The story
Where Mayor Harold Washington ate oxtail stew and Hillary Clinton posed for photos. Sophie Madej sold 1,000 pierogi a week at Christmas. She worked seven-day weeks for 33 years.
Everything that was here
- 1965–1998
The Busy BeePolish Diner
Where Mayor Harold Washington ate oxtail stew and Hillary Clinton posed for photos. Sophie Madej sold 1,000 pierogi a week at Christmas. She worked seven-day weeks for 33 years.
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