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The West Town restaurant serving New Mexican and Southwestern cuisine will close on Dec. 20. Its building has been sold, the owners said on social media.

Abbigail Somoza's family believes the 22-year-old was hit by a stray bullet while decorating for her favorite holiday. The family is raising money for her funeral expenses.

Chef Mary Proietti, a Garfield Park native, is opening a bohemian-style, reservation-only eatery with dishes inspired by Mediterranean, African, Indian, Caribbean and Southern cuisines.

Siete Azul is set to open later this month and will showcase Mexican cuisine with a focus on seafood items from the Michoacán region.

Once at risk of demolition, the "Up-Top" building and its revered Memorial Wall will be preserved and restored by the nonprofit By The Hand Club For Kids.

After years of clamoring for a Trader Joe's store, the Far North Side will get two new locations of the popular grocery next year.

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I first saw Wm. Bullion (as he was known professionally) onstage in 2005. He was playing Polonius in the now-gone Building Stage’s inaugural production of Hamlet. As I wrote in my review for the Chica

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Johan Balaguera remembers guava like it was yesterday. As a child in Colombia, he would travel by bus toward Bogotá, stopping for guava and cheese along the way. Years later, he returned to Colombia h

Restaurants in Chicago are struggling because they’ve always struggled. Profit margins are notoriously slim. Hours are long. The pay isn’t enough. Inflation and tariffs skyrocketed the cost of everyth