, Ind., in October 2013.

Three Floyds closes legendary brewpub indefinitely due to coronavirus, even as Indiana moves to reopen businesses

May 20, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

Northwest Indiana's legendary Three Floyds Brewing has shuttered its brewpub indefinitely due to safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. Even as Indiana allows businesses to reopen, brewery founder Nick Floyd...

The five best beers from the tasting, from left, Good Behavior (Odell Brewing), Black Rice Ale (Anderson Valley Brewing), Da Shootz! (Deschutes Brewery), Lightpoint (New Holland Brewing) and Hop 99 (Abita Brewing).

Low-cal craft beer becomes timely during quarantine. We taste 18 and pick the winners and losers.

May 21, 2020 at 11:09 a.m.

First, let's get the thing that needs to be said out of the way: These beers come with an asterisk. They are what they are. And what they are is...

Refrigerador con una variedad de cerveza mexicana en Mi Tocaya Antojeria, 2800 W. Logan Blvd.

Escasez de cerveza mexicana a punto de llegar a Chicago

May 14, 2020 at 1:21 p.m.

Los bebedores de cerveza de Chicago podrían ver una escasez de marcas mexicanas importadas populares tan pronto como la próxima semana, debido al cierre ininterrumpido de la industria cervecera en...

A cooler with a variety of Mexican beer is seen at Mi Tocaya Antojeria on April 20, 2017, in Chicago.

Chicago bracing for Mexican beer shortage as coronavirus industry shutdown persists

May 13, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

Chicago beer drinkers could see a shortage of popular imported Mexican brands as soon as next week due to an ongoing shutdown of Mexico's beer industry. Most immediately at risk...

The entrance under the "L" tracks to Nal's Auto Repair in Chicago's North Center neighborhood.

Chicago auto mechanic has faced short slowdowns after blizzards, but now no one’s driven anywhere for weeks. ‘This is a new one.’

May 27, 2020 at 3:20 p.m.

For 45 years, Al Shimizu's business has depended on people driving their cars near or far with barely a second thought. During two months of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, Shimizu...

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