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Franchisee moving store a few blocks north to takeout-first GO format
Why it matters: If the GO format takes hold in Lincoln Park, expect more Chicago chains to trade dining rooms for pickup counters.
The Harper Court eatery passed its health inspection Sept. 15; the city issued its food-service license a week later
Why it matters: Hyde Park residents get a new sit-down dining option at Harper Court, one of the neighborhood's main retail centers.
Latino-owned brewery's dining permit is the latest step on a decade-long path to a neighborhood taproom at The Plant
Why it matters: A Latino-owned brewery that started in a home kitchen is closer to running its own food-service taproom in a Chicago neighborhood that has few of them.