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Council approves Class A liquor and video-gaming licenses for new Route 31 bar
Summary
The McHenry City Council approved a Class A liquor license and a local video-gaming license for a new bar-restaurant proposed on Route 31, despite council questions about parking and upcoming state road work.
The McHenry City Council on Jan. 21 approved a Class A liquor license and a local video-gaming license for a new bar-restaurant proposed on Route 31.
The licenses clear the way for an operator who said the business will focus on lunch and dinner items and hours extending into late evening on weekends. The council cited parking and an upcoming state road reconstruction as concerns during the review.
Why it matters: The licenses allow alcohol service and gaming terminals at a storefront on a busy corridor where council members said parking is constrained and state road reconstruction is scheduled in the next two to three years — factors that could affect the new business’s operations and neighborhood impacts.
Deputy Clerk Monty Johnson…
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