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Exterior of the Berghoff, 17 W. Adams in Chicago, where a new on-site microbrewery is planned for the famous restaurant. Photograph taken on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Berghoff closes temporarily, a month after reopening, blaming economic challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic

July 28, 2020 at 9:30 p.m.

The Berghoff Restaurant, a historic German restaurant downtown, and Adams Street Brewery, its adjoining brewery, have temporarily closed, starting Tuesday, July 28. The Berghoff Cafe at O'Hare will remain open....

Chicago Irish pub Cork & Kerry closed after citations for breaking COVID-19 guidelines

July 28, 2020 at 10:18 p.m.

Cork & Kerry, an Irish pub in West Beverly sometimes called "the soul of Beverly," was closed by the city Sunday after repeated violations of COVID-19 guidelines, according to Ald....

Jason Felsenthal, left, owner of HVAC Pub at 3530 N. Clark St., near Wrigley Field, shows off some of the liquor options Wednesday July 22, 2020, as he prepares for Cubs opening day.

27 restaurants and bars where you can celebrate the Cubs and White Sox openers

July 23, 2020 at 6:28 p.m.

With the Chicago Cubs and White Sox season openers on Friday, fans are finally pulling out their team memorabilia after a baseball-less pandemic summer. Although the stadiums remain closed to...

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 7:27 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...

Coronavirus-inspired dish at Alinea draws backlash. Chef Grant Achatz explains his intent.

July 10, 2020 at 7:50 p.m.

The 3D rendering of the novel coronavirus — with its gray exterior and bright red spikes — has inspired incarnations as breads, cakes, burgers, beers and plushies around the world,...

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 10:55 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...

Wells St. Market reopening, becoming the first Chicago food hall to reemerge during the coronavirus pandemic

July 2, 2020 at 8:39 p.m.

Although food hall operators and chefs expressed much trepidation only a few months ago, Wells St. Market announced Wednesday that it will reopen Monday, making it the first Chicago food...

Alinea restaurant manager Rizqi Soeharsono checks on carryout customers who are waiting outside of the restaurant for their food orders in Chicago on June 20, 2020. Due to the coronavirus, Alinea shifted to carryout on March 17. Since then, it has served 82,000 meals, said Nick Kokonas, the restaurant's co-owner.

What happens when a restaurant worker gets COVID-19? With dining-in open across Chicago, restaurants grapple with infection risks.

July 1, 2020 at 9:46 p.m.

On June 1, The Alinea Group announced on Twitter that an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Even though that employee had not worked in eight days, every other person who...

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

‘I’ve been waiting for this day’: Chicago area revels in movies, gyms, indoor dining and other pleasures as phase four begins

June 27, 2020 at 1:22 a.m.

After more than three dormant months, Fox Bowl in Wheaton came alive Friday. A half-dozen bowlers lined up outside the alley before its doors opened at 9 a.m., eager to...

This stretch of Broadway will not close this weekend for outdoor dining as the local Chamber of Commerce reevaluates the program with the aim of reopening it two weekends per month. Meanwhile, new outdoor restaurant seating will be available in Andersonville, Chinatown, Little Italy and Edison Park.

New street closures for restaurants this week in Andersonville, Little Italy and Edison Park, plus more outdoor dining in Chinatown

June 24, 2020 at 6:50 p.m.

After two weekends of street closures around the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is expanding her pilot program to create additional outdoor space for restaurants to host diners. The program, designed...

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