Ravenswood's Artifact Events hosts a three-day footwear showcase, plus a trunk show moving from New York for the first time.

The mobile coffee shop that started at a farmers market is settling into a former Lutheran church on West 103rd Street.

The Open Bottle's owners are helping staff find new jobs in the Lockport area as the taproom shuts down after nearly six years.

The late-night burger spot landed in a strip mall between an Oberweis and a yoga studio on Tuesday.

The 24th Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer hits Chicago's Near West Side with two sessions and an awards ceremony.

JC's North fills the old Scanlan's space with hand-battered tenders and a double-patty Classic Melt. A 1970s-themed grand opening lands November 25.

The quick-service spot at 439 N. Bolingbrook Drive will dish up cheesesteaks, gyros, wings and rice bowls.

Eric Roldan has filed for a liquor license at 4804 N. Broadway, right next to the Green Mill Lounge.

The toast-and-juice chain opens Nov. 7 at Deer Park Town Center, with the first 100 in line scoring $50 in reward cash.

The Chicago restaurant known for hand-pulled noodles and samsa is scouting a suburban expansion, though no opening date is set.

The Jamaican restaurant known for jerk chicken and its lively bar scene shuts down Nov. 2, ending a run that began in Lincoln Park in 2007.

The morning spinoff of River North's Sifr pairs Metric Coffee with baklava croissants and a harissa-mayo breakfast sandwich.

Madina and Nima would fill two floors of 2700 W. Chicago Ave. in West Town, with owner Martin Bonsu Jr. eyeing a New Year's Eve debut.