Durty Nellie's in downtown Palatine, arguably the Northwest suburbs' best-known music venue, is turning 50 next week, and its owners can hardly believe it. "It's weird to be 50 and still going in the ...

Durty Nellie's isn't quite ready to go gentle into that good night. Plans to tear down the downtown Palatine nightspot's longtime home to make way for a new, six-story building is a chance to bring ...

After 21 years, September 30 was the last day to smoke cigarettes and cigars inside of Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub. The bar officially banned smoking inside after two decades in business. Durty Nelly’s ...

Palatine's Durty Nellie's could be transformed into a massive new development, but what will that mean for the fate of the beloved pub and music venue? Major changes could be in store if new plans ...

Owners of a beloved Palatine music venue have decided to downsize its operations amid post-pandemic struggles and turn towards the luxury apartment realm. Mark and Jim Dolezal announced that Durty ...

The owners of popular Palatine pub and music venue Durty Nellie's are looking to demolish their Palatine building and transform it into something entirely different. Durty Nellie's itself won't be ...

Dear SOS: I recently returned from a cruise to northeastern Canada and the U.S. While visiting Halifax, Nova Scotia, our tour took us to a charming Irish pub called Durty Nelly’s for lunch. Several in ...

Durty Nellie’s in Palatine, one of the leading sites for live music in Chicago’s suburbs, plans to close next year to allow its owners to build a luxury apartment building with a smaller music venue ...

Firefighters averted a potential explosion at a gas main fire at Durty Nellie’s nightclub in Palatine on Friday, officials said. The fire caused fairly substantial damage to the kitchen area and shut ...

Years ago in Antwerp I stumbled across the perfectly named gay bar: “Homo Erectus.” Not even Oscar Wilde could do better, and according to glory hole graffiti preserved in the Victoria and Albert ...