The sign of Leo's
Several months ago, I wrote a long story about a Wicker Park landmark, Leo's Lunchroom, a bittersweet piece about the owner of 15 years getting out of the business. Partly because of a cover headline and pull quote inside the paper (which I did not select), the article caused an unexpected amount of grief, with a bunch of readers presuming that the place was going out of business.
A few days after it was published, an employee told me in an exasperated voice how he'd had to chalk these words on the specials board: LEO'S IS NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!! The deal closed later than expected, and after walking past the place last night, it seems that the new owners have problems of their own. Coincidentally, the board chalker was also walking down Division at the moment I took that picture, and he said, cryptically, "That's whatcha get," and walked on.
A few days after it was published, an employee told me in an exasperated voice how he'd had to chalk these words on the specials board: LEO'S IS NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!! The deal closed later than expected, and after walking past the place last night, it seems that the new owners have problems of their own. Coincidentally, the board chalker was also walking down Division at the moment I took that picture, and he said, cryptically, "That's whatcha get," and walked on.
