Sam Sianis, who spent more than five decades behind the bar of the Billy Goat Tavern and transformed a modest Lower Michigan Avenue dive into one of Chicago’s most storied gathering places, died Friday. He was 91. The restaurant said he died peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family. Mr. Sianis inherited the Billy Goat […]
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Apartment complex to replace Gaynor building
The huge three-story Gaynor building, which occupied that spot since 1924, had fallen into such disrepair that it could not be renovated.
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BEDS Plus breaks ground on $14M shelter at former Aloha Motel
BEDS Plus breaks ground on a $14 million renovation of a former South Side motel to create transitional shelter with supportive services for people experiencing homelessness.
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Work begins on new Women’s Health Group building
Community stakeholders helped break ground last Friday on a new Women’s Health Group building at 5333 S. Harlem.
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Looming Supreme Court decision could change Illinois mail-in voting
The Supreme Court could limit mail-in ballots from being counted after in-person voting ends even if they are postmarked by Election Day.
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City orders Ford City Mall closed over safety concerns
The city ordered Ford City Mall closed last week over safety concerns regarding a defective fire suppression system.
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Midway Chamber gives block party vendors an early start
Visitors were treated to a one-stop-shop of block party vendors and were able to fill out block party applications.
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SBA opens disaster loan centers for August storms
Residents and businesses damaged by August 2025 storms can apply for federal disaster loans at SBA centers across Chicago and six northeastern Illinois counties.
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Comings & Goings: Zemsky’s to close Chicago and Evergreen Park stores
Zemsky’s announced last week that it has begun inventory liquidation sales at both locations, at 4181 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago and Evergreen Park Plaza.
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Reaction mixed to planned Archer Avenue upgrades
Ald. Jeylu Gutierrez (14th) and Silvana Tabares (23rd), whose wards include stretches of Archer, had different takes on the Moving Archer Forward plan.