In 1977, the Chicago Sun-Times bought and ran a bar. For real. Only for a few months, but it was enough to create one of the all-time great stories– and great achievements– in Chicago journalism.
Dan Weissmann's reporting has been heard on the BBC World Service, 99 Percent Invisible, and Chicago Public Media's WBEZ.
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