Restaurateur’s testimony details financial snarl, business failures in trial of alleged extortionist

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 21, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 21, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/restaurateurs-testimony-extortion/

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On Nov. 25, 2024, a young woman with long, blonde hair, blue jeans and a leather jacket walked smiling into the River North oyster and martini bar Yours Truly. A video camera from the oyster bar, looking through the branches of a gilded Christmas tree, captured a short conversation between the owne...