Where Politicians Eat in Chicago beyond the 2024 DNC

Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times journalists (when the two were neighbors downtown) have long decamped from their namesake tower on Michigan Avenue, but go underneath the Mag Mile to the original Billy Goat Tavern and you’re sure to find a few ink-stained wretches crowding the bar. Local reporters, and sometimes their sources, still flock to the original Billy Goat, where the names of famous Chicago journalists like Richard Roeper grace the walls. The “Cheezborger” made famous by Saturday Night Live doesn’t disappoint, particularly the award-winning “Curse-Breaker” with bacon, grilled onions, and jalapeño.