Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub On The Brink of Closing Again

For the second time in five years, the Goose Island brewpub in Lincoln Park is on the brink of closure. 

Lease negotiations for the 12,500-square-foot restaurant and bar at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. have broken down because of a dispute about rent and are “not moving forward,” said Chris Siavelis, senior vice president at Deerfield-based CRM Properties Group Ltd., which owns the property. 

The owners of the brewpub, which opened in 1988, had sought a 30 percent rent reduction in the most recent talks, on top of rent abatements CRM granted in 2008, according to Mr. Siavelis. He declined to discuss specifics.
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