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Chicago Bears players take part in a charity bowling event Sept. 21, 2015, at the Northbrook Pinstripes. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

Bowling and restaurant chain Pinstripes files bankruptcy amid downturn in ‘eatertainment’ business, closes Chicago site

September 9, 2025 at 7:27 p.m.

Three suburban Chicago locations — Oak Brook, South Barrington and the flagship Northbrook venue — will remain open while the company seeks a new buyer, a Pinstripes spokesperson said in...

The new Hollywood Casino before its grand opening on Aug. 7, 2025, in Joliet. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Hollywood Casino Joliet opens to big revenue boost in August

September 9, 2025 at 1:24 p.m.

The $185 million facility, which opened on Aug. 10, generated more revenue in three weeks than its predecessor riverboat did in any full month over the past five years, according...

Boats in the “Playpen,” a designated anchoring and popular party spot on Lake Michigan near Ohio Street Beach, on July 27, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago launches social media campaign as Trump’s ‘Chipocalypse Now’ post stokes tensions

September 9, 2025 at 5:55 p.m.

The campaign, dubbed “All for the Love of Chicago” by the city's tourism arm, invites residents and visitors alike to post photos, videos and stories on Instagram and TikTok depicting...

Sydney Daucher and Noah Flowers, both servers at the Hard Rock Casino Rockford, have photos taken with musician Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick during a one-year anniversary party for employees on Sept. 3, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

A year after opening, Hard Rock Casino Rockford looks to add hotel as it anticipates competition from Wisconsin

September 4, 2025 at 10:10 a.m.

It's looking to defend its turf against the Ho-Chunk Nation, which is building a casino complex 18 miles away in Beloit, Wisconsin.

Eric Lefkofsky, founder and CEO of Tempus, a Chicago-based AI-powered health care technology company, stands outside of the next-generation sequencing laboratory in the Tempus office in Chicago on June 18, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Chicago tech entrepreneur Eric Lefkofsky has launched six unicorns, building a legacy far beyond Groupon

September 3, 2025 at 8:01 a.m.

Eric Lefkofsky, the Chicago-based serial entrepreneur best known for co-founding online daily deals site Groupon, has given rise to six of tech companies that have achieved unicorn status.

The Hammacher Schlemmer store, formerly located in a Tribune Tower storefront along Michigan Avenue in Chicago in 2004. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Catalog company Hammacher Schlemmer lays off staff. Vendors say they’re owed money.

August 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

It is unclear what the company's plans are for the venerable brand, the oldest catalog retailer in the U.S.

Assistant Manager Conor O’Keeffe puts ice cream products in a freezer before the soft opening of the new Oberweis Dairy store in Winnetka on Aug. 20, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Oberweis launches first ice cream shop under new owners in Winnetka

August 20, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

The new store in Winnetka features a refreshed design that will serve as a blueprint for the Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy chain. It also marks something of a rebirth...

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite car, celebrates after winning the Geico 400 NASCAR race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet Sept.15, 2012. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

With no Chicago Street Race, NASCAR will return to long-dormant Joliet track in 2026

August 20, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

While NASCAR is bypassing the Chicago Street Race next summer, it is filling the void on the schedule with a Cup Series race during July Fourth weekend at the long-dormant...

Slot machines glow through the windows of Bally’s temporary casino at Medinah Temple in Chicago on April 11, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Bally’s Chicago completes its $250M IPO, falls short of fundraising target

August 15, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

The company created 10,000 Class A shares valued at $25,000 each, but sold only 2,551 shares to public investors, according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Paul Moreno dines with his grandsons, Adan Arrieta, 13, and Julian Osorio, 12, at a Jack in the Box restaurant on Aug. 7, 2025, in Plainfield as the California-based chain returns to the Chicago area for the first time in decades. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Jack in the Box returns to Chicago after 40 years with long lines, but no clown drive-thru

August 18, 2025 at 1:28 p.m.

Nostalgic visitors will find that Jack in the Box's signature tacos are still on the menu. So are burgers, egg rolls and other items.

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