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Residents urge Forest Park officials to address safety and nuisance tied to Pioneer Tap
Summary
Residents described repeated incidents they attribute to Pioneer Tap patrons, including a reported Aug. 31 domestic assault, and asked the village for increased patrols, enforcement details about the bar's corrective action plan, trash pickup by employees and quarterly updates from police.
Residents near Pioneer Tap told the Village of Forest Park council on Sept. 8 that problems tied to the bar’s patrons have continued despite prior enforcement actions and a corrective plan.
"We come to you with a request for the village of Forest Park response because of recent incidents including domestic violence," Liz Gould read from a petition and letter representing five households near Pioneer Tap. She recounted multiple police reports since April — including noise, drunken fights, fireworks and public urination — and said one neighbor moved away after a 2023 shooting. The letter asked the police to increase patrols after 10 p.m. on weekends and holidays, publish the bar’s corrective action plan and enforce it, require staff to…
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