I have never been there but its sad to lose such an long running restaurant.
https://chicago.eater.com/2020/9/21/...rus-steakhouse
Lawry’s to Close Historic Downtown Chicago Steakhouse After 46 Years
Lawry’s The Prime Rib will close at the end of the year
by Naomi Waxman Sep 21, 2020, 12:16pm CDT
Lawry’s the Prime Rib will permanently close at the end of 2020 after nearly half a century of serving downtown diners on Ontario Street. Lawry’s Inc CEO Ryan Wilson told the Tribune that the closure is a result of a lease expiration, the pandemic, and recent protests and vandalism downtown. The steakhouse’s neighboring gastropub, SideDoor, will also shutter. More than 100 employees were reportedly informed on Saturday.
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This one too
https://www.wsj.com/articles/grand-c...ms-11600767000
Grand Chicago Hotel in Foreclosure, a Symbol of Covid-19’s Toll on Hospitality Industry
Thor Equities, owner of the Palmer House Hilton, is in default on its $333.2 million first mortgage, court papers say
By Peter Grant
Sept. 22, 2020 5:30 am ET
The Palmer House Hilton has been one of Chicago’s grandest hotels for more than a century. Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde were guests. Frank Sinatra serenaded diners at its supper club. Over the past 15 years, the owner spent $173 million to overhaul the hotel, modernizing most of the 1,641 rooms.
But today, the property faces a bank foreclosure and has become one of the most potent symbols of the troubled hospitality industry during Covid-19.
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