Just-cause protections have been dropped from the Protecting Renters Ordinance as the mayor’s plan and Ald. Gilbert Villegas’ competing FAIR ordinance head to separate committee hearings.
The event platform Pie has found its strongest audience in Chicago and is now trying to recreate that success nationwide with new co-founder Nadya Okamoto.
The yet-to-be-named restaurant on Elizabeth Street will be led by Virtue's chef de cuisine Damarr Brown, a James Beard Award winner and former “Top Chef” contestant.
City officials gave the restaurant more time to comply with corrective measures, but owner Fadi Akileh said his business is the victim of an “all-out attack.”