Suburban craft brewer Pollyanna is buying and reopening Chicago’s shuttered Alarmist brewery and taproom • Chicken coup? Family flap over control of famous Harold’s Chicken Shack brand lands in court.
Working Lunch Thursday, July 9, 2026 | | |
| | | | | The Chicago Tribune and other media outlets are asking for “serious sanctions” against OpenAI, according to a new motion filed Thursday. | | | | | Banking on the shelf life of a shuttered Chicago craft brewery, Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling has purchased Alarmist Brewing, with plans to reopen its Sauganash taproom and bring back its acclaimed beers this year. | | | | | Six months after the death of Harold’s Chicken Shack CEO Kristen Pierce-Sherrod, the question remains: Who owns the iconic Chicago restaurant brand? | | | | | Prime Healthcare plans to permanently close the inpatient pediatrics unit at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet – adding the hospital to a growing list of Chicago area facilities eliminating such care. | | | | | The Illinois Housing Development Authority approved two tax credit funding for an upcoming affordable housing complex in Oak Park. | | | | | This six-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath brick home in North Center has an open floor plan with living and entertainment space on the main level. | | | | | Bolingbrook Mayor Mary Alexander-Basta and Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike urge residents to attend ICC hearing July 14. | | | | | Signage is already directing people to the rebranded President Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach County despite litigation and pushback. The name change is official Thursday. | | | |