A new cocktail lounge from the team behind The Lewis will open next Friday in Oswego's former firehouse with a 4 p.m. ribbon-cutting and walk-in service.

Portillo’s plans a 4,600‑sq‑ft, walk‑up style restaurant at 3519 N. Clark St., a block south of Wrigley Field, with pickup, delivery and seating planned for next year.

Magnolia Bakery's Loop outpost was ordered closed after inspectors found roaches, flies and food-debris problems. The bakery says it's pursuing repairs and retraining before reopening.

City inspectors ordered Stella’s Diner temporarily closed after finding live roaches, carcasses and sanitation violations; a nearby deli owned by the same group faced its own suspension earlier this month.

Sip & Savor’s Edgewater shop on Bryn Mawr has closed, owner Trez Pugh III wrote. It’s the chain’s third location to shutter since December.

A breakfast restaurant is proposed for the former Dairy Barn at 121 S. Main in Oswego; trustees will consider a $125,000 loan and a $40,000 incentive to help with buildout.

Family-run Pelago Cafe has opened at 325 Waukegan Ave in Highwood. The cousins behind the shop say the menu is a love letter to their Emilia‑Romagna roots.

Prime & Provisions returns July 18 after a late‑2025 kitchen fire. The DineAmic steakhouse reopens with an expanded menu, refreshed lighting and reservations open now.

Utah‑born Swig signed a 13‑unit deal to open in Naperville, Crest Hill, Romeoville and Bolingbrook. Crest Hill is scheduled to open in August 2026.

A contested will and new LLC filings have triggered a Will County probate fight over Harold’s Chicken Shack’s brand. A status hearing is set for later in July 2026.

City records show 7 Brew will build a drive‑thru at Kendall Marketplace this summer, with an opening targeted for late 2026.

Drama Club, from the Scofflaw Group, opened Wednesday at 819 N. California Ave. in Humboldt Park with tequila-forward cocktails, DJs and late hours.

Groundswell Coffee is opening a Loop café at the Fine Arts Building on July 20, 2026, bringing a shop-exclusive roast and quick breakfast items to 410 S. Michigan Ave.