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[[Image:Wieners Circle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Wieners Circle on [[Clark Street (Chicago)|North Clark]] in [[Chicago]].]]
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'''The Wieners Circle''' is a [[hot dog stand]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. It is famous for four things: its signature [[Chicago-style hot dog]]s, [[hamburgers]] and [[cheese fries]], and the mutual verbal abuse between the employees and the customers during the late-weekend hours.<ref>Shimo, Alexandra ([[2008-02-25]]), ''[http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20080213_44159_44159 Burgers N' Bigots]'', ''[[Maclean's]]''. '''121''' (7):55</ref> On the weekends, the establishment stays open as late as 5:00 AM, drawing many drunken customers who have arrived from bars and clubs.<ref name=TAL>''[http://www.sho.com/site/thisamericanlife This American Life]'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo1LPf9mnyU "Act II, In Wiener Veritas, from Pandora's Box, No. 6, season 1"], [[26 April]][[2007]].</ref>
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vegas.eater.com/2014/5/16/6223225/updated-wieners-circle-is-bringing-the-sass-to-vegas|title=Wieners Circle Is Bringing the Sass to Vegas|date=May 16, 2014|access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
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'''The Wieners Circle''' is a [[hot dog stand]] on [[Clark Street (Chicago)|Clark Street]] in the [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]].<ref name=Borrelli/> It is known for its [[Maxwell Street Polish]], [[Char-dog]]s, [[hamburgers]], [[cheese fries]], and the mutual [[verbal abuse]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-the-wiener-circle-chicago-obscenity-laced-hot-dog-stand-sold-20150918-story.html|title=The Wiener's Circle, Chicago's rudest hot dog stand, is sold |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Tribune Chicago |access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref> between the employees and the customers during the late-weekend hours.


==Food==
==Food==
[[File:Wiener Circle Dog.jpg|thumb|right|A Wieners Circle hot dog with "the works"]]
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The establishment is known for its [[Grilling|char-grilled]] food, especially its [[hot dogs]] and [[hamburgers]] (commonly called chardogs and charburgers).[[Image:Wiener Circle Dog.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A Wieners Circle hot dog with "the works."]] A Wiener Circle char dog with "[[wikt:works|the works]]" (i.e., all available toppings) includes a [[Grilling|grilled]] [[Vienna Beef]] hot dog on a warm [[poppy seed]] bun, topped with [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]], [[onion]]s, [[relish]], [[dill pickle]] spears, [[tomato]] slices, and [[sport peppers]] - plus a final dash of [[celery salt]] (see photo at left).
[[File:Wieners circle prices.jpeg|thumb|right|Menu prices in 2013]]
[[File:Now serving trump footlongs - Weiners Circle March 2016 2.jpg|thumb|'Trump Footlong'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc7chicago.com/food/the-wieners-circle-celebrates-trumps-chicago-visit-with-3-inch-hot-dogs/1242243/|title=The Wiener's Circle celebrates Trump's Chicago visit with 3-inch hot dogs|date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> on the menu in 2016]]
[[File:Trump_Footlong.jpg|thumb|right|Two Trump Footlongs]]
[[File:Polish Dog, Chicago Style.jpg|thumb|right|Polish char dog]]
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The establishment is known for its [[Grilling|char-grilled]] food, especially its [[hot dogs]] and [[hamburgers]] (commonly called char-dogs and char-burgers).<ref name=NYTimes /> A Wiener Circle char dog with "the works" is a grilled [[Vienna Beef]] hot dog on a warm [[poppy seed]] bun, topped with [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]], onions, [[relish]], [[dill pickle]] spears, tomato slices, [[sport peppers]] and a dash of [[celery salt]].

==History==
[[File:The Wieners Circle Interior Sign IMG 2084.jpg|thumb|The interior of the establishment, covered in [[graffiti]] (photographed in 2011).]]
The Wieners Circle opened for business in 1983,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-05-20/entertainment/chi-wieners-circle-las-vegas-20140520_1_the-wiener-circle-tv-show|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522001729/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-05-20/entertainment/chi-wieners-circle-las-vegas-20140520_1_the-wiener-circle-tv-show|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2014|title=Wiener's Circle opening in Las Vegas|website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=Tribune Chicago}}</ref> replacing a Chicago-style hot dog restaurant in the same location called Harry-O's. Sometime in the early 1990s (circa 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wieners-circle-mro|title=The Wieners Circle}}</ref>) Larry Gold, one of the proprietors, called a drunk and distracted customer an "asshole" in order to get his attention. This set off the late-night abuse culture of the restaurant. The atmosphere can range from playful to hostile.<ref name=TAL/> While the atmosphere during business hours in the daytime is normal, the language used by both the staff and customers during the late hours is notoriously foul and aggressive.<ref name=Circus/> On the weekends, the establishment stays open as late as 5:00&nbsp;am, drawing many drunken customers who have arrived from bars and clubs.<ref name=TAL/>

The nightly tips are very high, and people have worked there for ten years or more.<ref name=TAL/> The location of the hot dog stand is just north of what used to be the Wrightwood Hotel.<ref name=Apel /> In 2008, the restaurant was briefly closed by health inspectors for not having hot running water where employees would wash their hands, and other food safety violations.<ref name=Violations/>

The establishment has a history of political satire in its signage and advertising. In March 2016, the restaurant offered 3-inch "[[Donald Trump|Trump]] footlong" hot dogs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/the-wieners-circle-welcomes-donald-trump-with-3-inch-chicago-hot-dog-031016|title=The Wiener's Circle Welcomes Donald Trump with 3-inch Chicago Hot Dog|website=[[Time Out Chicago]] |access-date=March 12, 2016 |first=Nick |last=Kotecki |date=March 10, 2016}}</ref> In June 2017, they advertised "Paris Accord compliant [[covfefe]]".<ref>{{cite web |first=Ted |last=Cox |date=June 5, 2017 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170605/lincoln-park/wieners-circle-punks-trump-anew-over-paris-accord-covfefe |title=Wiener's Circle Punks Trump Anew over Paris Accord, Covfefe |website=[[DNAinfo.com]] |access-date=June 5, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714051342/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170605/lincoln-park/wieners-circle-punks-trump-anew-over-paris-accord-covfefe |archive-date=July 14, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In March 2020, signage mocked the commuting of the sentence of [[Rod_Blagojevich#Commutation|Rod Blagojevich]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-rudest-hot-dog-stand-the-wieners-circle-sends-message-to-blagojevich/2224092/|title=Chicago's Rudest Hot Dog Stand, The Wiener's Circle, Sends Message to Blagojevich|website=NBC Chicago|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>
In 2021, the establishment announced that it intends to serve alcohol when it reopens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.eater.com/2021/3/15/22332133/wieners-circle-chicago-remodel-bar-hot-dog-stand|title=When Wiener's Circle Reopens, the Infamous Hot Dog Stand Will Add a Bar|date=March 15, 2021}}</ref>

In September 2024, the establishment's [[Instagram]] account posted a sign that read "immigrants eat our dogs", referencing the [[Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax|false claims of Haitian immigrants illegally abducting and eating pets]] in [[Springfield, Ohio]], which had been mentioned by Donald Trump during his first presidential debate with [[Kamala Harris]].<ref>{{cite news|author=NBC Chicago Staff|date=September 11, 2024|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/decision-2024/chicagos-wieners-circle-targets-trumps-eating-dogs-comment-in-new-sign-after-presidential-debate/3546063/|title=Chicago's Wieners Circle targets Trump's 'eating dogs' comment in new sign after presidential debate|publisher=[[WMAQ-TV|NBC Chicago]]|access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref>

==In media==
One of the more famous employees is Roberta "Poochie" Jackson, who was featured (along with the restaurant) in a 2007 episode of [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime's]] [[This American Life (TV series)|television version]] of the [[Chicago Public Radio]] program ''[[This American Life]]'',<ref name=TAL /> as well as an episode of ''Extreme Fast Food'' on the [[Travel Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/travel-channel-lawsuit-wieners-circle-chicago-292790|title=Travel Channel Wins Lawsuit Over Filming at Racy Hot Dog Stand|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 20, 2012}}</ref> In Chicago travel guides, The Wieners Circle is often extolled as a source for authentic Chicago-style hot dogs and its uniquely abrasive customer relations.<ref>Janssen, Kim (May 16, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wieners-circle-0517-biz-20160516-story.html "Woman Hurt at Wieners Circle Can Sue over Unruly Atmosphere, Court Rules"], ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved August 25, 2016.</ref>

The restaurant was featured in an episode of ''[[Insomniac with Dave Attell]]'' on [[Comedy Central]] in 2002 (Season 2, Episode 1).

The restaurant is the setting for a [[truTV]] reality show, ''The Weiner's Circle''.<ref>Abernethy, Samantha (March 16, 2012). [http://mobile.chicagoist.com/2012/03/16/television_series_wieners_circle.php "This Exists: A Reality Show About Wiener's Circle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321235323/http://mobile.chicagoist.com/2012/03/16/television_series_wieners_circle.php |date=March 21, 2012 }}. [[Chicagoist]].</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Wieners Circle|date=2012-02-01|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2111979/|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref>

The Wieners Circle was featured in both radio and TV episodes of ''[[This American Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/33/a-night-at-the-wiener-circle|work=[[This American Life]]|title=A Night at the Wiener Circle|date=August 23, 1996}}</ref>

The restaurant was the setting of a sketch featuring [[Jack McBrayer]] and [[Triumph the Insult Comic Dog]] in the June 14, 2012 episode of the late night talk show ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', which was the last in a week of shows taped in Chicago.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Day Lake Michigan Got Renamed What It Should've Been Called in the First Place – Lake Illinois!|series=[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]|airdate=June 14, 2012|network=[[Turner Broadcasting System|TBS]]|season=2|number=104}}</ref>


In the "Going Deep" episode of ''[[The Great Indoors (TV series)|The Great Indoors]]'' Jack takes Eddie there to cheer him up after his divorce, only to have staffer Valerie (played by Poochie Jackson herself) unwittingly razz Eddie about his divorce. Jack later sends Clark and Emma there as a prank, as they don't understand that the insults are part of the experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-great-indoors/video/JgBWZh8H8UG_rsjFSWw86dckktW3uvbO/the-great-indoors-going-deep/|title=The Great Indoors Video - Going Deep|website=[[CBS]] |access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
==Abusive language==
Sometime in the early 1990s (circa 1992), one of the proprietors either Larry Gold or Barry Nemrow called a drunk and distracted customer an "asshole" in order to get his attention. This set-off the late-night abuse culture of the restaurant.<ref name=TAL/> The atmosphere can range from playful to hostile.<ref name=TAL/> The language used by both the staff and customers during these hours in notoriously foul and aggressive, and sometimes racist. As the wait-staff is largely African-American and the clientele middle-class to wealthy white, the more racist epithets have led to the rare physical altercation. Customers commonly request a "chocolate milkshake," or for one of the female African-American employees to lift her shirt and shake her breasts.<ref name=TAL/>


In April 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the Wieners Circle began producing a [[YouTube]] show called ''Wieners Circle TV''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Selvam|first=Ashok|date=2020-04-13|title=Wiener's Circle Unveils YouTube Mock News Series Ripping on Jared Kushner|url=https://chicago.eater.com/2020/4/13/21216966/wieners-circle-youtube-news-series-jared-kushner|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Eater Chicago|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Wieners Circle News Channel - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW9FrZVW_oM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UW9FrZVW_oM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-14|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The nightly tips are very high, and people have worked there for ten years or more.<ref name=TAL/> One of the more famous employees is Roberta "Poochie" Jackson, who was featured (along with the restaurant) in a 2007 episode of the [[Chicago Public Radio]]/[[Showtime]] program ''[[This American Life]]''.<ref name=TAL/> as well as an episode of Extreme Fast Food on the Travel Channel. In Chicago travel guides, the Wieners Circle is often extolled as a source for authentic Chicago-style hot dogs and its uniquely abrasive customer relations.<ref>Blackwell, Elizabeth Canning (2004) ''Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Chicago'' p. 55</ref>


==See also==
While Weiner Circle is undoubtedly frequented by scores of both hungry patrons and drunk marauders each night, one man stands out as perhaps the most key and influential customer in Weiner Circle's history. Craig T., a one-time grad student in the Chicago area, made Weiner Circle a weekly ritual on his late-night drinking & eating circuit. His most notable feat may be instigating the first "milkshake" incident.
* [[Cencio la Parolaccia]]
* [[Ceres Cafe]]
* [[Chicago-style hot dog]]
* [[Maxwell Street Polish]]
* [[Tamale Guy]]
* [[Sam Wo]]


==Footnotes==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|1=30em|refs=
<ref name="Borrelli">{{Citation | last = Borrelli | first = Christopher | title = 101 Places Not to See Before You Die |work=Chicago Tribune | publisher = [[Tribune Company]] | date = June 20, 2010 | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/06/20/101-places-not-to-see-before-you-die/ | access-date =June 1, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="TAL">''This American Life''. "Act II, In Wiener Veritas, from Pandora's Box", No. 6, season 1, April 26, 2007.</ref>
<ref name="NYTimes">{{Citation | last = Berg | first = Eric N. | title = At the Nation's Table |work=The New York Times | date = July 25, 1990 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/25/garden/at-the-nation-s-table-031790.html?pagewanted=all | access-date =June 1, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="Circus">{{Citation | last = McMurry | first = Joel F. S. | title = The Wieners Circus | work = [[STOCKYARD Magazine|STOCKYARD]] | publisher = Stockyard Media | date = November 21, 2009 | url = http://www.stockyardmagazine.com/choppingblock/the-wieners-circus/ | access-date =June 1, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="Apel">{{Citation | last = Apel | first = Melanie Ann | title = Lincoln Park, Chicago | publisher = [[Arcadia Publishing]] | year = 2002 | isbn = 0-7385-2016-0 | page = 26}}</ref>
<ref name="Violations">{{Citation | last = Staff | title = Health Dept. Shuts Down Wiener's Circle | work = Chicago Breaking News | publisher = Tribune Company | date = December 19, 2008 | url = http://health-store.orly-owl.net/2834-health-dept-shuts-down-wieners-circle-chicago-tribune.html | access-date = June 20, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
}}
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|The Wieners Circle}}
*[http://www.wienercircle.net Wiener Circle fan site]


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41°55′49″N 87°38′37″W / 41.9302°N 87.6437°W / 41.9302; -87.6437

The Wieners Circle
The Wieners Circle on North Clark in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago
Map
Restaurant information
Established1983
Food typeHot dog stand
CityLincoln Park, Chicago
StateIllinois
CountryUnited States
Reservations[1]

The Wieners Circle is a hot dog stand on Clark Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.[2] It is known for its Maxwell Street Polish, Char-dogs, hamburgers, cheese fries, and the mutual verbal abuse[3] between the employees and the customers during the late-weekend hours.

Food

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A Wieners Circle hot dog with "the works"
Menu prices in 2013
'Trump Footlong'[4] on the menu in 2016
Two Trump Footlongs
Polish char dog

The establishment is known for its char-grilled food, especially its hot dogs and hamburgers (commonly called char-dogs and char-burgers).[5] A Wiener Circle char dog with "the works" is a grilled Vienna Beef hot dog on a warm poppy seed bun, topped with mustard, onions, relish, dill pickle spears, tomato slices, sport peppers and a dash of celery salt.

History

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The interior of the establishment, covered in graffiti (photographed in 2011).

The Wieners Circle opened for business in 1983,[6] replacing a Chicago-style hot dog restaurant in the same location called Harry-O's. Sometime in the early 1990s (circa 1992[7]) Larry Gold, one of the proprietors, called a drunk and distracted customer an "asshole" in order to get his attention. This set off the late-night abuse culture of the restaurant. The atmosphere can range from playful to hostile.[8] While the atmosphere during business hours in the daytime is normal, the language used by both the staff and customers during the late hours is notoriously foul and aggressive.[9] On the weekends, the establishment stays open as late as 5:00 am, drawing many drunken customers who have arrived from bars and clubs.[8]

The nightly tips are very high, and people have worked there for ten years or more.[8] The location of the hot dog stand is just north of what used to be the Wrightwood Hotel.[10] In 2008, the restaurant was briefly closed by health inspectors for not having hot running water where employees would wash their hands, and other food safety violations.[11]

The establishment has a history of political satire in its signage and advertising. In March 2016, the restaurant offered 3-inch "Trump footlong" hot dogs.[12] In June 2017, they advertised "Paris Accord compliant covfefe".[13] In March 2020, signage mocked the commuting of the sentence of Rod Blagojevich.[14] In 2021, the establishment announced that it intends to serve alcohol when it reopens.[15]

In September 2024, the establishment's Instagram account posted a sign that read "immigrants eat our dogs", referencing the false claims of Haitian immigrants illegally abducting and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, which had been mentioned by Donald Trump during his first presidential debate with Kamala Harris.[16]

In media

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One of the more famous employees is Roberta "Poochie" Jackson, who was featured (along with the restaurant) in a 2007 episode of Showtime's television version of the Chicago Public Radio program This American Life,[8] as well as an episode of Extreme Fast Food on the Travel Channel.[17] In Chicago travel guides, The Wieners Circle is often extolled as a source for authentic Chicago-style hot dogs and its uniquely abrasive customer relations.[18]

The restaurant was featured in an episode of Insomniac with Dave Attell on Comedy Central in 2002 (Season 2, Episode 1).

The restaurant is the setting for a truTV reality show, The Weiner's Circle.[19][20]

The Wieners Circle was featured in both radio and TV episodes of This American Life.[21]

The restaurant was the setting of a sketch featuring Jack McBrayer and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in the June 14, 2012 episode of the late night talk show Conan, which was the last in a week of shows taped in Chicago.[22]

In the "Going Deep" episode of The Great Indoors Jack takes Eddie there to cheer him up after his divorce, only to have staffer Valerie (played by Poochie Jackson herself) unwittingly razz Eddie about his divorce. Jack later sends Clark and Emma there as a prank, as they don't understand that the insults are part of the experience.[23]

In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wieners Circle began producing a YouTube show called Wieners Circle TV.[24][25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wieners Circle Is Bringing the Sass to Vegas". May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Borrelli, Christopher (June 20, 2010), "101 Places Not to See Before You Die", Chicago Tribune, Tribune Company, retrieved June 1, 2011
  3. ^ "The Wiener's Circle, Chicago's rudest hot dog stand, is sold". chicagotribune.com. Tribune Chicago. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Wiener's Circle celebrates Trump's Chicago visit with 3-inch hot dogs". March 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Berg, Eric N. (July 25, 1990), "At the Nation's Table", The New York Times, retrieved June 1, 2011
  6. ^ "Wiener's Circle opening in Las Vegas". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Chicago. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "The Wieners Circle".
  8. ^ a b c d This American Life. "Act II, In Wiener Veritas, from Pandora's Box", No. 6, season 1, April 26, 2007.
  9. ^ McMurry, Joel F. S. (November 21, 2009), "The Wieners Circus", STOCKYARD, Stockyard Media, retrieved June 1, 2011
  10. ^ Apel, Melanie Ann (2002), Lincoln Park, Chicago, Arcadia Publishing, p. 26, ISBN 0-7385-2016-0
  11. ^ Staff (December 19, 2008), "Health Dept. Shuts Down Wiener's Circle", Chicago Breaking News, Tribune Company, retrieved June 20, 2012[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ Kotecki, Nick (March 10, 2016). "The Wiener's Circle Welcomes Donald Trump with 3-inch Chicago Hot Dog". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  13. ^ Cox, Ted (June 5, 2017). "Wiener's Circle Punks Trump Anew over Paris Accord, Covfefe". DNAinfo.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  14. ^ "Chicago's Rudest Hot Dog Stand, The Wiener's Circle, Sends Message to Blagojevich". NBC Chicago. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "When Wiener's Circle Reopens, the Infamous Hot Dog Stand Will Add a Bar". March 15, 2021.
  16. ^ NBC Chicago Staff (September 11, 2024). "Chicago's Wieners Circle targets Trump's 'eating dogs' comment in new sign after presidential debate". NBC Chicago. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "Travel Channel Wins Lawsuit Over Filming at Racy Hot Dog Stand". The Hollywood Reporter. February 20, 2012.
  18. ^ Janssen, Kim (May 16, 2016). "Woman Hurt at Wieners Circle Can Sue over Unruly Atmosphere, Court Rules", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  19. ^ Abernethy, Samantha (March 16, 2012). "This Exists: A Reality Show About Wiener's Circle" Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Chicagoist.
  20. ^ The Wieners Circle, February 1, 2012, retrieved March 12, 2016
  21. ^ "A Night at the Wiener Circle". This American Life. August 23, 1996.
  22. ^ "The Day Lake Michigan Got Renamed What It Should've Been Called in the First Place – Lake Illinois!". Conan. Season 2. Episode 104. June 14, 2012. TBS.
  23. ^ "The Great Indoors Video - Going Deep". CBS. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  24. ^ Selvam, Ashok (April 13, 2020). "Wiener's Circle Unveils YouTube Mock News Series Ripping on Jared Kushner". Eater Chicago. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  25. ^ "The Wieners Circle News Channel - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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