Friends of the old Nook Page

06/23/2026

The wedding at Notre Dame Dame cathedral in Chicago

02/24/2026

02/15/2024

my xmas gift from Ryan because i love Lighthouses

08/02/2023

12/20/2022

Update:

We’re happy to report that Joe is now home with us! He worked very hard on his rehab so he could make it home for Christmas!

He will continue his rehabbing/care at home!!

11/17/2022

Update:

Joe is making steady progress! He has been in therapy and now getting stronger and walking some; he is also now eating solid food, which is a huge milestone for him! He’s working hard to get home to us!

11/03/2022

Sadly, we made the painful decision today to take Mr. Murphy across the rainbow bridge. He was a faithful companion for 15 years… it’s been a rough 6 weeks..

10/27/2022

And that’s a wrap….

10/27/2022

A lot of you have been inquiring about the latest information on Joe’s condition so we thought we’d give you all an update :

Joe has been making slow progress; he recently battled pneumonia, in addition to his original injuries from the fall, but has recovered from that. He was recently moved to an in-patient rehab facility to begin his rehabilitation before his eventual return home. Joe needs to get his throat working prorperly again so he can begin eating food, as he is currently on a feed tube for his nutrition. We’re taking his progress one day at a time, as he still has a long road ahead of him. We can’t thank you all enough for all of your calls, texts and voicemails and especially your prayers, the prayer warriors were definitely out in force!

As you might have noticed we have changed the name of the page to “Friends of the old Nook Fan Page.”

Tomorrow, after more than 20 years, the Nook will have new owners. We wish them well in their new endeavor and many prosperous years ahead! We are so glad the Nook will remain a bar and continue to serve the people of this great neighborhood.

We want to thank everyone for their many years of friendship and patronage to the bar with the coldest beer in Chicago!

We had planned to have one hell of a going away party but unfortunately it wasn’t possible.

We will keep this page alive for a while to continue to update on Joe’s recovery.

Thank you all so very much! God bless!