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The tap room at the Goose Island Brewery on March 12, 2018.

Goose Island workers tried to unionize before the COVID-19 pandemic. The company pushed back — and then laid off leaders of the effort.

October 1, 2021 at 4:33 p.m.

Like many union drives, workers at Goose Island Beer Co. began organizing quietly, in spring 2019. For months, a core of employees leading the effort at Chicago's oldest brewery met...

Workers help construct the back of the race track on March 1989, to be ready for its June re-opening. Under the three steeples is the Paddock, where the horses are brought in to be saddled and readied for races.

Bears fans weren’t shy about offering their opinions about a potential move out of Soldier Field — and Chicago

October 1, 2021 at 7:15 a.m.

No NFL stadium is older or more ingrained in its city's lore. Its name pays tribute to fallen service members, not corporate egos. Butkus, Payton and Singletary all made history...

Wynn Ullman, of Carol Stream, grills bacon as he tailgates on Jan. 6, 2019, before the Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia Eagles game outside of Soldier Field in Chicago.

Where to pregame, tailgate around Soldier Field — and what to eat once you’re inside

September 28, 2021 at 9:18 a.m.

Come one, come all, to Soldier Field, where the Chicago Bears will duke it out in another battle for football glory. But for Halas' sake, don't cheer on an empty...

Chicago is ‘the next big bet’ for Guinness as legendary Irish beer brand plans Fulton Market pub in 2023

September 21, 2021 at 2:22 p.m.

In a city rife with Irish bars, yet another is on the way. But this one comes with a particularly familiar name to most beer drinkers: Guinness. The legendary Irish...

Illinois breweries clean up at Great American Beer Festival awards, as Destihl upholds state’s hazy IPA dominance

September 14, 2021 at 2:02 p.m.

Illinois breweries cleaned up at the Great American Beer Festival on Friday night in Denver, winning 16 medals and continuing the state's unlikely streak of hazy India pale ale dominance....

Hop Butcher for the World brewery co-owners, from left, Jeremiah Zimmer and Jude La Rose with Half Acre Beer Company co-owners Matt Gallagher and Gabriel Magliaro at Half Acre on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

Half Acre surprises fans with one last month at its Lincoln Avenue taproom before Hop Butcher moves in

August 31, 2021 at 11:34 a.m.

The Daisy Cutter will flow one last time at Half Acre's Lincoln Avenue brewery. In a surprise move, Half Acre announced Monday it will reopen the taproom at its original...

Visitors walk along reopened Navy Pier on May 2, 2021, in Chicago.

Chicago businesses tasked with enforcing mask mandate say it’s better than checking vaccine cards, or new capacity restrictions

August 18, 2021 at 10:44 a.m.

Reaction from Chicago businesses that will be tasked with enforcing the renewed indoor mask mandate announced by the city Tuesday ranged from relief and support to concerns about getting customers...

Chicago mandates masks indoors as new COVID-19 cases top 400 a day; no plans for state to follow suit

August 18, 2021 at 10:42 a.m.

Chicago officials announced Tuesday that an indoor mask mandate will return to the city, more than two months after most COVID-19 restrictions were lifted but as a highly contagious variant...

Customers drink inside Metropolitan Brewing's taproom on Chicago's North Rockwell Street on Aug. 10, 2021.

Dozens of Chicago bars and restaurants are only admitting vaccinated customers. How’s that going? And could the city mandate it as COVID-19 cases climb again?

August 13, 2021 at 3:38 p.m.

Metropolitan Brewing turned away nine customers Monday who couldn't show proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19. On Tuesday, it turned away three. Wednesday it was two more. Refusing business isn't...

Customers line up in 2016, to buy the newly released Bourbon County Stout beers at a Binny's Beverage Depot on the North Side.

Bourbon County 2021: Goose Island intrigues with lineup of beer aged in Old Forester 150th Anniversary barrels, cola-flavored stouts

August 10, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.

Goose Island's 2020 lineup of Bourbon County beers aged in whiskey barrels was one of its best in recent years. The 2021 crop, to be released the day after Thanksgiving,...

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