Chicago News Stories

01 Gibsons Tavern lands city licenses ahead of a planned November opening in Fulton Market Oct 29 02 Milly’s Pizza owner aims for December 1 opening of thin-crust Jake’s Place in North Center Oct 29 03 Pita Inn builds first Chicago restaurant on former Sears Auto Center site in Portage Park Oct 29 04 Southport Grocery and Cafe will close December 31 in Lakeview, with Dollop Finer Diner taking over Oct 29 05 La Casa del Pueblo Taqueria will leave Pilsen after Christmas and plans to reopen in Berwyn Oct 29 06 Block 37 sells for $30 million to an Orland Park firm that plans to rename the Loop mall Oct 9 07 Backlot Coffee works on a new Evanston cafe at Lake Street and Ashland Avenue Oct 9 08 IKEA to close Bolingbrook store, open smaller Naperville location at Block 59 in late 2027 Oct 9 09 UChicago Medicine lab and Malcolm X College campus plans take shape in Washington Park Oct 9 10 Blank Street Coffee plans first Chicago cafe in former Wicker Park Starbucks Reserve Oct 8 11 Boca Brava Mexican restaurant headed to the former Reza’s space in downtown Evanston Oct 8 12 City issues $5.7 million caisson permit for O’Hare’s Concourse E Oct 8 13 Durty Nellie’s closes in Palatine after 54 years, with Big Grove Brewery next in line Oct 7 14 LIA Tavern is building Tini Bar, a 1960s-style martini bar, in its River North basement Oct 7 15 Gap eyes the former Urban Outfitters space on State Street in the Loop Oct 7 16 City Council approves industrial campus to replace Ford City Mall in West Lawn Oct 6 17 Lime asks City Council to delay Divvy contract vote, warning of a Lyft monopoly Oct 6 18 Morningstar will move global headquarters to the Thompson Center, joining Google in the Loop Oct 6 19 Lululemon signs 12,000-square-foot lease at Tribune Tower on the Magnificent Mile Oct 3 20 TAAN, chef Chanita Chayaluk’s Thai wine bar, settles in on Augusta Boulevard in Humboldt Park Oct 3 21 Berenjak brings London’s Persian kababs to Soho House Chicago in the West Loop Oct 3 22 Goose Island Shrimp House wins North Branch Works’ Small Business of the Year award Oct 2 23 Red bus-only lane coming to northbound Michigan Avenue through the South Loop and the Loop Oct 2 24 Carlyle Club opens with steaks and sushi in River North’s Reid Murdoch Building Oct 2 25 Chicago City Council approves $2.5 billion parking meter sale in 46-3 vote Oct 1 26 Sanders BBQ Prime aims for a year-end opening in Hyde Park’s former Promontory space Oct 1 27 Culver’s lands building permit for South Loop restaurant in former Aurelio’s space Oct 1 28 Banana Nails owner opens a licensed nail tech school in Old Irving Park Sep 30 29 Goosefoot plans October 10 grand opening at new Lincoln Square home Sep 30 30 Christian Hunter’s Hooligan opens October 1 in Logan Square Sep 30 31 City Council makes Edgewater’s Bryn Mawr Avenue strip a Chicago landmark district Sep 28 32 Evanston’s new Ryan Field opens October 2 with Northwestern vs. Penn State Sep 28 33 City Council approves $201.6 million for roads, parks and a 606 bridge at Foundry Park in Lincoln Park Sep 28 34 Mood Fabrics of Project Runway fame opens its first Chicago showroom on State Street in the Loop Sep 28 35 City Council raises Pilsen TIF budget to $830 million without expanding the district Sep 28 36 City Council rezones South Shore’s 71st Street for mixed-use buildings and upzones Pocket Town Sep 28 37 Mount Prospect’s Randhurst Village sells to Nevada investor in $95 million deal Sep 28 38 Oak Park board picks two-tier water rates that charge more above 10,000 gallons Sep 28 39 Park Ridge halts new historic districts for six months after approving its first Sep 28 40 Players Sports Center opens in Logan Square with six indoor sand volleyball courts Sep 28 41 Romeoville: G&W Electric opens 291,000-square-foot plant, plans 50 to 60 more hires Sep 28 42 St. Charles approves 12-unit apartment building for the last vacant First Street lot Sep 28