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The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 [1] by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
With the holiday comes fireworks; read on to find the best show near you. Downtown Chicago fireworks at Navy Pier are every Wednesday at 9 p.m. and Saturday at 10 p.m., including 9 p.m. July 3 ...
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CHICAGO - Fireworks will return to the Chicago Riverwalk on New Year’s Eve, the city announced on Monday. The fireworks will be visible along the Chicago River along Upper Wacker Drive from ...
The restaurant was founded in 1971, [1] and does a thriving business to good reviews. [2] Similar to other Greek restaurants in Chicago, it serves saganaki, but has above-average seafood. [3] In January 2008 it was featured on the Food Network's The Hungry Detective. [4] There is a second location in Lombard, Illinois.
Ceres Cafe is a diner in the lobby of the Chicago Board of Trade Building. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It takes its name from the Roman goddess Ceres , which is a statue on the top of the building. [ 3 ] It has been known as a place for commodities traders that serves very strong alcoholic beverages.
Olga's Kitchen is an American chain of Greek-American family restaurants located primarily in the U.S. state of Michigan, founded by Olga Loizon in 1970. The company is based in Livonia, Michigan , and currently has 26 locations: one each in Illinois and Massachusetts , and the rest in Michigan.
Greek immigration to Chicago began in the 1840s and accelerated after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. By 1882, approximately 1,000 Greeks, primarily Laconia and Arcadia, lived in Chicago. Greek immigrants initially settled near their workplaces, primarily on the Near West Side. By the 1920s, Greeks dominated Chicago's restaurant, ice cream ...