Controversies

Illinois’ Minimum Wage Increases for 2023

By Ashok Selvam January 4

Tavern on Rush Closing Next Week as Owner-Landlord Relations Continue to Sour

By Ashok Selvam October 21, 2022

John Leguizamo Visits One of Chicago’s Most Cherished Mexican Restaurants

By Ashok Selvam and Naomi Waxman August 10, 2022

Suburban Chicago Bakery Wins, Can Hold Future Drag Brunches

By Ashok Selvam August 5, 2022

After Anti-LGBTQ Attacks, Suburban Bakery Threatened With Fines

By Naomi Waxman August 2, 2022

Suburban Chicago Bakery’s Drag Show Attracts Anti-LGBTQ Harassment

By Ashok Selvam July 22, 2022

Chicago Ponders Eliminating 5 A.M. Bar Licenses Downtown

By Ashok Selvam July 19, 2022

As Maple & Ash’s Lawsuits Continue, Attorney Blames Design Flaw for Cafe Closure

By Ashok Selvam July 15, 2022

Hot Dog Stand Owner Claims He Was Snubbed by Neighborhood Sausage Fest

By Naomi Waxman June 3, 2022

Jean Banchet Awards Pull S.K.Y. Sommelier’s Nomination After Racial Profiling Allegation

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam April 29, 2022

Violence Breaks Out at Wieners Circle and McDonald’s Over Mask and Vax Policies

By aimee.levitt and Naomi Waxman February 11, 2022

City Officials Call for Shutdown of South Side Tavern After Neighbors Complain About Bad Customer Behavior

By Naomi Waxman December 20, 2021

Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Kicks Off Restaurant’s Speaker Series

By Ashok Selvam November 17, 2021

Parlor Pizza Workers Say Management Sat BIPOC Customers in ‘Rejection Section’

By aimee.levitt and Ashok Selvam November 15, 2021

McDonald’s CEO Ripped for Text to Chicago Mayor Claiming Parents Failed Gunned-Down Children

By Naomi Waxman November 3, 2021

Michelin-Starred Acadia Officially Closes in Chicago’s South Loop

By Ashok Selvam October 22, 2021

Chicago Brewery Swept Up in Northwest Side Alderman’s Text Message Scandal

By Naomi Waxman September 13, 2021

Chicago’s Lost Lake Reopens Sans Its Famed Tiki Drinks — and, It Hopes, the Genre’s Colonialist Baggage

By Ashok Selvam and aimee.levitt September 10, 2021

Grant Park Vegan Food Festival’s COVID-19 Policy Causes an Uproar

By Ashok Selvam September 10, 2021

30 Chicago Businesses Receive Citations for Indoor Mask Mandate Violations

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam September 8, 2021

Chicago Bartenders Quit Summer Smash Festival After Fans Storm Bar Tent

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam August 27, 2021

Some Restaurant Workers Are a Step Closer to Mandatory Vaccines

By Ashok Selvam August 23, 2021

Dave Matthews Dines on the Chicago River 17 Years After His Tour Bus Famously Befouled It

By Ashok Selvam and aimee.levitt August 9, 2021

Fat Rice Reopens Under New Name a Year After Controversial Closure

By Ashok Selvam August 6, 2021

Boka’s Lauded Pastry Chef Meg Galus Has Departed After Six Years

By aimee.levitt August 4, 2021

Owner of Popular Pilsen Mexican Restaurant Accused of Attacking an Employee for the Third Time in Three Years

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam July 21, 2021

Fat Rice Makes Its Inevitable Return Under a New Name, One Year After Worker Revolt

By Ashok Selvam July 19, 2021

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Now Seeks a Midnight Cutoff For Alcohol Sales at Stores

By Ashok Selvam June 15, 2021

Nini’s Deli Plots Reopening After Owner’s Bigoted Remarks Led to Closure Last Summer

By Ashok Selvam June 11, 2021

Steakhouse’s Oddly Specific Dress Code and $100 Per Person Minimum Riles Critics

By Ashok Selvam May 28, 2021

Mental Health Organization Hope For The Day Removes Founder As Allegations Mount

By Ashok Selvam May 18, 2021

Tank Noodle’s Wage Theft Investigation Highlights Concerns of Invisibility in Chicago’s Asian-American Community

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam May 5, 2021