The pandemic and indoor dining bans hit restaurants like Gene & Georgetti especially hard because business lunches and private events pretty much vanished.
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David Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Lynette Hooker vanished in April while on a boating vacation with her husband in Hope Town, Bahamas.
Elsewhere, Broadway tours evaporated as leadership increasingly shifted focus toward campus rentals and a handful of special events, including a Mark Twain Prize ceremony honoring Bill Maher.
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