Extra Extra: John Barleycorn Lincoln Park Is Dying
By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 18, 2014 11:00PM
- Citing a loss of business since Children's Memorial Hospital shut down, John Barleycorn owner Sam Sanchez is selling the building where the 50-year-old tavern is located and closing down the bar in May. Don't worry, bros, the Barleycorn near Wrigley Field will remain open. [Chicago Real Estate Daily]
- Festivities are lined up for Wrigley Field’s centennial bash. [Cubs.com]
- Sun-Times Media Group is lining up guest editors for its suburban papers, including Billy Corgan, Scott Turow and chef Norm Van Aken. [Robert Feder]
- How’s this for strange bedfellows? The venture capital firm founded by Bruce Rauner has a stake in a state contract awarded by Pat Quinn’s administration. [Sun-Times]
- Comedian Zack Shornick has a blog of hotels where he's dropped a deuce. [Hotels I've Pooped In]
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