This is the Billy Goat Tavern, a subterranean sanctuary celebrating not one, but two significant milestones in 2024-25. Ninety years ago, in 1934, Billy Goat's opened its doors in a modest tavern ...

The Billy Goat Tavern, a Chicago institution, is celebrating its 90th year in business, having served as a popular campaign stop for politicians and a favorite of legendary columnist Mike Royko.

The story is on the walls, traveling back to Oct. 6, 1945, and William Sianis, owner of a tavern known as the Billy Goat Inn on Madison Street across from what was then the Chicago Stadium.

Earlier in this century there had been a Goat a few blocks south, but that closed after two years. “But it is nice to be back,” says Bill Sianis, whose family has long owned the Billy Goats.

A list of goat-themed cocktails hangs on the wall of the newly opened Billy Goat Tavern in Wrigleyville on June 6, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Ana Luna was working nearby.

Within a few steps of the place where the curse of the Billy Goat was born, a new Billy Goat has just opened, its wall covered with dozens of photos and artifacts that capture the history, lore ...

CHICAGO — The newest location of the legendary Billy Goat Tavern is coming to Wrigleyville by the end of this month, according to co-owner Bill Sianis. The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce announced ...