List of breweries in Illinois#Historical breweries: before 1980

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Notes:

1. For the purposes of this list, a brewpub is a taproom with a kitchen; that is, it's a restaurant as well as a brewery.
2. This list includes locations that produce cider, mead, and makgeolli. Those beverages have an alcohol content similar to that of beer, but they are fermented, not brewed. For locations that produce wine, see List of wineries in Illinois.

• Around the Bend Beer Company was founded in Chicago in 2015. Their beer has been brewed at Ale Syndicate,Montoro, Philip (June 22, 2015). [http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2015/06/22/local-brewery-around-the-bend-debuts-with-an-aggressive-thai-spiced-pale-ale "Local Brewery Around the Bend Debuts with an Aggressive Thai-Spiced Pale Ale"], Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 5, 2015. Excel, and Burnt City. It is now brewed at District Brew Yards.
• Burnt City Brewing, Chicago. Originally named Atlas Brewing Company. The brewpub on Lincoln Avenue opened in 2012.Juett, Lorna (September 6, 2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20171105073127/http://chicagoist.com/2012/09/06/walking_into_atlas_brewery_on.php#photo-1 "Atlas Brewing Company: A Beer Lover's Oasis In Lincoln Park"], Chicagoist. Retrieved January 20, 2014. The production brewery on 99th Street opened in 2015.Biasco, Paul (July 27, 2015). [http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150727/lincoln-park/atlas-opens-brewing-plant-long-vacant-jays-chips-factory-lawndale "Chicago's Atlas Brewing Expands, Takes Over Long-Vacant Jay's Chip Factory"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728163512/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150727/lincoln-park/atlas-opens-brewing-plant-long-vacant-jays-chips-factory-lawndale |date=2015-07-28 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved July 28, 2015. Renamed to Burnt City Brewing in 2016.Noel, Josh (April 22, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-0427-burnt-city-brewing-20160422-story.html "Burnt City Brewing Blossoms from the Ashes of Atlas Brewing"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 5, 2016.Bauer, Kelly (June 9, 2017). [https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170609/lincoln-park/burnt-city-brewing-craft-brewery-bowling-alley-lincoln-park "This Brewery Has a Bowling Alley – And You Can Eat and Drink There"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002100414/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170609/lincoln-park/burnt-city-brewing-craft-brewery-bowling-alley-lincoln-park |date=2017-10-02 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved June 11, 2017. The two locations were merged into a new brewery called District Brew Yards in 2019.
• Cahoots Brewing was founded in Oak Park in 2013, and is currently based in Forest Park. The beer is contract brewed at Church Street Brewing Company and Ten Ninety Brewing Company.Montoro, Philip (March 24, 2014). [http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/03/24/cahoots-announces-itself-as-a-brewery-to-watch-with-no-smore-imperial-stout "Cahoots Announces Itself as a Brewery to Watch with No S'more Imperial Stout"], Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
• Conrad Seipp Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 2020 as a revival of the historical Chicago brewery of the same name. The beer is contract brewed.{{cite web |first=Quinn |last=Myers |date=July 2, 2020 |url=https://news.wttw.com/2020/07/02/almost-century-later-classic-chicago-beer-makes-its-triumphant-return |title=Almost a Century Later, a Classic Chicago Beer Makes Its Triumphant Return |work=WTTW |access-date=November 2, 2021}}{{cite news |first=Quinn |last=Myers |date=February 12, 2024 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/02/12/after-metropolitans-closure-seipp-brewing-starts-new-partnership-to-revive-19th-century-chicago-beers/ |title=After Metropolitan's Closure, Seipp Brewing Starts New Partnership to Revive 19th Century Chicago Beers |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=February 12, 2024}}
• Foreign Exchange Brewing Company, Aurora-based company that opened in 2020. The beer is contract brewed.{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Zoller |date=January 15, 2021 |url=https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2021/01/15/best-in-beer-2020-illinois/ |title=2020 Illinois Best in Beer Year-End Honors |work=PorchDrinking |access-date=December 7, 2023}}
• Funkytown Brewery, Chicago, opened in 2021. The beer is brewed at Pilot Project in Chicago.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=October 1, 2021 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-funkytown-brewing-moors-black-owned-breweries-chicago-20211001-xuad4e4govdmvlakshwjccugwy-story.html |title=Black-Owned Breweries Are Rare, but More Are Opening in Chicago. Here's Why That Matters. |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 9, 2021}}{{cite web |first=Joanna |last=Hernandez |date=December 29, 2023 |url=https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/29/funkytown-brewery-looks-bring-black-cultural-influences-craft-beer-market |title=Funkytown Brewery Looks to Bring Black Cultural Influences into Craft Beer Market |work=WTTW |access-date=January 5, 2025}}
• Golden Prairie Fermentations, Chicago. Golden Prairie had its own brewery in the 1990s. The brand was re-launched by Argus Brewery in 2018.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=September 12, 2019 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-golden-prairie-brewing-argus-ted-furman-chicago-beer-0918-20190912-4mmlwwh225a6zoxbneuu32ni2e-story.html |title=Chicago Craft Beer Pioneer Golden Prairie Returns 20 Years Later. Has Its Time Passed or Finally Arrived? |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=September 26, 2019}}
• Hidden Hand Brewing, founded in 2021. The beer is brewed at Solemn Oath in Naperville.{{cite web |first=Taylor |last=Laabs |date=August 5, 2021 |url=https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2021/08/05/hidden-hand-brewery-operates-within-another-brewery-both-are-thriving/ |title=Hidden Hand Brewery Operates Within Another Brewery; Both Are Thriving |work=PorchDrinking |access-date=January 21, 2023}}
• Hopothesis Beer Company was founded in Chicago in 2013. The beer was contract brewed at Minhas Craft Brewery in Monroe, Wisconsin.Noel, Josh. (June 21, 2013). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/06/21/new-brew-alert-hopothesis-beer-company/ "New Brew Alert: Hopothesis Beer Company"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2014. Hopothesis was acquired by Finch Beer Company in 2016.Noel, Josh (May 13, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/restaurants/ct-finch-brewery-expanding-food-0518-20160513-story.html "Finch's Beer Recasts Itself with Acquisitions of Breakroom, Hopothesis"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
• Local Option Bierwerker is based in Chicago. The beer is contract brewed at different breweries.[http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/local-option-bierwerker/14100/ "Local Option Bierwerker"], RateBeer. Retrieved May 17, 2014.Kramer, Julia (September 21, 2011). [http://www.timeout.com/chicago/food-drink/the-local-options-dampf-loc-beer "The Local Option's Dampf Loc Beer"], TimeOut Chicago. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
• MillerCoors, the second-largest beer company in the United States (after Anheuser-Busch),[https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-releases-top-50-breweries-of-2016/ "Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries of 2016"], Brewers Association, March 15, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017. has its national headquarters in Chicago, but does not operate any breweries in Illinois.
• Moor's Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 2021. Originally the beer was brewed at 18th Street Brewery in Hammond, Indiana. In 2025 they started brewing their own beer at Diversey House in Chicago, along with Steep Ravine Brewing Company.
• The Red Barn Restaurant and Brewery, Mount Prospect, opened in 2018.{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Mayer |date=July 19, 2018 |url=https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/liquor-license-approved-for-new-mount-prospect-brewpub-opening-soon/ |title=Liquor License Approved for New Mount Prospect Brewpub Opening Soon |work=Journal & Topics |access-date=April 22, 2022}} The beer is brewed at Wild Onion in Lake Barrington.
• Saint Errant Brewing was founded in Chicago in 2016. The beer is brewed at Mikerphone in Elk Grove VillageGonciarczyk, Craig (September 12, 2017). [https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2017/09/12/saint-errant-brewing-strange-loops/ "Saint Errant Brewing: Strange Loops"]. PorchDrinking. Retrieved November 19, 2017. and at Begyle in Chicago.
• Steep Ravine Brewing Company. Founded as Ravinia Brewing Company in 2017.Wetli, Patty (October 2, 2017). [https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171002/irving-park/ravinia-brewing-launch-beers-fountainhead-finch-kitchen-breakroom-brewery-kris-walker "Ravinia Brewing Launching Chicago Distribution Friday"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120228/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171002/irving-park/ravinia-brewing-launch-beers-fountainhead-finch-kitchen-breakroom-brewery-kris-walker |date=2017-10-07 }}. DNAinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2017. Initially the beer was contract brewed at Finch Brewery. The pub in Highland Park opened in 2018,{{cite web |first=Jonah|last=Meadows |date=October 13, 2018 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/grand-opening-ravinia-brewing-companys-highland-park-taproom |title=Grand Opening Of Ravinia Brewing Company's Highland Park Taproom |website=Highland Park Patch |access-date=October 15, 2018}} with the beer brought in from offsite. The production brewery on Diversey Avenue in Chicago opened in 2019,{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=August 23, 2019 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-ravinia-brewing-chicago-logan-square-20190823-bssfqr2zivemlgsybxhftzqfq4-story.html |title=Long Dormant Logan Square Brewery Finds a New Resident: Ravinia Brewing |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=September 26, 2019}} and added a brewpub in 2021.{{cite web |first=Ashok |last=Selvam |date=May 11, 2021 |url=https://chicago.eater.com/2021/5/11/22430442/ravinia-brewing-taproom-chicago-logan-square-photos-images-beer-brewpub |title=Explore Logan Square's Newest Brewery Taproom |work=Eater Chicago |access-date=May 31, 2021}} The brewpub closed in 2024. The brewery changed their name to Steep Ravine in 2024.{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Channick |date=November 26, 2024 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/26/ravinia-brewing-rebranding-steep-ravine/ |title=Ravinia Brewing Rebranding as Steep Ravine, Closing Logan Square Taproom |work=Chicago Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203222728/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/26/ravinia-brewing-rebranding-steep-ravine/ |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2024}} In 2025 the brewpub in Chicago reopened as Diversey House; Steep Ravine and Moore's both brew their beer there.
• Tocayo Brewing Company was founded in 2015 as a joint venture between chef Rick Bayless and Constellation Brands. The beer is contract brewed at Two Brothers in Warrenville.Noel, Josh (October 6, 2015). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-bayless-new-beer-tocayo-food-20151006-story.html "Bayless Goes Deep into Beer"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
• Twisted Hippo Brewing was founded in Chicago as Rude Hippo in 2014{{cite web |first=Chuck |last=Sudo |date=June 3, 2014 |url=http://chicagoist.com/2014/06/03/rude_hippo_the_latest_aspiring_brew.php |title=Two Local Breweries Merge, Launch Crowdsourcing Campaign |website=Chicagoist |access-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605202405/http://chicagoist.com/2014/06/03/rude_hippo_the_latest_aspiring_brew.php |archive-date=June 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }} and was later renamed to Twisted Hippo. The beer was contract brewed at 18th Street Brewery in Gary, Indiana, SlapShot Brewing in Chicago,{{cite web |date=June 30, 2014 |url=http://www.chicagobeergeeks.com/2014/06/the-rude-hippo-interview/ |title=The Rude Hippo Interview |website=Chicago Beer Geeks |access-date=September 9, 2014}} and Aleman Brewing in Chicago.{{cite web |first=Alex V. |last=Hernandez |date=December 7, 2018 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/12/07/twisted-hippo-now-brewing-beer-at-its-albany-park-home-as-kitchen-taproom-get-ready-to-open/ |title=Twisted Hippo Now Brewing Beer at Its Albany Park Home as Kitchen, Taproom Get Ready to Open |website=Block Club Chicago |access-date=January 8, 2018}} They opened their own brewpub in January 2019.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=January 17, 2019 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-food-twisted-hippo-brewpub-chicago-20190109-story.html |title='Weird but Awesome' Twisted Hippo Hopes to Succeed in Space Where Other Breweries Have Failed |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212043022/https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-food-twisted-hippo-brewpub-chicago-20190109-story.html |url-status=dead }} It was destroyed by a fire in February 2022.{{Cite news |last=Parra |first=Marissa |date=February 21, 2022 |title=Extra-Alarm Fire in Albany Park Destroys Twisted Hippo Brewery, Gym, Heavily Damages Apartment Building |language=en-US |work=CBS Chicago |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/02/21/albany-park-fire-twisted-hippo-brewery-ultimate-ninjas-gym/ |access-date=February 21, 2022}} Twisted Hippo started brewing beer at District Brew Yards in August 2022.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=July 20, 2022 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-drink-twisted-hippo-district-brew-yards-wheeling-tt-0720-20220720-2rczbnip7vgwnpj6acsosmferi-story.html |title=After Fire, Twisted Hippo Plans Return at District Brew Yards, Which Will Add 2nd Self-Serve Site in Wheeling |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=August 17, 2022}}
• Veteran Beer Company, founded in 2013, is based Chicago. Their brewery is located in Cold Spring, Minnesota.Burke, Matthew M. (December 20, 2013). [http://www.stripes.com/news/from-brewing-to-sales-beer-company-is-in-veteran-hands-1.258612 "From Brewing to Sales, Beer Company Is in Veteran Hands"], Stars and Stripes. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
• WarPigs Brewing Company, founded in Chicago in 2017, started as a joint venture of Mikkeller (in Copenhagen, Denmark) and Three Floyds (in Munster, Indiana). The beer is contract brewed by Great Central Brewing in Chicago and Wisconsin Brewing in Verona, Wisconsin.Noel, Josh (June 4, 2017). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-three-floyds-new-beer-war-pigs-mikkeller-20170604-story.html "Three Floyds Launching WarPigs Beer in Chicago with Danish Brewer Mikkeller"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2017. The WarPigs brewpub in Copenhagen opened in 2015.Bernot, Kate (March 10, 2015). [http://draftmag.com/war-pigs-mikkeller-three-floyds-copenhagen-opening/ "Need-to-Know Details on Mikkeller/Three Floyds Brewpub, WarPigs"], Draft magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2017. In 2021 Three Floyds dropped out of the partnership with Mikkeller.{{cite web |first=Kate |last=Bernot |date=November 19, 2021 |url=https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2021/11/19/3-floyds-severs-warpigs-partnership-with-mikkeller |title=Go Your Own Way – 3 Floyds Severs Warpigs Partnership with Mikkeller |work=Good Beer Hunting |access-date=February 1, 2023}}
• Woggly Square Brewing Company, Tinley Park, founded in 2018. The beer is brewed at 350 Brewing Company.Vaisvilas, Frank (February 21, 2018). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-beer-benefits-autism-st-0222-20180221-story.html "Brothers Brew Up Plan to Raise Money for Autism Causes with India Pale Ale Release"]. Daily Southtown. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

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• Blattner & Seidenschwanz Brewery, Chicago, opened ca. 1850, closed in 1857.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/blattner-seidenschwanz-brewery-il-47a/ "Blattner & Seidenschwanz Brewery"], Old Breweries. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Bluff Brewery, Quincy, opened in 1857, closed ca. 1910.Dulaney, Dave (June 18, 2017). [http://www.whig.com/20170619/bluff-brewerys-beer-was-acclaimed-for-its-purity "Bluff Brewery's Beer Was Acclaimed for Its Purity"], Herald-Whig. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
• Bluff City Brewery, Alton.Kious, Kevin and Roussin, Donald. [http://www.eastsidebrewers.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:the-breweries-of-alton&catid=41:alton&Itemid=84 "The Breweries of Alton"] American Breweriana Journal. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
• Bohemian Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 1891, closed in 1896.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/bohemian-brewing-co-of-chicago-il-48a/ "Bohemian Brewing Co. of Chicago"], Old Breweries. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• William Bohn Brewery, Chicago, opened and closed in 1893.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/william-bohn-brewery-il-49/ "William Bohn Brewery"], Old Breweries. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Charles Brand & Ernest Hummel Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 1880, closed in 1997.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/charles-brand-ernest-hummel-brewing-co-il-51a/ "Charles Brand & Ernest Hummel Brewing Co."], Old Breweries. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Michael Brand Brewery, Chicago, opened in 1878, closed in 1879.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/michael-brand-brewery-il-52a/ "Michael Brand Brewery"], Old Breweries. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Brewer & Hofmann Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 1886, closed in 1902.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/brewer-hofmann-brewing-co-il-53a/ "Brewer & Hofmann Brewing Co."], Old Breweries, Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Brisach & Hessemer Brewery, Chicago, opened in 1858, closed in 1859.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/brisach-hessemer-brewery-il-54a/ "Brisach & Hessemer Brewery"], Old Breweries. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Broadway Brewing Company, Chicago, opened and closed in 1934.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/broadway-brewing-co-il-55/ "Broadway Brewing Co."], Old Breweries. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Bucher & Hiller Brewery, Chicago, opened in 1858, closed in 1866.[http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/bucher-hiller-brewery-il-56a/ "Bucher & Hiller Brewery"], Old Breweries. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Conrad Seipp Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 1854, closed in 1933.{{cite web |title=Seipp (Conrad) Brewing Co. |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2841.html |website=Encyclopedia of Chicago |access-date=5 June 2022}}
• Dick Brothers Brewery, Quincy, founded in 1856, closed in 1951.[http://www.seequincy.com/DickBrosBrewery.html "Dick Brothers Brewery"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104043122/http://seequincy.com/DickBrosBrewery.html |date=2014-01-04 }}, See Quincy. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
• Eber Brothers Brewery, Quincy, opened ca. 1868, closed in 1906.Dulaney, Dave (June 25, 2017). [http://www.whig.com/20170626/eber-brothers-brewery-thrived-died-then-revived "Eber Brothers Brewery Thrived, Died, then Revived"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625064730/http://www.whig.com/20170626/eber-brothers-brewery-thrived-died-then-revived |date=2017-06-25 }}. Herald-Whig. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
• Galena Brewing Company, Galena, opened in 1886, closed in 1936. Makers of Red Stripe beer, not to be confused with the Jamaican beer of the same name.{{cite web |first=Clint |last=Cargile |date=October 11, 2021 |url=https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2021-10-11/this-week-in-illinois-history-red-stripe-beer-an-illinois-original-october-11-1886 |title=This Week in Illinois History: Red Stripe Beer – An Illinois Original? (October 11, 1886) |work=Northern Public Radio |access-date=November 6, 2021}}
• Gipps Brewing Co., Peoria, Opened in 1881, closed in 1954. Its flagship Amberlin Beer sold to Canadian Ace Brewing Company of Chicago and brewed until 1963.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/illinois/chicago-il-166-breweries/canadian-ace-brewing-co-il-133c/|title=Canadian Ace Brewing Co - IL 133c {{!}} Old Breweries Information {{!}} Breweriana Values|date=20 August 2013|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-01}}
• Great Revivalist Brew Lab. The brewpub in Geneseo opened in 2020; the brewpub in Clinton, Iowa opened in 2023;{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Turner |date=June 8, 2023 |url=https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/old-clinton-church-becomes-spectacular-new-brewery/ |title=Old Clinton Church Becomes Spectacular New Brewery |work=Our Quad Cities |access-date=December 17, 2023}} the Geneseo location closed later that year.{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Kopatich |date=October 2, 2023 |url=https://www.kwqc.com/2023/10/02/great-revivalist-brew-lab-leaving-geneseo-moving-into-qc-metro/ |title=Great Revivalist Brew Lab leaving Geneseo, Moving into QC Metro |work=KWQC |access-date=December 17, 2023}}
• Griesedieck Western Brewery, Belleville, makers of Stag beer.Wilson, Lucy (December 1996). [http://www.lib.niu.edu/1996/ihy961218.html "Breweries of Belleville"], Illinois Periodicals Online. Retrieved January 29, 2014.Schlueter, Roger (August 11, 2014). [http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/11/3344864/stag-bellevilles-pride-and-joy.html "Stag, Belleville's Pride and Joy, Has Complicated Past"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813134911/http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/11/3344864/stag-bellevilles-pride-and-joy.html |date=2014-08-13 }}, Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
• Hofmann Brothers Brewery, Chicago, closed in 1925. The related Hofmann Pub in Lyons, located near Hofmann Tower, is also thought to have been a brewery, and was later owned by the Peter Fox Brewing Company; the building was destroyed in a fire in 2013.{{cite book |first=Mark |last=Athitakis |date=2006 |title=Lyons: Images of America |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |page=51 |isbn=0738540404 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sABafbVxxLcC&q=george+hofmann+jr+brewing&pg=PA51}}{{cite news |first=Joseph |last=Ruzich |date=November 22, 2013 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/11/22/fire-destroys-lyons-landmark/ |title=Fire Destroys Lyons Landmark |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=September 25, 2017}}
• Lill and Diversey Brewery, Chicago, founded 1833.Platt, Harold L. [http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/164.html "Breweries"], Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
• Manhattan Brewing Company of Chicago. Opened in 1893; later renamed to Canadian Ace Brewing Company; closed in 1968. Notorious for its connections to Al Capone.[http://www.manhattanbrewing.com/aboutus.html "Background"]. Manhattan Brewing Company. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
• McAvoy Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 1865, closed in 1920.[https://chicagology.com/breweries/ "Chicago Breweries"], Chicagology. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
• McHenry Brewery, McHenry, opened in 1868.[http://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/historical-society-uncorks-countys-brewing-past-present "Historical Society Uncorks County's Brewing Past, Present"], Crystal Lake – Cary Patch, August 18, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
• Meyer Brewing Company, BloomingtonSteinbacher-Kemp, Bill (June 16, 2007). [http://www.pantagraph.com/news/highland-park-golf-course-site-of-old-german-brewery/article_dbd51cbe-db2e-5440-a207-dea8454c32d5.html "Highland Park Golf Course Site of Old German Brewery"], The Pantagraph. Retrieved January 30, 2014
• Pabst Brewing Company was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1844. They operated a brewery in Peoria Heights, Illinois from 1934 to 1982.Associated Press (December 31, 1981). [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/01/business/pabst-is-closing-illinois-brewery.html "Pabst Is Closing Illinois Brewery"], New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
• Peacock Brewery is located in Rockford. The original brewhouse was built in 1857. It was successively owned by the Peacock Brewing Company, the Rockford Brewing Company, and the Rock River Brewing Company, the last of which closed in 1939.[http://www.rockfordbrewingco.com/about/ "About"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806102703/http://www.rockfordbrewingco.com/about/ |date=2014-08-06 }}, Rockford Brewing Company. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
• Peru Beer Company, Peru, opened in 1868, closed in 1943.{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Dankert |date=October 20, 2018 |url=http://www.newstrib.com/free/historic-peru-brewery-office-on-auction-block-today/article_90cbfc0a-d3f2-11e8-9a01-7f278f47ae67.html |title=Historic Peru Brewery Office on Auction Block Today |website=News Tribune |access-date=November 18, 2018}}
• Peter Hand Brewing Company (later known as Meister Brau Brewery), Chicago, the original makers of Meister Brau beer (and Meister Brau Lite); sold their Meister Brau line of beers to Miller in 1972 (who rebranded Meister Brau Lite as Miller Lite) and finally ceased brewing in 1977. They were the last brewery to operate in the city until 1987.Schmidt, John R. (March 2, 2012). [http://www.wbez.org/blog/john-r-schmidt/2012-03-02/lost-landmark-peter-hand-brewery-96532 "Lost Landmark: Peter Hand Brewery"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130001747/http://www.wbez.org/blog/john-r-schmidt/2012-03-02/lost-landmark-peter-hand-brewery-96532 |date=2014-01-30 }}, WBEZ. Retrieved January 30, 2014.Grimm, Lisa (January 16, 2012). [http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2012/01/beer-history-chicago-diversey-siebel-meister-brau-miller-lite-goose-island.html "A Brief History of Beer in Chicago"], Serious Eats. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
• Reisch Brewery, Springfield, founded in 1849, closed 1966.White, Tony (2008). [http://www.reischbrewing.com/ "Reisch Brewing"], ReischBrewing.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
• Ruff Brewing Company, Quincy, founded in 1855, closed 1948.[http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/qpl/id/465 "Ruff Brewing Company"], Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
• Schoenhofen Brewing Company, Chicago, makers of Edelweiss beer and Green River soda.Chrucky, Serhii (December 13, 2008). [http://forgottenchicago.com/articles/schoenhofen-brewery/ "Schoenhofen Brewery"], Forgotten Chicago. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
• Sieben's Brewery of Chicago, noted as a point of dispute between Dean O'Banion and Al Capone during Prohibition. See North Side Gang.[http://www.siebensbrewing.com/history.htm "Sieben's History"], SiebensBrewing.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
• Star Union Brewery, Peru, closed in 1966.
• Stenger Brewery, also known as J and N Stenger Brewery, Naperville, founded in 1848, closed in 1893.Dell'Angela, Tracy (November 24, 1996). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/11/24/the-strenger-brewery-in-the-late-1800s-a-rich-golden-history/ "The Strenger Brewery In The Late 1800s: A Rich, Golden History"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
• Warsaw Brewery, Warsaw, founded in 1861, ceased production in 1971. Reopened as a bar and restaurant in 2006.Shepherd, Mike (September 4, 2016). [https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/journalpilot/opinion/warsaw-brewery-gets-new-owners/article_4520661b-79df-5fda-9b3c-8a7b8a8c402e.html "Warsaw Brewery Gets New Owners"]. Hancock County Journal-Pilot. Retrieved December 18, 2017.[https://brewery.nuggetweb.com/history/ "Warsaw Brewery – History"]. nuggetweb.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
• White Eagle Brewery, Chicago, opened in 1904, closed in 1950.Spula, Ian (March 28, 2013). [https://chicago.curbed.com/2013/3/28/10259306/cornerspotted-white-eagle-brewing-company-at-37th-racine "Cornerspotted: White Eagle Brewing Company at 37th & Racine"]. Curbed Chicago. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

• 206 Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Carol Stream, opened in 2023,{{cite web |date=March 17, 2023 |url=https://www.ivoox.com/en/pubcast-381-it-s-all-about-bill-audios-mp3_rf_104741223_1.html |title=It's All About Bill! – 206 Brewing Company |work=The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast |access-date=March 18, 2023}} closed in 2024.
• 25 West Brewing Company, brewpub in Bloomingdale,{{cite web |first=Sherri |last=Dauskurdas |date=January 4, 2017 |url=https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/magazine/articles/2017/01/04/43306879/index.xml |title=Shiny and New, with a Dose of Nostalgia |website=MySuburbanLife |access-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092931/https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/magazine/articles/2017/01/04/43306879/index.xml |url-status=dead }} opened in 2018, closed in 2020.
• 2 Fools Cider, apple cider brewery and taproom in Naperville. Opened in 2016,Hegarty, Erin (December 2, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-2-fools-cider-naperville-st-1204-20161202-story.html "2 Fools Cider to Open Naperville Tap Room Next Weekend"], Naperville Sun. Retrieved May 7, 2017. moved to a new location in 2022,{{cite web |first=Nick |last=Jakusz |date=February 25, 2022 |url=https://www.959theriver.com/congrats-to-napervilles-2-fools-cider-on-their-new-location/ |title=Congrats to Naperville's 2 Fools Cider on Their New Location |work=95.9 The River |access-date=January 2, 2023}} closed in 2023.{{cite web |first=Mark |last=McDermott |date=December 14, 2023 |url=https://www.beeronaut.com/2023/12/14/last-visit-to-2-fools-cider/ |title=Last Visit to 2 Fools Cider |work=Beeronaut |access-date=January 1, 2024}}
• 350 Brewing Company, brewpub in Tinley Park, opened in 2014,Traut, Lauren (May 16, 2014). [http://tinleypark.patch.com/groups/small-business/p/350-brewing-tapped-as-best-brewer-at-brew-and-vine-fest "350 Brewing Tapped as 'Best Brewer' at Brew and Vine Fest"], Tinley Park Patch. Retrieved July 14, 2014.Jurkowski, Vickie Snow (February 21, 2018). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/lifestyles/ct-sta-dining-south-350-st-0302-20180221-story.html "Punk Rock Inspired Food, Beer at 350 Brewing Company"]. Daily Southtown. Retrieved February 21, 2018. closed in 2022.
• 4 Paws Brewing, Chicago microbrewery, opened in 2013, closed in 2014, sold to Aquanaut Brewing.Wetli, Patty (January 8, 2014). [http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140108/lincoln-square/craft-beer-swap-4-paws-turns-over-brewery-strange-pelican "Craft Beer Swap: 4 Paws Turns Over Brewery to Strange Pelican"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211234737/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140108/lincoln-square/craft-beer-swap-4-paws-turns-over-brewery-strange-pelican |date=2014-02-11 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
• 57 70 Brewery, Teutopolis, opened in 2018.{{cite web |first=Graham |last=Milldrum |date=March 28, 2018 |url=http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/brewers-tap-into-growing-beer-scene/article_d6af09bf-f6e1-56b0-9a19-d0ef44f213b6.html |title=Brewers Tap Into Growing Beer Scene |website=Effingham Daily News |access-date=May 13, 2018}}{{cite web |first=Herb |last=Meeker |date=April 12, 2018 |url=https://etnewsreport.com/57-70-brewery-opens-teutopolis/ |title=57/70 Brewery Opens in Teutopolis |website=Effingham Teutopolis News Report |access-date=May 13, 2018}}
• 5 Rabbit Cervecería. Founded in Chicago in 2011.Wehunt, Jennifer (May 16, 2011). [http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/May-2011/Chicago-Craft-Beer-Week-Preview-New-Brewery-5-Rabbit-Launches-in-Chicago/ "Chicago Craft Beer Week Preview: New Brewery 5 Rabbit Launches in Chicago"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929152516/https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/May-2011/Chicago-Craft-Beer-Week-Preview-New-Brewery-5-Rabbit-Launches-in-Chicago/ |date=2020-09-29 }}, Chicago magazine. Retrieved February 3, 2014. Originally the beer was contract brewed. They opened their own brewery in Bedford Park in 2012,Noel, Josh (May 14, 2012). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/chi-5-rabbit-5-rabbit-to-open-brewery-in-southwest-suburbs-20120514-story.html "5 Rabbit to Open Brewery in Southwest Suburbs"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 18, 2017.Noel, Josh (June 29, 2015). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-5-rabbit-cuts-off-trump-tower-20150629-story.html "5 Rabbit Pulls Beer from Trump Hotel Bar, Will Sell at 32 Others"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 18, 2017. and added a taproom in 2014.{{cite web |first=Daniel |last=Gerzina |date=April 4, 2014 |url=https://chicago.eater.com/2014/4/4/6248383/5-rabbit-taproom-opens-tomorrow |title=5 Rabbit Taproom Opens Tomorrow |website=Eater Chicago |access-date=January 25, 2019}} They closed in 2020.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=September 20, 2020 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-5-rabbit-brewery-chicago-closing-brewery-20200920-x7lmj4ol5zhpnc5r6owyvstssi-story.html |title=5 Rabbit Cerveceria Closing Suburban Brewery, Eyeing 'New Business Model' in a New Location |work=Chicago Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930094424/https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-5-rabbit-brewery-chicago-closing-brewery-20200920-x7lmj4ol5zhpnc5r6owyvstssi-story.html |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=January 7, 2023}}
• 718 Brew Cafe, brewpub in Metropolis, opened in 2016.[http://news.wsiu.org/post/who-will-become-official-craft-beer-illinois-bicentennial-celebration "Who Will Become the Official Craft Beer of Illinois' Bicentennial Celebration?"], WSIU (August 4, 2017). Retrieved August 12, 2017.
• Abbey Ridge Brewery and Tap Room, brewpub in Pomona, opened in 2014,Testa, Adam (October 19, 2014). [http://thesouthern.com/business/a-beer-for-the-ages-abbey-ridge-uses-medieval-theme/article_3f6bd1e8-6121-52e6-85ff-ad884b3140f0.html "A Beer for the Ages: Abbey Ridge Uses Medieval Theme for Craft Beer, Decor, Entertainment"], The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved October 19, 2014. destroyed by a fire in 2017.Smith, Isaac (February 1, 2017). [http://thesouthern.com/news/local/fire-destroys-abbey-ridge-brewery-in-pomona/article_cb3b9cd0-174e-5d19-9988-3d0b6fe41065.html "Abbey Ridge Brewery Owners Survey Damage After Pomona Business Destroyed by Fire"], The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
• Aleman Brewing Company, Chicago, founded in 2013. Initially the beer was contract brewed.Biasco, Paul (May 12, 2104). [http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140512/lincoln-park/craft-beer-week-triples-event-total-for-2014 "Craft Beer Week Triples Event Total for 2014"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515030817/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140512/lincoln-park/craft-beer-week-triples-event-total-for-2014 |date=2014-05-15 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved August 31, 2014. Opened their own brewery in 2016. Closed in 2023.
• Ale Syndicate was founded in Chicago in 2013. The beer was originally contract brewed at several locations, including Big Chicago Brewing Company, Galena Brewing Company, and Excel Brewing Company.Thiel, Julia (March 27, 2013). [http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/03/27/ale-syndicate-a-brewery-of-many-names-finally-produces-some-beer "Ale Syndicate: A Brewery of Many Names Finally Produces Some Beer"], Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 17, 2014. The brewery opened in 2014. It closed in 2016.Noel, Josh (December 19, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-arcade-brewery-shuts-down-future-unclear-for-ale-syndicate-20161219-story.html "2 Chicago Craft Brewers Close as Ale Syndicate Loses Lease at Shared Space"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
• America's Brewpub in the Walter Payton Roundhouse, Aurora,Parnell, Sean. [http://www.chibarproject.com/Reviews/Roundhouse/Roundhouse.htm "Walter Payton's Roundhouse & America's Brewpub"], Chicago Bar Project. Retrieved January 25, 2014 opened in 1996, closed in 2011.
• Andersonville Brewing. The Hamburger Mary's restaurant chain opened a location in Chicago in 2006.Franz, Janet (July 27, 2006). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/07/27/boisterous-hamburger-marys-sets-up-camp-in-andersonville/ "Boisterous Hamburger Mary's Sets Up Camp in Andersonville"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2014. A brewery and taproom called Mary's Rec Room was added in 2009. The brewery was renamed to Andersonville Brewing in 2014.Emmanuel, Adeshina (April 8, 2014). [https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140408/andersonville/marys-rec-room-reborn-as-andersonville-brewing/ "Mary's Rec Room Reborn as Andersonville Brewing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053359/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140408/andersonville/marys-rec-room-reborn-as-andersonville-brewing/ |date=2018-04-19 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved April 18, 2018. It closed in 2019.{{cite web |first=Joe |last=Ward |date=December 10, 2019 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/12/10/andersonville-brewing-will-close-on-clark-street-be-replaced-by-urban-renewal-brewery/ |title=Andersonville Brewing Will Close on Clark Street, Be Replaced by Urban Renewal Brewery |website=Block Club Chicago |access-date=January 1, 2020}}
• Aquanaut Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 2014,Battista, Robert (July 16, 2015). [http://thehopreview.com/blog/2015/7/15/talking-beer-with-aquanaut-brewing "English Style Beers and Nautical Themes with Eric McNeil and the Team at Aquanaut Brewing"], The Hop Review. Retrieved January 13, 2017. closed in 2017.
• Arcade Brewery opened in Chicago in 2014,Onsgard, Kirsten (August 29, 2014). [http://www.depauliaonline.com/news/view.php/845215/Arcade-Brewery-takes-a-crowdsourced-appr "Arcade Brewery Takes a Crowdsourced Approach to Craft Beer"], The DePaulia. Retrieved August 31, 2014. and operated as an alternating proprietorship at the Ale Syndicate brewery.Jackson, Cheryl V. (September 2, 2014). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-ale-syndicate-samuel-evans-bsi-20140829-story.html "How Beer from Two Chicago-Based Companies Flows from One Brewery"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 2, 2014. It closed in 2016.
• Argus Brewery, Chicago. Opened in 2009, in a building built in 1906 as a Schlitz beer distribution facility.[http://www.chicagobeergeeks.com/2011/09/chicago-beer-geeks-visits-the-argus-brewery/ "Chicago Beer Geeks Visit Argus Brewery"], Chicago Beer Geeks, September 1, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2014. Closed in 2020.{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Konkol |date=April 20, 2020 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/argus-brewery-pullman-closes-coronavirus-kills-keg-sales |title=Argus Brewery in Pullman Closes as Coronavirus Kills Keg Sales |website=Patch |access-date=April 20, 2020}}
• Baderbräu Brewing Company. In 2012 they revived Baderbräu beer,McDermott, Mark (July 14, 2012). [http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beeronaut/2012/07/baderbrau-returns-talking-to-the-new-owner-of-baderbrau-brewing-co/ "Baderbrau Returns! Talking to the New Owner of Baderbrau Brewing Co."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714190653/http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beeronaut/2012/07/baderbrau-returns-talking-to-the-new-owner-of-baderbrau-brewing-co |date=2019-07-14 }}, ChicagoNow. Retrieved June 3, 2014. which initially was contract brewed at the Stevens Point Brewery in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The Chicago brewery and tap room opened in 2016,Matthews, David (April 12, 2016). [https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160412/south-loop/baderbru-open-south-loop-brewery-by-memorial-day "Baderbräu to Open South Loop Brewery by Memorial Day"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807095616/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160412/south-loop/baderbru-open-south-loop-brewery-by-memorial-day |date=2016-08-07 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved May 29, 2016. and added a kitchen in 2017.Selvam, Ashok (April 11, 2017). [http://chicago.eater.com/2017/4/11/15264772/baderbrau-brewery-kitchen-opens "Baderbräu Brewery Will Start Serving Mac and Cheese Waffles and More on Wednesday"], Eater Chicago. Retrieved April 12, 2017. It closed in 2018.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=June 8, 2018 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-baderbrau-brewery-for-sale-20180608-story.html |title=Baderbrau Brewing For Sale, No Longer Making Beer, As Craft Beer Industry Tightens |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 11, 2018}}{{cite web |first=Ashok |last=Selvam |date=June 11, 2018 |url=https://chicago.eater.com/2018/6/11/17449000/baderbrau-brewing-taproom-brewpub-closed-south-side-sale-rocky-gupta-chef-luciano |title=Baderbrau Closes South Side Brewpub as Brewery Sale Is Imminent |website=Eater Chicago |access-date=June 11, 2018}}
• Ballast Point Tasting Room and Kitchen, Chicago brewpub. Ballast Point Brewing Company was founded in San Diego in 1996. It was acquired by Constellation Brands in 2015. The brewpub in Chicago opened in 2018. Most of the beer there came from Ballast Point breweries in California and Virginia, but some was brewed onsite.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=May 10, 2018 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-ballast-point-chicago-brewpub-20180504-story.html |title=First Look at Ballast Point Brewpub, Opening Tuesday, Reveals It's Not Just About the Beer |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 15, 2018}} Ballast Point was acquired by Kings & Convicts Brewing Company in 2019. They closed the Chicago location in 2021.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=March 23, 2021 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-ballast-point-brewery-chicago-closed-20210323-dulcaphqpje6jd5teybw5koxia-story.html |title=Ballast Point Shutters Chicago Brewpub for Good, Turning Temporary Closure Due to COVID-19 Permanent |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=March 24, 2021}}
• Band of Bohemia, Chicago brewpub that won a Michelin star, opened in 2015,Selvam, Ashok (November 19, 2015). [http://chicago.eater.com/2015/11/19/9752586/band-of-bohemia-open-menus-ravenswood-brewpub "Band of Bohemia Opens in Ravenswood with a Unique Beer Pairing Driven Menu"], Eater Chicago. Retrieved January 24, 2016.Rice, Jenn (November 28, 2017). [http://www.foodandwine.com/travel/worlds-first-michelin-starred-brewpub-in-chicago-course "The World's First Michelin-Starred Brewpub Is a Quirky Chicago Hotspot"]. Food & Wine. Retrieved November 29, 2017. closed in 2020.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=October 21, 2020 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-food-band-of-bohemia-closed-bankruptcy-20201021-v3prt2fj3zeyzjnfzpf2asbyhe-story.html |title=Band of Bohemia, the Nation's Only Michelin-Starred Brewpub, Files for Bankruptcy |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 21, 2020}}
• Bearded Owl Brewing, Peoria brewpub, opened in 2018,{{cite web |first=Phil |last=Luciano |date=April 26, 2018 |url=http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180426/home-brew-experiments-gave-birth-to-bearded-owl/1 |title=Home-Brew Experiments Gave Birth to Bearded Owl |website=Journal Star |access-date=April 26, 2018}} closed in 2023.{{cite news |first=Cassidy |last=Waigand |date=November 13, 2023 |url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/briefs/2023/11/13/downtown-peoria-brewery-bearded-owl-to-close-at-end-of-december/71560918007/ |title= 'Cheers to You': Downtown Peoria Brewery to Close at End of December |work=Peoria Journal Star |access-date=January 1, 2024}}
• Berghoff beer was first brewed in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1887, and has been served at the Bergoff restaurant in downtown Chicago since 1898, except during Prohibition. From 1954 to 2018, the beer was produced under contract — first by the Falstaff Brewing Company in St. Louis, Missouri, then by the Joseph Huber Brewing Company in Monroe, Wisconsin, and then by Stevens Point Brewery in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.McDermott, Mark (April 18, 2013). [http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beeronaut/2013/04/berghoff-relaunches-beers-with-new-brewer-and-recipes/ "Berghoff Relaunches Beers with New Brewer and Recipe"], ChicagoNow. Retrieved January 23, 2014. Berghoff also had a separate brewpub in Chicago from 1990 to 1993.
• Big Chicago Brewing Company, Zion,Hwa-shu, Long (October 12, 2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140219190749/http://newssun.suntimes.com/business/15673198-420/craft-beer-makers-lincolnshire-operations-move-to-zion.html "Craft Beer Maker's Lincolnshire Operations Move to Zion"], Lake County News-Sun. Archived from [http://newssun.suntimes.com/business/15673198-420/craft-beer-makers-lincolnshire-operations-move-to-zion.html the original] on February 19, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014. contract brewer for beers such as Ten Ninety, Cahoots, and Middle Brow. Founded in 2012, they were bought out by Ten Ninety in 2014.
• Big Hurt Beer was owned by former baseball player Frank Thomas. The Big Hurt Brewhouse restaurant in Berwyn opened in 2014Ziezulewicz, Geoff (August 28, 2014). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-frank-thomas-brewery-talk-0829-20140828-story.html "Big Hurt Takes Swing at Restaurant Business in Berwyn"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2016. and closed in 2016. It reopened in 2017 under the name 35 Sports Bar & Grill,Bomkamp, Samantha (October 2, 2017). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-frank-thomas-35-sports-bar-opens-20171002-story.html "Frank Thomas' New Sports Bar, 35, Opens in Berwyn at Site of Shuttered Big Hurt Brewhouse"]. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 2, 2017. and closed again in 2018. The beer, which was also available in cans, was contract brewed by Minhas Craft Brewery in Monroe, Wisconsin.[http://www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/we-drank-it-frank-thomas-big-hurt-beer-reviewed "We Drank It: Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Beer, Reviewed"], Guys Drinking Beer, July 2, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2016.McDermott, Mark (August 19, 2011). [http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beeronaut/2011/08/minhas-is-brewer-for-frank-thomas-big-hurt-beer/ "Minhas Is Brewer for Frank Thomas Big Hurt Beer"], ChicagoNow. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
• Birreria Chicago, opened in 2013 inside Eataly Chicago.Sudo, Chuck (December 2, 2013). [http://chicagoist.com/2013/12/02/somethings_brewing_at_eataly_chicag.php "Something's Brewing at Eataly Chicago"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205022747/http://chicagoist.com/2013/12/02/somethings_brewing_at_eataly_chicag.php |date=2013-12-05 }}, Chicagoist. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
• Black Belt Brewery, Lake Zurich, production brewery with a canning line, opened in 2016,{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/barrington/news/ct-lzc-black-belt-brewery-tl-0218-20160215-story.html|title=Black Belt Brewery Brings Microbrew Business to Lake Zurich|last=Shields|first=Todd|date=February 15, 2016|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=May 23, 2016}} closed in 2017.{{cite news |first=Phil |last=Rockrohr |date=March 8, 2017 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-lzc-business-closings-tl-0309-20170308-story.html |title=Lake Zurich Officials See Promising Future as Some Businesses Announce Closures |newspaper=Lake Zurich Courier |access-date=May 28, 2017}}
• Blue Cat Brewing Company, brewpub in Rock Island. Opened as Blue Cat Brew Pub in 1994. Closed in 2018.{{cite web |first=Diane |last=Oestreich |date=February 2013 |url=http://www.rockislandpreservation.org/postcards-from-home/elks-club-building-blue-cat-brew-pub/ |title=Elks Club Building (Blue Cat Brew Pub) |website=Rock Island Preservation Society |access-date=January 20, 2014}}{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Meenan |date=August 20, 2018 |url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/ri-s-blue-cat-gets-new-owners/article_a5b558dd-114c-5697-b2aa-2cec73b63990.html |title=RI's Blue Cat Gets New Owners |website=Quad-City Times |access-date=April 2, 2019}} Reopened as Big Swing Brewing Company in 2019.{{cite web |first=Graham |last=Ambrose |date=March 11, 2019 |url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/new-in-the-district-big-swing-brewing-co-will-open/article_396cec2c-ea09-5711-9c82-fa53e4d7e14f.html |title=Big Swing Brewing Co. Will Open Friday |work=Quad-City Times |access-date=November 5, 2021}} Renamed to Blue Cat Brewing Company in 2021.{{cite web |first=Jonathan |last=Turner |date=October 29, 2021 |url=https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/rock-islands-iconic-blue-cat-brew-pub-returns-on-friday-nov-5/ |title=Rock Island's Iconic Blue Cat Brew Pub Returns on Friday, Nov. 5 |work=QuadCities.com |access-date=November 5, 2021}} Closed in 2022.{{cite web |first=Connor |last=Kenney |date=December 28, 2022 |url=https://b100quadcities.com/popular-rock-island-brewery-closing-at-the-start-of-the-new-year/ |title=Popular Rock Island Brewery Closing at the Start of the New Year |work=B100 Quad Cities |access-date=January 1, 2023}}
• Blue Nose Brewery and taproom, opened in Justice in 2012,[http://www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/blue-nose-brewery-the-blend-of-art-and-science "Blue Nose Brewery: The Blend of Art and Science"], Guys Drinking Beer, August 22, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2015. moved to Hodgkins in 2015, closed in 2021.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=December 10, 2020 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-blue-nose-brewery-closed-hodgkins-20201210-ivukktlzsje3jjs2rxzhnwurgu-story.html |title=Suburban Blue Nose Brewery Closing 'When The Beer Runs Out' Due to Coronavirus Pandemic Economic Toll |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=January 26, 2021}}
• Border Town Pub, Momence.Leonhardt, Nicole (February 18, 2013). [http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/momence-backwoods-bars-eyes-border-town-pub/article_917db8db-7fb7-5ec8-8938-0c9ea3a5a232.html "Momence: Backwoods Bars Eyes Border Town Pub"], Daily Journal. Retrieved January 15, 2015. Bar opened in 2002. In-house brewery began operations in 2014. Closed in 2018.
• Box Office Brewery and Restaurant, DeKalb,Carroll, S.R. (July 7, 1996). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/07/07/old-times-come-flowing-back-at-the-box-office/ "Old Times Come Flowing Back at the Box Office"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2015. opened in 1994, closed in 1998.
• Brass Restaurant & Brewery, South Barrington,[http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/brass-restaurant-and-brewery/5604/ Brass Restaurant & Brewery"], RateBeer. Retrieved January 25, 2014. opened in 2003, closed in 2009.
• BreakRoom Brewery, Chicago brewpub, opened in 2015,Wetli, Patti (March 30, 2015). [http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150327/irving-park/breakroom-brewery-opening-tuesday "BreakRoom Brewery Opening Tuesday: Scrumpets, Anyone?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402015312/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150327/irving-park/breakroom-brewery-opening-tuesday |date=2015-04-02 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved March 31, 2015. closed in 2016.Selvam, Ashok (May 5, 2016). [http://chicago.eater.com/2016/5/5/11602422/breakroom-brewery-closing-albany-park "Albany Park's BreakRoom Brewery Closing on Sunday"], Eater Chicago. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
• Byers Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in DeKalb, opened in 2019,{{cite web |first=Parker |last=Otto |date=October 12, 2019 |url=https://northernstar.info/23059/lifestyle/entertainment/local-musicians-find-a-stage-at-byers-brewing-company/ |title=Local Musicians Find a Stage at Byers Brewing Company |work=Northern Star |access-date=June 4, 2023}} closed in 2024.{{cite news |first=Megann |last=Horstead |date=December 15, 2023 |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2023/12/14/byers-brewing-company-in-dekalb-announces-its-closing/ |title=Byers Brewing Co. to Close in DeKalb |work=Shaw Local |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218024746/https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2023/12/14/byers-brewing-company-in-dekalb-announces-its-closing/ |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=January 20, 2024}}
• Cademon Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Genoa, opened in 2014,Milton, Katrina J.E. (December 3, 2014. [http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2014/12/03/friends-open-cademon-brewing-co-in-genoa/ajosv8h/ "Friends Open Cademon Brewing Co. in Genoa"], DeKalb Daily Chronicle. Retrieved January 24, 2016. closed in 2016.Zoller, Mike (December 1, 2016). [https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2016/12/01/cademon-brewing-co-announces-their-permanent-closing/ "Cademon Brewing Co. Announces Their Permanent Closing"]. PorchDrinking. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
• Capitol City Brewing, Springfield.Hevrdejs, Judy (July 3, 1994). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/07/03/beyond-lincoln/ "Beyond Lincoln: Time to Explore the Other Side of Springfield"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
• Chain O' Lakes Brewing Company, McHenry taproom, opened in 2013 in the old McHenry Brewery building,Wolf, Cynthia (August 12, 2013). [http://www.nwherald.com/2013/07/30/chain-o-lakes-brewing-co-taps-into-mchenry-history/afgx916/ "Chain O' Lakes Brewing Co. Taps into McHenry History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203064712/http://www.nwherald.com/2013/07/30/chain-o-lakes-brewing-co-taps-into-mchenry-history/afgx916/ |date=2014-02-03 }}, Northwest Herald. Retrieved January 20, 2014. closed in 2018.{{cite web |first=Brittany |last=Keeperman |date=February 5, 2018 |url=http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/02/chain-o-lakes-brewing-co-to-reopen-with-different-name-new-owner/aw90wh0/ |title=Chain O' Lakes Brewing Co. to Reopen with Different Name, New Owner |website=Northwest Herald |access-date=March 29, 2018}}
• Chicago Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 1989.Johnson, Julie (January 20, 1994). [http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/brew-it-yourself/Content?oid=883628 "Brew It Yourself: Getting into Homemade Beer"], Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 29, 2014.{{cite web |date=October 31, 1991 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-31-9104080056-story.html |title=Legacy Lager, produced by the Chicago Brewing... |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=April 8, 2019}}
• Chief's Brewing Company, Champaign, became Joe's Brewery.
• Copper Dragon Brewing Company, Carbondale. Opened in 1996.Shepard, Robin (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=xyF1wp70jp4C&dq=copper+dragon+brewing+company+carbondale&pg=PA33 The Best Breweries and Brewpubs of Illinois: Searching for the Perfect Pint]. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 32–35. {{ISBN|978-0299188948}}. Retrieved October 19, 2014. Ceased brewing in 2005 but stayed open as a music venue. Closed in 2019.{{cite web |first=Vince |last=Hoffard |date=January 1, 2020 |url=https://thesouthern.com/entertainment/music/as-copper-dragon-and-pinch-penny-pub-close-jimmy-karayiannis-lists-his-top-5-copper/article_db7f840a-6564-54ec-9954-16924ea0ad22.html |title=As Copper Dragon and Pinch Penny Pub Close, Jimmy Karayiannis Lists His Top 5 Copper Concerts |work=The Southern Illinoisan |access-date=July 14, 2021}}
• Crazy Llama Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Roscoe, opened in 2020, closed in 2024.{{cite web |url=https://myrockford.guide/item/crazy-llama-brewing-company-llc/ |title=Crazy Llama Brewing Company LLC |work=My Rockford Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615122107/https://myrockford.guide/item/crazy-llama-brewing-company-llc/ |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=June 15, 2024}}
• Crooked Waters, Peoria brewpub, closed in 2000.Everett, Jennifer S. [http://www.historicpeoria.com/databaseitems/38-other-history/peoria-other-history/54-distilleries-and-breweries "Distilleries and Breweries"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114341/http://www.historicpeoria.com/databaseitems/38-other-history/peoria-other-history/54-distilleries-and-breweries |date=2014-02-02 }}, Historic Peoria. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
• Dry City Brew Works, brewery and taproom in Wheaton, opened in 2014,Cilella, Jessica (November 18, 2014). [http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141118/news/141118303/ "New Wheaton Brewery a Place for People to Gather"], Daily Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2016. closed in 2023.{{cite web |first=Mark |last=McDermott |date=February 21, 2023 |url=https://www.beeronaut.com/2023/02/21/theres-still-time-to-enjoy-some-dry-city-beers/ |title=Still Time to Enjoy Some Dry City Beers |work=The Beeronaut |access-date=March 10, 2023}}
• Effing Brew Company, brewpub in Effingham, opened in 2018,Schabbing, Dawn (July 21, 2017). [http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/cooking-up-effingham-s-first-microbrewery/article_4d2f1af7-e28d-5645-934a-dc4284e5cebe.html "Cooking Up Effingham's First Microbrewery"]. Effingham Daily News. Retrieved March 7, 2018.{{cite web |first=Keith |last=Stewart |date=February 7, 2018 |url=http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/gopher-s-grill-effing-brew-to-open-within-day-of/article_bd39158a-0c91-11e8-8de6-3fb9154d7862.html |title=Gopher's Grill, Effing Brew to Open Within Day of Each Other |website=Effingham Daily News |access-date=May 13, 2018}} closed in 2022.{{cite web |first=Nick |last=Taylor |date=November 1, 2022 |url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/effing-brew-to-close-as-inflation-takes-a-bite/article_8657b5de-5a2b-11ed-b19f-6b26a223206b.html |title=Effing Brew to Close as Inflation Takes a Bite |work=Effingham Daily News |access-date=November 25, 2022}}
• Elder Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Joliet, opened in 2017,Okon, Bob (November 10, 2017). [http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2017/11/10/53b9805234f4462a8c3ecb73735ed5ba/index.xml?page=1 "Elder Brewing in Joliet Opens to a Crowd Thirsting for Craft Beer"]. The Herald-News. Retrieved November 10, 2017. closed in 2023.{{cite news |first=John |last=Ferak |date=January 3, 2024 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/elder-brewing-announces-its-closing-time-forever-joliet |title=Elder Brewing Announces It's Closing Time for Good in Joliet |work=Patch |access-date=January 3, 2024}}
• Emmett's Brewing Company, Wheaton brewpub closed ca. 2021; their other locations are still open.
• Empirical Brewery, Chicago. Opened in 2014.Montoro, Philip (August 4, 2014). [http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/08/04/empirical-brewery-hits-the-market-hard-with-its-ibu-overload-ipa "Empirical Brewery Hits the Market Hard with its IBU Overload IPA"], Chicago Reader. Retrieved August 11, 2014.Wetli, Patti (October 30, 2015). [https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151030/ravenswood/cats-patrol-north-side-brewery-protect-precious-beer-grain-from-rats "Stray Cats Guard Chicago Brewery, Protect Precious Beer Grain from Rats"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728044710/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151030/ravenswood/cats-patrol-north-side-brewery-protect-precious-beer-grain-from-rats |date=2016-07-28 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved May 31, 2017. In 2015 they added a taproom.Wetli, Patty (October 29, 2015). [https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151029/ravenswood/empirical-brewerys-taproom-opens-friday-opinionated-drinkers-wanted "Empirical Brewery's Taproom Opens Friday, Opinionated Drinkers Wanted"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031151631/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151029/ravenswood/empirical-brewerys-taproom-opens-friday-opinionated-drinkers-wanted |date=2015-10-31 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Closed in 2022.{{cite web |first=Kayleigh |last=Padar |date=October 23, 2022 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/10/23/empirical-brewery-closing-after-7-years-in-ravenswood-a-pretty-big-disappointment/ |title=Empirical Brewery Abrupty Closing After 7 Years in Ravenswood: 'A Pretty Big Disappointment' |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=October 23, 2022}}
• Evil Horse Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Crete, opened in 2016.Pete, Joseph S. (May 21, 2016). [http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/evil-horse-brewing-co-rides-into-downtown-crete/article_d4f02213-bc0f-586b-9a75-b9875a343e6c.html "Evil Horse Brewing Co. Rides into Downtown Crete"], The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved June 18, 2016. Ceased brewing in 2024; still open as a craft beer bar.
• Exit Strategy Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Forest Park, opened in 2015,Samuel, Nicholas (March 3, 2015). [http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/3-3-2015/Exit-Strategy's-plan-is-getting-beer_lovers-to-enter/ "Exit Strategy's Plan Is Getting Beer Lovers to Enter"], Forest Park Review. Retrieved November 20, 2015. closed in 2023.{{cite news |first=Igor |last=Studenkov |date=October 17, 2023 |url=https://www.forestparkreview.com/2023/10/17/exit-strategy-brewery-set-toclose-by-end-of-october/ |title=Exit Strategy Brewery Set to Close by End of October |work=Forest Park Review |access-date=October 29, 2023}}
• Finch Beer Company, Chicago. Opened in 2011 as Finch's Beer Company.Kiser, Michael (July 28, 2011) [http://goodbeerhunting.com/blog/finchs-beer-co-another-chicago-up-start-takes "Finch's Beer Co. – Another Chicago Up-Start Takes Flight"], Good Beer Hunting. Retrieved January 13, 2016. In 2016 they changed their name to Finch Beer Company and opened a brewpub at a second location,Freeman, Sarah (June 8, 2016). [http://chicago.eater.com/2016/6/8/11887780/finch-kitchen-beer-co-matthias-merges-open-avondale "Finch Beer, Chef Matthias Merges Unveil New Brewpub in Breakroom Space Tomorrow"], Eater Chicago. Retrieved June 9, 2016. which closed later that year.Noel, Josh (December 9, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-finch-beer-brewpub-closing-20161208-story.html "Finch Beer Upheaval Continues as It Leaves Brewpub, Closes Brewery, Moves to New Digs"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2017. In 2017 they bought the Like Minds brewery and moved their operations there.Noel, Josh (January 13, 2017). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-finch-beer-new-brewery-like-minds-milwaukee-20170112-story.html "Finch Beer Moving into Like Minds Brewery While Like Minds Heads to Milwaukee"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2017.Kendall, Justin (April 3, 2017). [https://www.brewbound.com/news/finch-beer-co-resume-brewing-shipping-april "Finch Beer Co. to Resume Brewing, Shipping in April"], Brewbound. Retrieved June 18, 2017. In 2020 they opened a brewpub called The Perch at a separate location. The main brewery closed in 2022, though The Perch remained open.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=October 11, 2022 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-old-irving-brewing-chicago-expands-west-town-finch-beer-tt-20221011-kq2x4oqfbjd4vn5gtgmtiy5lp4-story.html |title=Old Irving Brewing Set to Expand with New Brewery in Former Finch Space |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 14, 2022}}
• First Forest Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Hodgkins, opened in 2021,{{cite web |first=Allison |last=Templin |date=April 22, 2021 |url=https://desplainesvalleynews.com/hodgkins-gives-covid-aid-to-bucks-pit-stop-and-new-brewery-p5061-153.htm |title=Hodgkins Gives Covid Aid to Buck's Pit Stop and New Brewery |work=Desplaines Valley News |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425155731/https://desplainesvalleynews.com/hodgkins-gives-covid-aid-to-bucks-pit-stop-and-new-brewery-p5061-153.htm |url-status=dead }} closed in 2023.
• Flatlander's Restaurant and Brewery, Lincolnshire, opened in 1996, closed in 2012.{{cite news|last=Zawislak|first=Mick|title=Flatlander's to Close After 16 Years in Lincolnshire|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120120/business/701209912/|access-date=April 10, 2012|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=January 20, 2012}}
• Flesk Brewing, opened in Lombard in 2013.[http://www.pourmanbeer.com/flesk-brewing-making-a-strong-case-for-nanobreweries/ "Flesk Brewing: Making a Strong Case for Nanobreweries"], Pour Man, March 14, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014. Moved to Barrington and added a taproom in 2017.Susnjara, Bob (June 15, 2017). [http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170608/downtown-barrington-brewery-set-to-debut-this-weekend "Downtown Barrington Brewery Set to Debut This Weekend"], Daily Herald. Retrieved June 18, 2017. Closed in 2023.
• Forge Brewhouse. Opened as a brewpub in Sycamore in 2015.Runice, Jacky (September 27, 2015). [http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150927/unknown/150929881/ "Big Tastes Are Coming from Small-Town Breweries"], Daily Herald. Retrieved October 3, 2015. Moved to a production brewery and taproom in DeKalb in 2018.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Tolentino |date=March 20, 2018 |url=http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/19/forge-brewhouse-set-to-open-dekalb-location/a4ubl14/ |title=Forge Brewhouse Set to Open DeKalb Location |website=Daily Chronicle |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135919/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/19/forge-brewhouse-set-to-open-dekalb-location/a4ubl14/ |url-status=dead }} Closed in 2022.
• Forgottonia Brewing, brewery and taproom in Macomb, opened in 2019,{{cite web |first=Kara |last=Biernat |date=June 11, 2019 |url=https://wgem.com/2019/06/11/forgottonia-brewing-opens-its-doors-in-macomb/ |title=Forgottonia Brewing Opens Its Doors in Macomb |website=WGEM News |access-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620180621/https://wgem.com/2019/06/11/forgottonia-brewing-opens-its-doors-in-macomb/ |url-status=dead }} closed in 2024.{{cite news |first=Dylan |last=Smith |date=December 6, 2024 |url=https://www.wgem.com/2024/12/06/macombs-forgottonia-brewing-closing-end-month/ |title=Macomb's Forgottonia Brewing Closing at the End of the Month |work=WGEM |access-date=December 29, 2024}}
• Gino's Brewing Company, Chicago. Gino's East added a brewery at its River North restaurant in 2015.Parr, Jann (September 3, 2014). [http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140903/BLOGS09/140909956/ginos-east-brewing-small-batch-beer "Gino's East Brewing Small-Batch Beer"], Crain's Chicago Business Retrieved December 20, 2015. The restaurant and brewery closed in 2020.{{cite web |first1=Naomi |last1=Waxman |first2=Ashok |last2=Selvam |date=September 22, 2020 |url=https://chicago.eater.com/2020/5/12/21254955/chicago-restaurant-closings-coronavirus |title=Gino's East River North and Nine More Chicago Restaurant Closures |website=Eater Chicago |access-date=September 22, 2020}}
• Glen Ellyn Sports Brew, Glen Ellyn.[http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/brewing-company-2931.htm Glen Ellyn Brewing Company], RateBeer. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
• Golden Prairie Brewing, Chicago, opened in 1992, closed in 1999.{{cite web |first=Mark |last=McDermott |date=August 23, 2018 |url=http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beeronaut/2018/08/chicago-pioneering-beers-golden-prairie-sheffields/ |title=Pioneering Beers from Golden Prairie Return at Sheffield's |website=The Beeronaut |access-date=August 25, 2018}}
• Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants originated in Palo Alto, California in 1988 and became a multi-state chain. The location in Bolingbrook opened in 2007.{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=Pang |date=July 19, 2007 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-07-19-0707170304-story.html |title=A Progressive Feast of Bolingbrook Eats |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=April 3, 2020}} It was rebranded as a Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery in 2018.{{cite web |first=John |last=Ferak |date=January 24, 2018 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/gordon-biersch-bolingbrook-becomes-rock-bottom-restaurant |title=Gordon Biersch in Bolingbrook Becomes Rock Bottom Restaurant |website=Patch |access-date=April 3, 2020}}
• Govnor's Public House, Lake in the Hills, opened in 2001,Shepard, Robin (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=xyF1wp70jp4C&dq=govnors+public+house+lake+in+the+hills&pg=PA109 The Best Breweries and Brewpubs of Illinois: Searching for the Perfect Pint], University of Wisconsin Press, p. 109. Retrieved January 29, 2014. closed in 2008.Adkins, Lenore T. (December 11, 2008). [http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=257530 "Govnor's Pub in Lake in the Hills Closes"], Daily Herald. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
• Granite City is an interstate chain of brewpubs. The locations in Orland Park, East Peoria, and Northbrook closed in 2019. The one in Rockford closed in 2020. Several other Illinois locations are still open.{{cite web |first=Phil |last=Luciano |date=October 28, 2019 |url=https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191028/granite-city-food-and-brewery-in-east-peoria-shuts-down |title=Granite City Food and Brewery in East Peoria Shuts Down |website=Peoria Journal Star |access-date=January 31, 2020}}{{cite web |first=Bob |last=Bong |date=November 25, 2019 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-comings-goings-st-1128-20191125-655njj3dwfhbjndpkuo7wl6spi-story.html |title=2 Restaurants Close Without Warning in Orland Park |website=Daily Southtown |access-date=January 31, 2020}}{{cite web |first=Georgette |last=Braun |date=March 2, 2020 |url=https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200302/granite-city-food-amp-brewery-closes-restaurant-outside-cherryvale-mall |title=Granite City Food & Brewery Closes Restaurant Outside CherryVale Mall |website=Rockford Register Star |access-date=February 14, 2021}}
• Harrison's Restaurant and Brewery, Orland Park, opened in 1998, closed in 2013.Rueff, Ashley (March 12, 2013). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/12/uncle-julios-expected-to-replace-harrisons-in-orland-park/ "Uncle Julio's Expected to Replace Harrison's in Orland Park"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
• Hofbräuhaus Chicago opened in Rosemont in 2013Nagrant, Michael (March 7, 2013). [http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/dining/18675698-642/rosemonts-hofbrauhaus-is-like-a-german-theme-park-with-good-food.html "Rosemont's Hofbrauhaus Is Like a German Theme Park with Good Food"], Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 2, 2014. and closed in 2021.{{cite web |first=Christopher |last=Placek |date=February 4, 2021 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210203/after-hofbrauhaus-closes-new-pizza-bar-on-tap-in-rosemont |title=After Hofbrauhaus Closes, New Pizza Bar on Tap in Rosemont |website=Daily Herald |access-date=February 7, 2021}} Hofbräuhaus St. Louis opened in Belleville in 2018Koziatek, Mike (March 27, 2018). [http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article206979979.html "Hofbräuhaus Quietly Opens to the Public After Years of Construction and Delays"]. Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved March 28, 2018. and closed in 2023. The brewpubs were part of an international chain licensed by the original Hofbräuhaus in Munich, Germany.
• Hopcats Brewing Company, Chicago brewpub, opened in 1998.Vettel, Phil (July 3, 1998). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/07/03/pump-room-making-a-comeback/ "Pump Room Making a Comeback"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
• Hopper's Garage Brewing Company, Antioch brewery, opened in 2015.[http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/hoppers-garage-brewing-company/24061/ "Hopper's Garage Brewing Company"], RateBeer. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
• Howard Street Brewing Company, Chicago nanobrewery and taproom, opened in 2022,{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=June 6, 2022 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-drink-howard-street-brewing-opens-tt-0607-20220606-ecsglrtcsna27khqixt3xs2a4e-story.html |title=After Long Wait, Howard Street Brewing Opens as Chicago's Northernmost Brewery – And Quite Possibly Its Smallest |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 6, 2022}} closed in 2023.{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Ward |date=December 13, 2023 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/13/howard-street-brewing-company-closing-this-week-in-rogers-park/ |title=Howard Street Brewing Company Closing This Week in Rogers Park |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=December 17, 2023}}
• Illinois Brewing Company, Bloomington,[http://pantagraph.upickem.net/engine/SplashDetails.aspx?contestid=19807&productid=3292526 "Illinois Brewing Company"], Bloomington Pantagraph. Retrieved January 22, 2014. opened in 1999, brewery became operational in 2000, closed in 2014.
• Joe's Brewery, Champaign,Hieronymus, Stan and Labinsky, Daria (April 1997). [http://byo.com/american-pale-ale/item/939-joes-brewery "Joe's Brewery"], Brew Your Own. Retrieved January 29, 2014. ceased brewing, bar still open.
• Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales was founded in Dexter, Michigan in 2004. The Chicago brewpub opened in 2017. Most of the beer there came from the Dexter brewery, but some was brewed onsite.Noel, Josh (October 27, 2017). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-jolly-pumpkin-chicago-hyde-park-20171019-story.html "Jolly Pumpkin Brings the Jolly — but Not Much Pumpkin — to Hyde Park"]. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2017. It closed in 2022.{{cite news |author= |date=April 14, 2022 |url=https://www.hpherald.com/news/local/jolly-pumpkin-gone-for-good-while-sweetgreen-closed-for-cleaning/article_b52c6758-bc31-11ec-8afa-d79fa53b32bf.html |title=Jolly Pumpkin Gone for Good, while Sweetgreen Closed for Cleaning |work=Hyde Park Herald |access-date=October 21, 2023}}
• J.W. Platek's Restaurant & Brewery, Richmond, closed in 2010.[http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/12009/ "J.W. Platek's Restaurant"], BeerAdvocate. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
• Kings & Convicts Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Highwood, opened in 2017.Trotter, Greg (June 6, 2017). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-craft-beer-tap-rooms-0607-biz-2-20170606-story.html "Taproom Boom: In a Slowing Craft Beer Industry, Chicago Brewers Build Locally"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2017. In 2019 they acquired Ballast Point Brewing Company which is based in San Diego.{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Rowe |date=December 3, 2019 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/beer/story/2019-12-03/ballast-point-sold-for-the-second-time-in-four-years |title=Ballast Point Sold for the Second Time in Four Years |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=December 3, 2019}} In 2022 they bought the Saint Archer brewery and taprooms which are also in the San Diego area.{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Freeman |date=January 10, 2022 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/beer/story/2022-01-10/molson-coors-shelves-saint-archer-craft-beer-brand-sells-san-diego-brewery-and-tap-rooms |title=Molson Coors Ceases Production of Saint Archer and Sells Off San Diego Brewery and Taprooms |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=January 11, 2022}} Kings & Convicts closed in 2024, with the company retaining ownership of Ballast Point.
• Knox County Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Galesburg, opened in 2018,{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Connelly |date=September 28, 2018 |url=https://www.galesburg.com/news/20180928/knox-county-brewing-co-to-open-oct-20 |title=Knox County Brewing Co. to Open Oct. 20 |website=The Register-Mail |access-date=April 2, 2019}} closed in 2022.{{cite web |first=Samuel |last=Lisec |date=January 21, 2022 |url=https://www.galesburg.com/story/entertainment/2022/01/21/family-owned-galesburg-craft-beer-brewery-close-after-building-its-leasing-sold/6602094001/ |title=Knox County Brewing Company Plans to Close After Missing Out on Location Downtown |work=The Galesburg Register-Mail |access-date=November 25, 2022}}
• Lagunitas Brewing Company was founded in Lagunitas, California 1993, and moved to Petaluma, California in 1994. They built a second brewery in Chicago in 2014, the largest in the city. The taproom opened a few months later.Hirst, Ellen Jean (April 18, 2014). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-lagunitas-opens-chicago-operation-20140418,0,1162382.story "Lagunitas Brewery Officially Opens Chicago Operation"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 18, 2014.Noel, Josh (June 17, 2014). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/chi-lagunitas-chicago-lagunitas-opens-taproom-in-chicago-20140617,0,2951890.story "Lagunitas Opens Chicago Taproom"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 21, 2014. In 2015 Heineken International purchased a 50% stake in the company,{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/08/heineken-buys-stake-in-craft-brewer-lagunitas.html|title=Heineken Buys Stake in Craft Brewer Lagunitas|first=Tom|last=Rotunno|date=September 8, 2015|publisher=CNBC|access-date=September 10, 2015}} and in 2017 it purchased the other 50%.Noel, Josh (May 4, 2017). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-lagunitas-sale-tony-magee-heineken-20170504-story.html "Lagunitas Selling Remaining Stake to Heineken as Founder Magee Seeks Growth for Brand"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504201457/http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-lagunitas-sale-tony-magee-heineken-20170504-story.html |date=2017-05-04 }}, Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2017. The Chicago location closed in 2024.{{cite news |first=Mack|last=Liederman |date=May 23, 2024 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/23/lagunitas-closing-chicago-brewery-and-taproom-after-10-years/ |title=Lagunitas Closing Chicago Brewery and Taproom After 10 Years |work=Block Club Chicago |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523193828/https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/23/lagunitas-closing-chicago-brewery-and-taproom-after-10-years/ |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=May 23, 2024}}
• Lake Zurich Brewing Company, Lake Zurich, opened in 2018,{{cite web |first=Doug T. |last=Graham |date=January 25, 2018 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180125/lake-zurich-brewing-company-to-open-soon-in-black-belt-brewerys-old-space |title=Lake Zurich Brewing Company to Open Soon in Black Belt Brewery's Old Space |website=Daily Herald |access-date=October 1, 2018}} closed in 2020.
• Light the Lamp Brewery, brewpub in Grayslake, opened in 2012.Sykora, Angela (November 30, 2012). [http://grayslake.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/beer-and-hockey-fans-rejoice-light-the-lamp-opens-saturday "Beer and Hockey Fans Rejoice: Light the Lamp Opens Saturday"], Grayslake Patch. Retrieved April 11, 2014. Moved to a new location in 2018.{{cite news |first=Mary |last=McIntyre |date=November 23, 2017 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2017/11/23/grayslake-approves-tax-incentive-to-help-brewery-renovate-100-year-old-building/ |title=Grayslake Approves Tax Incentive to Help Brewery Renovate 100-Year-Old Building |work=Lake County News-Sun |access-date=June 19, 2024}} Closed in 2024.
• Like Minds Brewing Company, founded in 2014. The beer was originally contract brewed by Hinterland in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In 2015 Like Minds moved to Chicago and opened their own brewery.Noel, Josh (September 10, 2015). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-0916-like-minds-brewing-20150910-story.html "Like Minds Brewing Brings Food-Inspired Beer to Chicago"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2015. In 2016 they opened a second location, a brewpub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Flanigan, Kathy; Deptolla, Carol (October 5, 2016). [http://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/beer/2016/10/04/like-minds-opens-brewery-milwaukee-finally/91565696/ "Like Minds Opens Brewery in Milwaukee"], Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 5, 2016. In 2017 they sold their Chicago brewery to Finch Beer Company. In 2018 the Milwaukee location closed.{{cite web |first=Kathy |last=Flanagan |date=April 6, 2018 |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/beer/2018/04/06/like-minds-brewing-which-helped-draw-attention-wisconsins-strict-liquor-statues-calls-quits-brewing/494616002/ |title=Like Minds Brewing, Which Shined a Light On Wisconsin's Complex Liquor Statutes, Disbands |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=April 6, 2018}}
• Limestone Brewing Company, Plainfield brewpub, opened in 2009, closed in 2012.McDermott, Mark (March 26, 2012). [http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beeronaut/2012/03/limestone-brewing-closes-for-real-this-time-moving-to-aurora/ "Limestone Brewing Closes for Real This Time, Moving to Aurora"], ChicagoNow. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
• Lionstone Brewing, Geneseo brewpub, opened in 2015,Howell, Dan (September 1, 2015). [http://kwqc.com/2015/09/01/second-geneseo-brewery-of-2015-opens/ "Second Geneseo Brewery of 2015 Opens"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305131358/http://kwqc.com/2015/09/01/second-geneseo-brewery-of-2015-opens/ |date=2016-03-05 }}, KWQC. Retrieved February 24, 2016. closed in 2020.
• Lo-Rez Brewing, Chicago.White, Tom (January 10, 2017). [http://thehopreview.com/blog/lo-rez-brewing "Chicago Bred: From the Source with Dave Dahl & Kevin Lilly of Lo-Rez Brewing"], The Hop Review. Retrieved April 5, 2017. Opened in 2016. Added a taproom in 2017.Zoller, Mike (June 8, 2017). [https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2017/06/08/lo-rez-brewing-set-open-today-pilsen-chicago/ "Lo Rez Brewing's Taproom Opens in Pilsen Neighborhood of Chicago"], PorchDrinking. Retrieved June 10, 2017 Closed in 2023.{{cite web |first=Vivian |last=La |date=August 3, 2023 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-drink-lo-rez-pilsen-closing-20230802-r5cfm4dpszefhj6ujwdnsnnbgy-story.html |title=Lo Rez Brewing to Close in September After 7 Years in Pilsen: 'I Can't Thank Everybody Enough' |work=Chicago Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810191210/https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-drink-lo-rez-pilsen-closing-20230802-r5cfm4dpszefhj6ujwdnsnnbgy-story.html |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=September 4, 2023}}
• Mad Mouse Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 2014 in the Moxee restaurant,Gerzina, Daniel (May 6, 2014). [http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2014/05/06/moxee-restaurant-and-microbrewery-opening-on-maxwell-street-today.php "Moxee Restaurant and Microbrewery Opening on Maxwell Street Today"], Eater Chicago. Retrieved May 6, 2014. closed in 2017.Selvam, Ashok (June 20, 2017). [https://chicago.eater.com/2017/6/20/15840758/moxee-mad-mouse-brewery-closing-university-village-maxwell-street "Maxwell Street's Moxee and Mad Mouse Brewery to Close After Three Years"], Eater Chicago. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
• Metal Monkey Brewing, brewery and taproom in Romeoville, opened in 2016,Viau, Scott (January 25, 2016). [http://patch.com/illinois/romeoville/metal-monkey-brewery-opens-public-jan-30-0 "Metal Monkey Brewing Opens to Public Jan. 30"], Patch. Retrieved February 21, 2016. closed in 2023.{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Arnold |date=July 20, 2023 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/romeoville/closing-metal-monkey-brewing-probably-right-call-owner-says |title=Closing Metal Monkey Brewing 'Probably the Right Call': Owners |work=Patch |access-date=October 2, 2023}}
• Metropolitan Brewing, Chicago, opened in 2009.Bernot, Kate (February 21, 2013). [http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2013-02-21/entertainment/37226565_1_new-brewery-chicago-brewery-triple-production "Metropolitan Brewing Searches for New Location"], RedEye. Retrieved January 20, 2014.{{cite web |date=January 16, 2019 |url=https://www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/metropolitan-brewings-tracy-hurst-interview/ |title=A Q&A with Metropolitan Brewing's Tracy Hurst: Ten Years In |website=Guys Drinking Beer |access-date=January 16, 2019}} Moved to a new location and added a taproom in 2017.Noel, Josh (October 6, 2017). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-ott-1012-just-opened-metropolitan-brewing-20171002-story.html "New Metropolitan Taproom Easily One of Chicago's Prettiest"]. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2017. Closed in 2023.{{cite news |first= Alex V.|last=Hernandez |date=November 14, 2023 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/14/metropolitan-brewing-closing-for-good/ |title=Metropolitan Brewing Closing for Good After Nearly 15 Years |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=December 18, 2023}}
• MobCraft Beer was founded in Madison, Wisconsin in 2013. Initially the beer was contract brewed. They moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and opened their own brewery in 2016.{{cite news |first=Robin |last=Shepard |date=July 14, 2016 |url=https://isthmus.com/food-drink/beer/mobcraft-taproom-opens-in-milwaukees-walkers-point/ |title=Beer Buzz: Madison's Loss Is Milwaukee's Gain |work=Isthmus |access-date=November 16, 2023}} The brewpub in Woodstock opened in 2023.{{cite news |first=Larry |last=Lough |date=October 21, 2022 |url=https://www.thewoodstockindependent.com/2022/10/whats-brewing-fourth-beer-maker-for-woodstock-signs-lease-for-sheriffs-house-space/ |title=What's Brewing? Fourth Beer Maker for Woodstock Signs Lease for Sheriff's House Space |work=Woodstock Independent |access-date=November 16, 2023}}{{cite news |first=Claire |last=O'Brien |date=November 15, 2023 |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2023/11/15/at-woodstocks-old-courthouse-new-retailers-get-a-head-start-in-citys-business-incubator/ |title=At Woodstock's Old Courthouse, New Retailers Get a Head Start in City's Business Incubator |work=Shaw Local |access-date=November 16, 2023}} They closed in 2024.{{cite web |first=Dan |last=Murphy |date=October 31, 2024 |url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/mobcraft-beer-is-closing-its-doors-in-talks-with-buyer/ |title=MobCraft Beer Is Closing Its Doors, in Talks With Buyer |work=Milwuakee Magazine |access-date=December 1, 2024}}
• Moonshine, Chicago bar and restaurant that opened in 2001, added an in-house brewery in 2008, and closed in 2014.[http://chicago.metromix.com/venues/mmxchi-moonshine-brewing-company-venue "Moonshine Brewing Company"], Metromix. Retrieved January 25, 2014.Hauser, Alisa (November 20, 2014). [https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141120/wicker-park/moonshine-closes-wicker-park-after-13-year-run-bar-up-for-sale "Moonshine Closes in Wicker Park After 13-Year Run, Smoke Daddy Eyes Space"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628105731/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141120/wicker-park/moonshine-closes-wicker-park-after-13-year-run-bar-up-for-sale |date=2015-06-28 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
• Motor Row Brewing, brewery and taproom in Chicago, opened in 2015,Frost, Peter (December 19, 2014). [http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20141219/BLOGS09/141219777/motor-row-brewing-to-open-early-january-in-south-loop "Motor Row Brewing to Open Early January in South Loop"], Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved January 14, 2015. closed in 2021.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=March 4, 2021 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-duneyrr-moderne-dune-chicago-beer-motor-row-closes-20210304-pikhh67a7jfiboqnoud7fl7bh4-story.html |title=Motor Row Brewing Didn't Survive the Pandemic, but 2 Lagunitas Alums Hope Their Wine-Beer Hybrids Will Flourish in Its Place |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=March 4, 2021}}
• M.T. Barrels Restaurant & Brewery, West Dundee.[http://chicago.metromix.com/venues/mmxchi-mt-barrels-venue "M.T. Barrels"], Metromix. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
• MyGrain Brewing Company, brewpub in Joliet, opened in 2017,Ferak, John (September 6, 2017). [https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/mygrain-brewing-opens-joliet-union-station "MyGrain Brewing Opens at Joliet Union Station"]. Joliet Patch. Retrieved September 7, 2017. closed in 2023.{{cite web |first=John |last=Ferak |date=August 17, 2023 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/mygrain-brewing-joliet-closing-after-6-years-drinks-food |title=MyGrain Brewing in Joliet Closing After 6 Years of Drinks, Food |work=Patch |access-date=August 22, 2023}}
• Myths and Legends Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Westmont. Opened in 2013 as Urban Legend Brewing Company.Ruzich, Joseph (September 3, 2013). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/09/03/brewery-opens-in-westmont/ "Brewery Opens in Westmont"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 2, 2014. Renamed to Myths and Legends in 2016.Powers, Matthew (August 15, 2016). [https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2016/08/15/chicagos-urban-legend-brewing-is-now-myths-and-legends-brewing/ "Chicago's Urban Legend Brewing Is Now Myths and Legends Brewing"], PorchDrinking. Retrieved August 23, 2016. Bought out by Whiskey Hill in 2018.
• Nevin's Brewing Company, Plainfield brewpub, opened in 2012.Nelson, Samantha (September 20, 2013). [http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130920/entlife/709209952/ "Suburban Brewpubs Capitalize on Microbrew Trend"], Daily Herald. Retrieved January 30, 2014. The brewery was renamed to Midnight Pig Beer in 2017.Antinori, Shannon (December 16, 2017). [https://patch.com/illinois/plainfield/plainfield-nevins-rebrands-beer-under-midnight-pig-name "Plainfield Nevin's Rebrands Beer Under 'Midnight Pig' Name"]. The Patch. Retrieved January 6, 2018. Closed in 2019.{{cite web |first=Shannon |last=Antinori |date=August 23, 2019 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/plainfield/chain-closes-plainfield-nevins-brewing-other-restaurants |title=Chain Closes Plainfield Nevin's Brewing, Other Restaurants |website=Patch |access-date=August 24, 2019}}
• North Shore Cider Company, cider brewery and taproom in Evanston, opened in 2017,{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Simonette |date=November 29, 2017 |url=http://www.evanstonroundtable.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=14434 |title=Comparing Apples to Apples at North Shore Cider Company |newspaper=Evanston Round Table |access-date=March 17, 2018}} closed in 2021.
• Oak Park Brewing Company, brewery and brewpub in Oak Park co-located with Hamburger Mary's Show Lounge; opened in 2016,Schering, Steve (March 14, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-park-brewing-tl-0310-20160304-story.html "Oak Park Brewing Co., Hamburger Mary's Hoping to Open This Month"], Pioneer Press. Retrieved April 15, 2016. closed in 2021.{{cite web |first=Melissa |last=Elsmo |date=October 18, 2021 |url=https://www.oakpark.com/2021/10/18/tapped-out-oak-park-brewing-closes/ |title=Tapped Out: Oak Park Brewing Closes |work=Wednesday Journal |access-date=January 9, 2022}}
• O'Grady's Brewery and Pub, Arlington Heights, opened in 1996.Bergstrom, Linda (January 17, 1997). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/01/17/microbrewery-ogradys-needs-to-refine-food/ "Microbrewery O'Grady's Needs to Refine Food"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
• O'Griff's Grill & Brewhouse, Quincy, opened in 1994,Gough, Bob (2012). [http://quincyjournal.com/o-griff-s-operators-buy-buildings-that-house-business1342126587.html "O'Griff's Operators Buy Buildings that House Business"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221213140/http://quincyjournal.com/o-griff-s-operators-buy-buildings-that-house-business1342126587.html |date=2014-02-21 }}, Quincy Journal. Retrieved February 6, 2014. closed in 2019.
• One Trick Pony, brewery and taproom in Lansing, opened in 2012,[http://www.pourmanbeer.com/one-trick-pony-is-making-big-strides-on-the-chicagoland-craft-beer-track/ "One Trick Pony Is Making Big Strides on the Chicagoland Craft Beer Track"], Pour Man, May 1, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014. closed in 2024.{{cite news |first=Melanie |last=Jongsma |date=July 11, 2024 |url=https://thelansingjournal.com/2024/07/11/kocol-i-still-look-forward-to-a-one-trick-pony-on-ridge-road/ |title=Kocol: 'I Still Look Forward to a One Trick Pony on Ridge Road' |work=The Lansing Journal |access-date=September 2, 2024}}
• Only Child Brewing, brewery and taproom, opened in Northbrook in 2013,Ahlman, Dave (September 17, 2013). [http://www.subbeerbia.net/2013/09/only-child-brewing-launches.html "Only Child Brewing Company Launches in the Northern Chicago Suburbs"], SubBeerBia. Retrieved February 2, 2014. moved to Gurnee in 2015,Leavitt, Irv (May 29, 2015). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-nbs-brewery-tl-0604-20150529-story.html "Only Child Brewing Company Heads North for Lower Costs"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 10, 2015. closed in 2022.{{cite web |first=Joey |last=Reams |date=June 19, 2022 |url=https://whatnowchicago.com/pips-meadery-replacing-only-child-brewery-in-gurnee/ |title=Pips Meadery Replacing Only Child Brewery in Gurnee |work=What Now Chicago |access-date=October 2, 2022}}
• Ørkenoy, brewpub in Chicago, opened in 2020,{{cite web |first=Mina |last=Bloom |date=September 11, 2020 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/09/11/orkenoy-a-brewery-serving-lagers-and-scandinavian-sandwiches-opens-next-week-in-humboldt-park/ |title=Ørkenoy, a Brewery Serving Lagers and Scandinavian Sandwiches, Opens Next Week in Humboldt Park |website=Block Club Chicago |access-date=September 18, 2020}} closed in 2024.{{cite web |first=Ariel |last=Parrella-Aureli |date=April 18, 2024 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/18/orkenoy-brewery-leaving-kimball-arts-center-space-after-4-years/ |title=Ørkenoy Brewery Closing After 4 Years in Kimball Arts Center |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=April 22, 2024}}
• Oswego Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Oswego, opened in 2018,{{cite web |first=Eric |last=Ginnard |date=May 18, 2018 |url=http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/17/oswego-brewing-co-to-open-doors-to-public-friday/a88x66c/ |title=Oswego Brewing Co. to Open Doors to Public Friday |website=The Herald-News |access-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518134245/http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/17/oswego-brewing-co-to-open-doors-to-public-friday/a88x66c/ |url-status=dead }} closed in 2023.{{cite news |first=David |last=Sharos |date=August 30, 2023 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-oswego-brewing-closing-st-0831-20230830-ufcrqu2ndfe6jjn346j3dq667y-story.html |title=Oswego Brewing Set to Close On Saturday: 'Everyone Is Disappointed and Heartbroken that This Is Happening' |work=Aurora Beacon-News |access-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902124248/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-oswego-brewing-closing-st-0831-20230830-ufcrqu2ndfe6jjn346j3dq667y-story.html |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |url-status=live}}
• Pavichevich Brewing Company, Elmhurst, original makers of Baderbräu beer, opened in 1988, closed in 1997.
• Peckish Pig, brewpub in Evanston, opened in 2014.Woodard, Benjamin (March 14, 2014). [http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140314/rogers-park/peckish-pig-brewpub-quietly-opens-on-howard-street "Peckish Pig Brewpub Quietly Opens on Howard Street"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323033621/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140314/rogers-park/peckish-pig-brewpub-quietly-opens-on-howard-street |date=2014-03-23 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved March 22, 2014. Ceased brewing in 2024; restaurant still open.
• Peoria Brewing Company, Peoria, production brewery and brewpub, opened in 2014,Lovingood, Chris (September 27, 2014). [http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Taps-begin-pouring-at-Peoria-Brewing-Company-277331841.html "Taps Begin Pouring at Peoria Brewing Company"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141013022550/http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Taps-begin-pouring-at-Peoria-Brewing-Company-277331841.html |date=2014-10-13 }}, CINewsNow.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014. closed in 2017.Bruch, Thomas (August 2, 2017). [http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170802/peoria-brewing-company-to-close-on-sept-12 "Peoria Brewing Company to Close on Sept. 12"]. Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
• Prairie Krafts Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Buffalo Grove, opened in 2016,Berkow, Victoria (July 11, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/buffalo-grove/news/ct-bgc-prairie-krafts-tl-0714-20160711-story.html "Prairie Krafts Brewing Brings Craft Beer, Inviting Atmosphere to Buffalo Grove"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 12, 2016. closed in 2020.
• Prairie Rock Brewing Company.Carroll, S.R. (April 28, 1996). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/04/28/prairie-rock-brews-plenty-of-business/ "Prairie Rock Brews Plenty Of Business"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2014. The Elgin brewpub opened in 1995 and closed in 2009; the Schaumburg brewpub opened in 1999 and closed in 2007.[http://elginite.org/blog/2009/02/28/prairie-rock-closes-after-13-year-run/ "Prairie Rock Closes After 13-Year Run"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222034533/http://elginite.org/blog/2009/02/28/prairie-rock-closes-after-13-year-run/ |date=2014-02-22 }}, The Elginite, February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
• Punk Rock Pizza & Brewery, Silvis, opened in 2024,{{cite news |first=Jackson |last=Rozinsky |date=October 18, 2024 |url=https://www.ourquadcities.com/local-4-news-this-morning/foodie-friday/foodie-friday-punk-rock-pizza-and-brewery/ |title=Foodie Friday: Punk Rock Pizza and Brewery |work=OurQuadCities |access-date=November 3, 2024}} closed in 2025.{{cite web |first=Connor |last=Kenney |date=March 3, 2025 |url=https://97x.com/ixp/711/p/popular-illinois-pizza-restaurant-and-brewery-closing-permanently/ |title=Popular Illinois Pizza Restaurant and Brewery Closing Permanently |work=WXLP |access-date=March 10, 2025}}
• The Ram Restaurant & Brewery is a chain of brewpubs. The first restaurant opened in Lakewood, Washington in 1971, and the first brewery opened in Salem, Oregon in 1995.{{cite web |url=https://www.theram.com/about/ |title=About |work=Ram Restaurant & Brewery |access-date=October 10, 2023}} The brewpub in Schaumburg opened in 2000 and closed in 2018.{{cite web |first=Eric |last=Peterson |date=October 1, 2018 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181001/ram-restaurant-in-schaumburg-closes |title=Ram Restaurant in Schaumburg Closes |website=Daily Herald |access-date=October 1, 2018}} The brewpub in Wheeling opened in 2001 and closed in 2019.{{cite web |first=Chacour |last=Koop |date=January 9, 2019 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20190109/business/ram-restaurant-brewery-in-wheeling-permanently-closed |title=Ram Restaurant & Brewery in Wheeling Permanently Closed |website=Daily Herald |access-date=January 9, 2019}} The Rosemont location, which did not brew beer on site, opened in 2003 and closed in 2020.[https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5439/ "Ram Restaurant & Brewery"], BeerAdvocate. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
• Recess Brewing, brewery and taproom in Edwardsville, opened in 2014,McCann, Stacy (December 1, 2014). [http://www.feastmagazine.com/the-feed/article_d646fd2e-78fd-11e4-bdb6-833e019b658d.html "Sneak Peek: Recess Brewing Opens Tomorrow in Edwardsville"], Feast Magazine. Retrieved September 10, 2015. closed in 2023.{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Kamp |date=April 15, 2023 |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/recess-brewing-closing-end-month-17899312.php |title=Recess Brewing Closing at End of Month |work=Edwardsville Intelligencer |access-date=May 14, 2023}}
• Reinstone Brewery, Illiopolis, opened in 2016.{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Reid |date=July 25, 2016 |url=https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/dedication-comes-to-a-head-for-reinstone-brewery/article_6eaa2845-9ef2-5938-9fbb-bad89ef8dfcb.html |title=Dedication Comes to a Head for Reinstone Brewery |website=Herald & Review |access-date=February 3, 2019}}
• River Hawk Brewing, Channahon taproom, opened in 2017, closed in 2022.Selk, Allison (April 4, 2017). [http://www.morrisherald-news.com/2017/04/03/river-hawk-brewing-slated-for-spring-opening-in-channahon/a4padoh/ "River Hawk Brewing Slated for Spring Opening in Channahon"], Morris Herald-News. Retrieved August 12, 2017.{{cite web |first=John |last=Ferak |date=September 1, 2022 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/channahon-minooka/river-hawk-brewing-channahon-closing-forever |title=River Hawk Brewery in Channahon Closing Forever |work=Patch |access-date=September 5, 2022}}
• The Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery in Chicago closed in 2023, after being open for more than 20 years.{{cite web |first=Melody |last=Mercado |date=January 9, 2023 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/09/rock-bottom-brewery-closes-for-good-after-more-than-20-years-downtown/ |title=Rock Bottom Brewery Closes for Good After More than 20 Years Downtown |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=January 9, 2023}} The one in Bolingbrook opened in 2018{{cite web |first=John |last=Ferak |date=January 24, 2018 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/gordon-biersch-bolingbrook-becomes-rock-bottom-restaurant |title=Gordon Biersch in Bolingbrook Becomes Rock Bottom Restaurant |website=Patch |access-date=March 14, 2018}} and closed in 2022.{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Arnold |date=March 18, 2022 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/bolingbrook-rock-bottom-restaurant-brewery-closes-permanently |title=Bolingbrook Rock Bottom Restaurant, Brewery Closes Permanently |work=Patch |access-date=September 25, 2022}} The one in Lombard closed in 2023. Other Rock Bottom locations in Illinois are still open.
• Rolling Meadows Brewery, farm-to-table brewery in Cantrall, opened in 2011,Brownfield, Andy (April 27, 2011). [http://www.sj-r.com/x1146478671/Legislative-battle-over-beer-distribution-threatens-infant-Springfield-brewery "Statehouse Beer Battle Threatens New Springfield Brewery"], State Journal-Register. Retrieved January 20, 2014. closed in 2020.{{cite web |first=Brenden |last=Moore |date=November 20, 2020 |url=https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201120/rolling-meadows-farm-brewery-to-cease-operations-citing-issues-brought-on-by-covid-19 |title=Rolling Meadows Farm Brewery to Cease Operations, Citing Issues Brought On by COVID-19 |website=State Journal-Register |access-date=November 27, 2020}}
• Ryan Brewing Company, microbrewery and taproom in Roscoe, opened in 2018,{{Cite news|url=http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180628/comings-amp-goings-ryan-brewing-company-brings-distinct-beers-to-roscoe|title=Comings & Goings: Ryan Brewing Company Brings Distinct Beers to Roscoe|last=Vela|first=Susan|date=June 28, 2018|work=Rockford Register Star|access-date=August 27, 2018|language=en}} closed in 2018.
• Scallywag Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Westmont, opened in 2019,{{cite web |date=April 5, 2019 |url=https://thebritandyankee.com/craft-beer/pubcast-308-scallywag-brewing/ |title=Pubcast 308 – Scallywag Brewing |website=The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Pubcast |access-date=April 7, 2019}} closed in 2020.
• Seery Athlone Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Addison,{{cite web |first=Nick |last=Jakusz |date=September 25, 2018 |url=https://www.959theriver.com/beer-week-continues-with-a-microbiologist-turned-brewer-at-addisons-seery-athlone/ |title=Beer Week Continues with a Microbiologist Turned Brewer at Addison's Seery Athlone |website=WERV-FM |access-date=November 25, 2018}} opened in 2018, closed in 2019.
• ShadowView Brewing, Woodstock, restaurant opened in 2018, added a brewery in 2019,{{cite web |first=Nathan |last=Willcockson |date=January 2, 2019 |url=https://www.thewoodstockindependent.com/2019/01/brewing-up-a-storm-part-i/ |title=Brewing Up a Storm – Part I |website=The Woodstock Independent |access-date=June 13, 2019}} closed in 2023.
• Side Lot Brewery, Wauconda brewpub, opened in 2016.{{cite web |first=Jacky |last=Runice |date=March 2, 2016 |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160302/entlife/160309753/ |title=Wauconda's Side Lot Serves Up Craft Beer, Creative Bites |website=Daily Herald |access-date=April 22, 2018}} Ceased brewing in 2022, still open as a restaurant called The Side Lot.{{cite web |first=Julie |last=Grady |date=January 17, 2023 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20230116/waucondas-the-side-lot-blurs-the-line-between-casual-and-fine-dining |title=Wauconda's The Side Lot Blurs the Line Between Casual and Fine Dining |work=Daily Herald |access-date=January 20, 2023}}
• Sieben's River North, Chicago brewpub, opened in 1987, closed in 1990. The first modern-era craft brewery in Chicago.{{cite web |first=Blair |last=Kamin |date=September 18, 1987 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-09-18-8703100741-story.html |title=Cheers! Brewery Born Again |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 11, 2019}}{{cite web |first=Paul A. |last=Camp |date=December 30, 1987 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-12-30-8704060885-story.html |title=Tap & Growler Takes the Lead in Brewery Race |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 11, 2019|quote=Until four months ago not one drop of beer had been produced commercially in Chicago for 10 years. The last local brewery, Peter Hand on North Avenue, closed in 1977.... This fall Sieben's opened on Ontario Street next to the Kennedy on-ramp and plays to big crowds almost every night. Chicago's second micro-brewery and pub, The Tap & Growler, opened in November two blocks west of Greektown.}}
• SlapShot Brewing Company, Chicago, opened in 2013,Riley, Chloe (October 15, 2013). [http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131015/little-village/slapshot-brewery-coming-little-village "SlapShot Brewery Coming to Little Village"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429212026/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131015/little-village/slapshot-brewery-coming-little-village |date=2014-04-29 }}, DNAinfo. Retrieved April 29, 2014. closed in 2016.
• Slow City Makgeolli was the country's largest and highest-profile maker of makgeolli, a fermented rice beverage native to Korea with an alcohol content similar to that of beer. A subsidiary of Baesangmyun Brewery, it opened in Niles in 2013.Sula, Mike (September 19, 2013). [http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/09/19/inside-the-countrys-only-korean-rice-wine-brewery "Inside the Country's Only Korean Rice Wine Brewery"], Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 19, 2015.McEwen, Melissa (July 24, 2014). [http://chicagoist.com/2014/07/24/discover_this_drink_makgeolli_-_its.php "Discover This Drink: Makgeolli—It's Alive!"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025112757/http://chicagoist.com/2014/07/24/discover_this_drink_makgeolli_-_its.php |date=2015-10-25 }}, Chicagoist. Retrieved September 19, 2015. It closed ca. 2016.{{cite web |first=Adam H. |last=Callaghan |date=February 20, 2017 |url=https://www.eater.com/drinks/2017/2/20/14645442/makgeolli-korean-rice-wine |title=Should You Be Drinking Makgeolli? |website=Eater |access-date=August 3, 2018}}
• Small Town Brewery, Wauconda, opened in 2011,Kluzak, Jason (November 18, 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130205002505/http://www.waucondanews.com/index.php/top-news/3460-small-town-brewery-the-revealing-of-a-secret.html "Small Town Brewery, the Revealing of a Secret"], Wauconda News. Archived from [http://www.waucondanews.com/index.php/top-news/3460-small-town-brewery-the-revealing-of-a-secret.html the original] on February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2017. tap room opened in 2015,Lissau, Russell (October 16, 2015). [http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20151016/business/151019070/ "Popular Wauconda Brewery Opens Taproom"], Daily Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2015. closed in 2019.
• Smylie Brothers Brewing Company. The brewpub in Evanston opened in 2014.Pilossoph, Jackie (June 26, 2014). [http://evanston.suntimes.com/2014/06/26/smylie-brothers-brewing-co-opens-downtown-evanston/ "Smylie Brothers Brewing Co. Opens in Downtown Evanston"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140627234045/http://evanston.suntimes.com/2014/06/26/smylie-brothers-brewing-co-opens-downtown-evanston/ |date=2014-06-27 }}, Evanston Review. Retrieved June 27, 2014. The production brewery on Wolcott Avenue in Chicago opened in 2017.{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Noel |date=December 8, 2022 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-drink-brewery-closings-chicago-20221208-gwc2exk7gjg4tcstijlcbbgnoq-story.html |title=Craft Beer Bubble Burst? Not Quite – But After Years of Growth in Chicago, Closures and Headwinds Arrive |work=Chicago Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208163345/https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-drink-brewery-closings-chicago-20221208-gwc2exk7gjg4tcstijlcbbgnoq-story.html |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=December 8, 2022}} The brewpub on Broadway Street in Chicago opened in 2021{{cite web |first=Aimee |last=Levitt |date=October 28, 2021 |url=https://chicago.eater.com/2021/10/28/22751005/smylie-brothers-brewing-co-lakeview-opening |title=Texas-Style Barbecue and Beer Star at Lakeview Brewpub |work=Eater Chicago |access-date=October 28, 2021}} and closed in 2022.{{cite web |first=Jake |last=Wittich |date=September 20, 2022 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/20/smylie-brothers-brewing-closes-lakeview-brewery-1-year-after-opening/ |title=Smylie Brothers Closes Lakeview Brewery 1 Year After Opening |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=September 20, 2022}} The brewpub in Evanston closed later that year.{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Hirsh |date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://evanstonnow.com/smylie-brothers-closes/ |title=Smylie Brothers Closes |work=Evanston Now |access-date=January 1, 2023}}
• Steam Hollow Brewing Company, brewery and taproom in Manteno, opened in 2019,{{cite web |first=Joseph S. |last=Pete |date=March 17, 2019 |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/new-craft-brewery-opens-in-the-southland/article_6945bbe4-1905-58b3-94b3-0d50e77b715b.html |title=New Craft Brewery Opens in the Southland |website=The Times of Northwest Indiana |access-date=March 18, 2019}}{{cite web |first=Mathew |last=Powers |date=June 3, 2020 |url=https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2020/06/04/illinois-brewery-faces-backlash-after-claiming-george-floyd-murder-was-a-hoax/ |title=Illinois Brewery Faces Backlash After Claiming George Floyd Murder Was a Hoax |website=PorchDrinking |access-date=September 23, 2020}} closed in 2023.{{cite news |author= |date=December 4, 2023 |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/heard-on-the-street-steam-hollow-brewery-closing-coffee-shop-and-boutique-set-for-st/article_9e542eee-8d54-11ee-bb98-fb9afce10c10.html |title=Heard on the Street: Steam Hollow Brewery Closing, Coffee Shop and Boutique Set for St. Anne |work=Daily Journal |access-date=January 1, 2023}}
• Stunt Brewing Company, nanobrewery and taproom in Glenview, opened in 2021,{{cite web |first=Eric |last=DeGrechie |date=October 22, 2020 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/glenview/new-brewery-gets-preliminary-approval-glenview |title=New Brewery Gets Preliminary Approval in Glenview |work=Patch |access-date=November 8, 2021}} closed in 2022.
• The Tap & Growler, Chicago,McGuire, Carolyn (December 11, 1987). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/12/11/tap-growler-helps-renew-chicago-brewery-tradition/ "Tap & Growler Helps Renew Chicago Brewery Tradition"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 31, 2014. opened in 1987, closed in 1992.
• Taylor Brewing Company. Brewpub that opened in Naperville in 1994; moved to Lombard in 1999;{{cite web |date=July 13, 2017 |url=https://roadtips.typepad.com/a_salesguys_guide_to_the_/2017/07/the-assembly-american-bar-and-cafe-hoffman-estates-il.html |title=The Assembly American Bar and Cafe |work=Road Tips |access-date=December 1, 2023}} closed in 2011.[http://chicago.metromix.com/venues/mmxchi-taylor-brewing-co-venue "Taylor Brewing Co."], Metromix. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
• Temperance Beer Company, production brewery and taproom in Evanston, opened in 2013,Cuddy, Allison (December 19, 2013). [http://www.wbez.org/blogs/alison-cuddy/2013-12/evanston%E2%80%99s-first-craft-brewery-temperance-name-only-109416 "Evanston's First Craft Brewery is Temperance in Name Only"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221011826/http://www.wbez.org/blogs/alison-cuddy/2013-12/evanston%E2%80%99s-first-craft-brewery-temperance-name-only-109416 |date=2014-02-21 }}, WBEZ. Retrieved January 31, 2014. closed in 2024.{{cite web |first=Duncan |last=Agnew |date=October 16, 2024 |url=https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/10/16/temperance-beer-co-evanstons-first-brewery-to-close-oct-27/ |title=Temperance Beer Co., Evanston's First Brewery, to Close Oct. 27 |work=Evanston RoundTable |access-date=October 28, 2024}}
• Ten Ninety Brewing Company, founded in 2013. Initially the beer was contract brewed at Big Chicago Brewing Company in Zion,Noel, Josh (May 10, 2013). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/05/10/new-brew-alert-ten-ninety/ "New Brew Alert: Ten Ninety"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2014. which Ten Ninety then acquired in 2014.McDermott, Mark (April 2, 2014). [http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beeronaut/2014/04/ten-ninety-buys-big-chicago-brewing/ "Ten Ninety Buys Big Chicago Brewing"], ChicagoNow. Retrieved October 17, 2014. The brewery moved to a new location with a taproom in Glenview in 2016.Pilossoph, Jackie (April 20, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/news/ct-gla-ten-ninety-brewing-tl-0428-20160420-story.html "Ten Ninety Brewing Company Opening in Downtown Glenview"], Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2016. They added a kitchen in 2019. Closed in 2025.{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Robb |date=January 22, 2025 |url=https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/ten-ninety-brewing-closes-in-glenview/ |title=Ten Ninety Brewing Closes in Glenview |work=Journal & Topics |access-date=January 22, 2025}}
• Three Angels Brewing, Yorkville, opened in 2012.Sullivan, Chad (June 3, 2014). [http://www.screwdtopia.com/2014/06/three-angels-brewing.html "Three Angels Brewing"], Screw'dtopia. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
• Timotheus Brothers Brewery, Springfield,{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Witkos |date=July 14, 2016 |url=https://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-breweries-in-springfield |title=New Breweries Coming to Springfield |website=Fox Illinois |access-date=February 26, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Long |url=https://www.eighteen21.com/news/timtheus-brothers-brewery |title=Timōtheus Brothers Brewery Springfield IL |website=Eighteen21 |access-date=February 2, 2019 |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085421/https://www.eighteen21.com/news/timtheus-brothers-brewery |url-status=dead }} opened in 2015, closed in 2018.
• Tonality Brewing Company, brewpub in Mundelein, opened in 2023,{{cite news |first=Doug T. |last=Graham |date=November 9, 2023 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231109/after-years-of-planning-tonality-brewing-now-open-in-mundelein |title=After Years of Planning, Tonality Brewing Now Open in Mundelein |work=Daily Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110135222/https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231109/after-years-of-planning-tonality-brewing-now-open-in-mundelein |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=November 10, 2023}} closed in 2025.{{cite news |first=Russell |last= Lissau |date=April 1, 2025 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20250401/business/we-are-gutted-mundeleins-tonality-brewing-to-shutter-this-month/ |title='We Are Gutted': Mundelein's Tonality Brewing to Shutter This Month |work=Daily Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407222337/https://www.dailyherald.com/20250401/business/we-are-gutted-mundeleins-tonality-brewing-to-shutter-this-month/ |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=April 14, 2025}}
• Tribes Beer Company. Started as the Tribes Alehouse bar and restaurant in Mokena (2009) and Tinley Park (2012), then added a brewery at the Mokena location in 2015.Jurkowski, Vickie (May 4, 2015). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/lifestyles/ct-sta-tribes-beer-st-0501-20150504-story.html "Tribes Beer Co. to Debut Brewery"], Daily Southtown. Retrieved September 10, 2015. Opened a larger brewery and taproom in Mokena in 2018.{{cite web |first=Howard |last=Ludwig |date=June 12, 2018 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/mokena/mokena-welcomes-tribes-taproom-readies-another-brewery |title=Mokena Welcomes Tribes Taproom and Readies for Another Brewery |website=Mokena Patch |access-date=June 16, 2018}} The first Mokena location closed in 2019.{{cite web |first=Bob |last=Bong |date=May 28, 2019 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-comings-goings-st-0530-story.html |title=Tribes Closing Original Mokena Location |website=Daily Southtown |access-date=January 14, 2020}} The bar and restaurant in Tinley Park closed later that year. The Mokena brewpub closed in 2023.{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Arnold |date=April 24, 2023 |url=https://patch.com/illinois/mokena/tribes-brewing-mokena-staple-2009-will-close-months-end |title=Tribes Brewing, a Mokena Staple Since 2009, Will Close at Month's End |work=Patch |access-date=May 1, 2023}}
• Two Doors Down Brewery, Clinton, opened in 2018,{{cite web |url=http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/325986 |title=Two Doors Down Brew Pub Update |website=DeWitt Daily News |access-date=April 2, 2019}}{{cite web |first=Jordan |last=Goebig |date=April 17, 2019 |url=http://www.smilepolitely.com/food/unlock_flavor_at_two_doors_down_brewery/ |title=Unlock Flavor at Two Doors Down Brewery |website=Smile Politely |access-date=May 26, 2019}} brewery ceased operations in 2022; venue continued operating as a craft beer bar.
• Urban Brew Labs, Chicago, opened in 2018 as Urban Renewal Brewery.{{cite web |first=Taylor |last=Laabs |date=July 30, 2018 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/07/30/the-small-but-mighty-urban-renewal-brewing-plans-to-grow-in-ravenswood/ |title=Small but Mighty Urban Renewal Brewing Plans to Grow in Ravenswood |website=Block Club Chicago |access-date=August 1, 2018}} They later changed their name to Urban Brew Labs. Added a taproom in 2021.{{cite web |first=Alex V. |last=Hernandez |date=October 22, 2021 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/10/22/urban-labs-brewings-taproom-is-a-complete-redesign-for-beer-lovers/ |title=Urban Brew Labs Taproom Now Open in Former Koval Space, Featuring Exclusive Beers, Mario Kart Contests and More |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=May 7, 2022}} Closed in 2022.{{cite web |first=Alex V. |last=Hernandez |date=August 26, 2022 |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/08/26/urban-brew-labs-in-ravenswood-closing-at-end-of-summer-due-to-lack-of-beer-sales/ |title=Urban Brew Labs in Ravenswood Closing at End of Summer Due to Lack of Beer Sales |work=Block Club Chicago |access-date=September 12, 2022}}
• Vice District Brewing Company. The brewery and taproom in Chicago opened in 2014.Huff, Andrew (August 29, 2014). [http://gapersblock.com/drivethru/2014/08/29/vice_district_brewing_opens_in_the_south_loop/ "Vice District Brewing Opens in the South Loop"]. Gapers Block. Retrieved August 31, 2014. A larger brewery and taproom in Homewood opened in 2018.{{cite web |first=David |last=Gleisner |date=August 20, 2018 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-homewood-brewery-st-0725-story.html |title=Democratic Nominee to State Legislature to Open Microbrewery in Homewood |website=Daily Southtown |access-date=August 31, 2018}} The Chicago location closed in 2019.{{cite web |first=Aaron |last=Gettinger |date=May 8, 2019 |url=https://hpherald.com/2019/05/08/vice-district-brewing-co-owned-by-rep-tarver-is-evicted-from-south-loop-storefront/ |title=Vice District Brewing, Co-Owned by Rep. Tarver, Is Evicted from South Loop Storefront |website=Hyde Park Herald |access-date=May 27, 2019}} The Homewood location closed later that year.{{cite web |first=David P. |last=Funk |date=June 27, 2019 |url=https://hfchronicle.com/article/2019/jun/27/vice-district-brewing-closing-homewood-taproom |title=Vice District Brewing Closing Homewood Taproom |website=Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle |access-date=June 28, 2019}}
• Weeghman Park Restaurant Brewery, Chicago brewpub, opened in 1997, closed in 1999.Bush, Bobby (July 2002). [http://www.realbeer.com/library/authors/bush-b/focus464.php "Wrigleyville"], Realbeer.com. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
• The Weinkeller was a restaurant in Berwyn that added a brewery in 1988. They opened a second location in Westmont in 1992.{{cite web |first=Laura E. |last=Hill |date=March 29, 1992 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-03-29-9201280772-story.html |title=A Thirst for Being First |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 2, 2022}}
• ZümBier, brewery and taproom in Waukegan, opened in 2014,[http://thehopreview.com/beer-of-the-month/2014/12/8/beer-of-the-month-december-51st-wardzmbier-the-mayor "Beer of the Month – December: 51st Ward/ZümBier The Mayor"], The Hop Review, December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014. closed in 2024.{{cite web |first=Mark |last=McDermott |date=November 26, 2023 |url=https://www.beeronaut.com/2023/11/26/chicago-area-beer-week-november-27-30/ |title=Chicago Area Beer Week, November 27–30 |work=Beeronaut |access-date=January 7, 2024}}

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