William “Pudge” Heffelfinger, pulling guard for the Chicago Athletic Association’s football team, became the first openly paid football player when he accepted $500 cash payment to play in a single game as a ringer for Allegheny Athletic Association against their arch rival, Pittsburgh Athletic Club.
Cherry Circle Room
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The darling of Chicago’s own Land and Sea Dept.—beloved for its distinctly American farm-to-table, nose-to-tail ethos—evokes visions of two (eh, make it three) martini lunches and post-trial feasts with Chicago’s midcentury powerbrokers. Experience fine dining at the Cherry Circle Room, where swell curves and swank wood panels frame a creative take on throwback cocktails and tableside presentations of the finest meats.
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Open Daily
Sunday - Tuesday, 5pm – 9pm
Wednesday - Saturday, 5pm – 11pm
Saturday Brunch, 9am – 2pm
Sunday Brunch, 9am – 2pm
Reservations available via Resy and walk-ins are also welcome.