Billy Goat Tavern
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The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fa
Billy Goat Tavern on Michigan Avenue
Counter and sign inside the tavern
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The Cubs broke the Curse of the Billy Goat by winning the 2016 World Series
Mike Royko
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Michael Royko Jr. was an American newspaper columnist from Chicago, Illinois. Over his 42-year career, he wrote more than 7,500 daily columns for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the
Billy Goat Tavern
…are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live. The tavern has eight locations with seven in Chicago, including…
Royko, c. early 1970s