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Chicagoans gather for Jackhammer re-opening
Photos by Joseph Stevens
2023-01-30
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Rogers Park leather and fetish bar Jackhammer held its grand re-opening the evening of Jan. 27 after a long renovation process. The longtime North Side watering hole opened in 2001, taking over the space previously occupied by the bar Numbers. Jackhammer was purchased in 2018 by 2Bears Tavern Group. |
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