Sam Sianis, the longtime owner of Chicago’s Billy Goat Tavern, has died. He was 91. Sianis was the longtime owner of the family-owned Chicago restaurant. He took over after his uncle, William “Billy ...

Sam Sianis inherited a family legacy of legendary billy goats, but he immortalized the mythological Chicago incantation: cheezborger, cheezborger, cheezborger. Sianis, who will celebrate his 93rd ...

CHICAGO — There was a time, not so very long ago, when the most famous tavernkeeper in the history of this city could be found alone in the quiet, empty hours between last call and sunrise, placing ...

On Oct. 6, 1945, the Curse of the Billy Goat was placed on the Chicago Cubs when Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat were ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the World Series because his pet ...

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Sam Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, died Friday from natural causes at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. He was 91. “My dad was always a person who lit up the room when he walked in, ...