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Furry Paws Chicago operates a dog daycare and boarding facility at 3600 W. Potomac Ave. in Humboldt Park, offering a climate-controlled space for dogs to play during the day and stay overnight. Daycare runs about six hours and includes door-to-door transportation for $50 a visit; boarding is $85 a night, …

Chicago Barbell Compound, a strength-focused gym in Edison Park, is built around powerlifting and barbell training rather than the typical commercial gym layout. The locally owned gym describes itself as “a different kind of gym” where free weights, squat racks and heavy iron take priority over cardio machines and the …

The Little Sherpa has opened at 6031 N Cicero Ave, serving Nepali and Indian cuisine in the Sauganash/Forest Glen area. The family-owned restaurant describes its food as “Himalayan home style cuisine,” blending Nepali roots with Indian cooking traditions. The menu includes momo dumplings, tofu curry, pumpkin curry, paneer tikka masala, …

Tamales Lo Mejor de Guerrero serves Guerrero-style tamales from its storefront at 7024 N. Clark St. in Rogers Park. The shop is open Tuesday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to its website. The menu centers on homemade tamales alongside atole and enchiladas, per the business’s own site. …

Italian Express has been serving halal Italian-American food on Devon Avenue in West Ridge since 1983. The restaurant uses zabihah halal meat throughout its menu and does not serve alcohol. The menu centers on thin-crust, pan and stuffed pizzas alongside gyro plates and sandwiches, pasta, burgers, buffalo chicken wings, fried …

Shokolad Pastry & Cafe serves Ukrainian and European café fare from its longtime storefront at 2524 W. Chicago Ave., at the southern end of Ukrainian Village. The counter-service café pairs a pastry case of European-style cakes and desserts with a full breakfast-and-lunch menu, available for dine-in, phone orders or DoorDash …

Hands On Thai & Sushi, a BYOB neighborhood restaurant at 5056 W Irving Park Rd in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood, has served a contemporary style of Thai food and sushi since 2011. The Irving Park Road location operates alongside a second Hands On restaurant at 7117 W. Addison St. The …

Rickette’s World Famous, a Chicago chicken, fish and barbecue restaurant, operates a location at 641 E 75th St in Grand Crossing, one of several Rickette’s restaurants in the Chicago area. Founded in 2018, the business built its name on barbecue prepared the old-school way, slow-cooked over an open flame with …

Pizza y Pan Pa’ Ya has operated at 3125 W. Montrose Ave. in Irving Park for about nine years, according to its website, serving Colombian baked goods, breakfast plates and pizza from the family-owned shop. The business opened a second location about a year ago at 6344 W. Irving Park …

Pete’s Produce operates a grocery store at 1543 E 87th St in the Avalon Park neighborhood, near 87th Street and Stony Island Avenue. The family-owned market, which calls itself “The Original” Pete’s Produce, also runs a second Chicago store at 87th and Loomis and a Dixmoor Market location, according to …

Mi Lindo San Jose is a grocery store at 3519 W. Chicago Ave. in Humboldt Park. A sign above the entrance reads “Productos Ecuatorianos,” and the shop stocks groceries and specialty ingredients from Ecuador alongside everyday staples. Shelves carry fresh produce, frozen items such as tree tomato (tomate de árbol) …

La Dolce Vita Cucina serves Italian food at 5007 W. Irving Park Road in Portage Park. The menu features handmade pastas, steaks, seafood and antipasti, with dishes including linguine ai frutti di mare, tagliatelle ai funghi misti, bistecca Toscana, salmone alla griglia and a wild boar ragù, plus gelato for …

The Marq serves breakfast, lunch and dinner at 60 W Adams St in the Loop, a few blocks from the Loop’s theater row and the Art Institute of Chicago. The restaurant describes its menu as modern American fare with global influences, paired with craft beer, cocktails and wine, according to …

Jimmy’s Famous Burgers serves hand-formed burgers, Philly cheesesteaks, wings and hand-cut fries at 5042 S. Cottage Grove Ave., in the Hyde Park/Bronzeville area. The counter-service restaurant says its food is “nothing frozen, ever,” with patties and other items made to order. The menu includes a Philly cheesesteak with ribeye, onions, …

Home Run Inn Pizza’s Beverly location serves Chicago’s South Side from 10900 S. Western Ave., just off Interstate 57 near Morgan Park and Kennedy Park. It’s part of a family-owned pizzeria chain that traces back to 1923, when Mary and Vincent Grittani opened a neighborhood tavern at 31st Street and …