The Lantern, a Downtown Naperville staple since 1966 is now back up and running. The doors opened on Tuesday and now patrons enjoy the beginning of the first weekend under new ownership on Friday, February 10, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Bartender Vicki Roberts of Aurora looks back and laughs with friends at The Lantern in downtown Naperville on Friday, February 10, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
The Lantern, a Downtown Naperville staple since 1966 is now back up and running and patrons enjoy the beginning of the first weekend under new ownership on Friday, February 10, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Kam Kanins looks up at a TV at The Lantern in downtown Naperville on Friday, February 10, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
After a short time gone, The Lantern re-opened on Tuesday. During it's first weekend open; friends Rich Ference of Naperville and his wife who declined to give her name, top right, spend time with Rose Donzanti of Naperville and her husband Jim, bottom right on Friday, February 10, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Rich Ference hangs out at The Lantern, a Downtown Naperville staple since 1966 that is now back up and running. The doors opened on Tuesday and now patrons enjoy the beginning of the first weekend under new ownership on Friday, February 10, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Naperville resident Brock Mckinnon, center, signals for another pitcher of beer while at The Lantern with Matt Edgcomb of North Aurora, far right on Friday, February 10, 2012. A downtown staple since 1966, the bar had been closed during renovations and just recently opened back up. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Sign for The Lantern bar in downtown Naperville. Feb. 2012
Sign from the Lantern in downtown Naperville. Feb. 2012
Open for another round: Naperville resident Brock Mckinnon, center, signals for another pitcher of beer while at The Lantern in February with Matt Edgcomb of North Aurora. A downtown staple since 1966, the bar had been closed during renovations and just recently opened back up. | FILE PHOTO
To the delight of its fans, Lantern reopens with its old school vibe intact
Those hankering for a Lantern burger or a bowl of its famed chili need wait no longer. Three months was probably plenty of time to work up a hearty appetite. The iconic gathering place at Washington Street and Chicago Avenue in downtown Naperville reopened Tuesday, … Read More