Restaurateurs Pin Their Winter Dining Hopes on Greenhouses and Heaters

On the evening of June 25, when the city of Chicago announced the handful of streets that would have expanded outdoor dining capacities for restaurants, Sophie Huterstein, owner of the British manor-inspired cocktail den The Darling, sprung into action. As a non-U.S. citizen (she was born in Germany and grew up in England), she didn’t qualify for any local or federal relief. She took what little money she had and bought materials to...