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McHenry council limits outdoor alcohol sales, sets music cutoff for Shamrock weekend events
Summary
The McHenry City Council approved temporary use permits for four downtown businesses for Shamrock weekend, setting outdoor alcohol sales to stop at 6 p.m. at most locations and amplified music to end at 7 p.m. for the event dates to aid enforcement and public safety.
At its March 3 meeting the McHenry City Council approved temporary use permits for multiple downtown businesses participating in the city’s Shamrock weekend, imposing uniform cutoff times to ease enforcement and address public-safety concerns.
Council members voted to allow Foxhole Pizza and Pub, The Courthouse Tavern, Toast and Roast and Salerno’s Pizza & R Bar to participate in the event with conditions: outdoor alcohol sales must stop at 6 p.m. at locations that do not already have a fenced, year‑round outdoor service area; amplified outdoor music tied to those temporary areas must end by 7 p.m. (the Courthouse may serve alcohol through its regular license until 2 a.m. within its fenced patio).
The condition came after extended discussion among council members, the police chief and city staff about safety, crowd…
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