Chicago Bars

The coronavirus pandemic has forced dozens of restaurants to close their doors, hitting the industry hard and sparking concerns as winter months approach. Joining the list of closures are three popular Chicago establishments, which announced plans to shut down for the foreseeable future as indoor dining and bar service remain suspended across Illinois during a second surge of the virus.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a new initiative on Thursday aimed at supporting bars and restaurants as indoor dining has once again been halted amid a surge of coronavirus cases across the city and state. ‘Take Out Chicago’ was designed to help boost the struggling hospitality industry by offering residents who order take out from 10 different bars and restaurants…

Chicago is now under heightened restrictions as positivity rates rise during the coronavirus pandemic, but could even more limitations be added?

Chicago and several surrounding suburbs are now under heightened restrictions as positivity rates rise during the coronavirus pandemic, but what needs to happen for those added restrictions to be lifted?

New restrictions take effect in Chicago and four suburban counties Friday as coronavirus cases continue to surge.

Chicago will once again shut down indoor bar service and force non-essential businesses to limit hours as city officials warn a second surge of the coronavirus is underway. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the new restrictions during a Thursday briefing, suspending indoor bar service just weeks after reopening such establishments as colder weather begins to limit outdoor options. The restrictions…

Chicago has entered a second wave of the coronavirus, officials say, with rising cases and positivity rates prompting the city to rollback its reopening progress – a dramatic change from where the city was one week earlier.

Among the new restrictions taking effect in Chicago is a curfew on social gatherings as city officials urged people to limit the size of their “bubble” as a second surge of the coronavirus begins. Beyond the suspension of indoor bar service and a curfew for local businesses, the new guidelines released by the city also asks all Chicagoans to “avoid…

Chicago bars will be closing for indoor service once again during the coronavirus pandemic, the city announced Thursday, and if numbers continue to rise, indoor dining could be next, officials said.

With coronavirus cases surging in Chicago, officials announced new restrictions, rolling back the city’s reopening progress once again.

As Chicago officials announce the shut down of indoor bar service and early closures of non-essential businesses, Mayor Lori Lightfoot reminded young people that the coronavirus can still reach them. Lightfoot warned young people that they “are not immune” to COVID-19 Thursday as the city sees a major surge in virus cases over the past week. Chicago Department of Public…

Chicago is heightening some of its restrictions once more in an effort to slow a rise in cases in the city and those measures include shutting down indoor bar service.

Kenneth Paterimos was killed outside a bar in River West Friday. Police have not charged the man for the attack, but told Block Club Chicago that witnesses reported seeing the man yell homophobic slurs at Paterimos.

No matter which side of the Valentine’s Day discussion you find yourself — gooey, gift-giving purist or anti-candy solo artist — Yelp has you covered with two new lists: Top 100 Most Romantic Places For Your Next Date Night and Top 100 Dive Bars for Your Anti-Valentine’s Night Out. Good news for both sides: Several Illinois restaurants and bars can…