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86'D
THE UNTOLD PANDEMIC STORY OF CHICAGO'S BARS & RESTAURANTS

SUMMER 2025

www.southpawauthentic.com/86d

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When the pandemic hit, it brought Chicago’s restaurant industry to a grinding halt. In one of the world’s most food-centric cities, bars and restaurants shuttered overnight, and more than three hundred thousand hospitality professionals suddenly found themselves without work or a clear path forward. 86’d explores the emotional, psychological, and economic cost of the pandemic and its residual effects also expressed when key decision makers were interviewed.

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