And can you get past the problems that having alcohol on the premises can lead to?
Well here’s a piece in the current edition that addresses both those problems, and more.
And what a better place to situate it than Lawrence, which has plenty of attendant problems of its own WITHOUT alcohol and gambling.
In this front-page article, you’ll see what it is that MOST of our downstate counties encounter when operating their facilities that serve alcohol and have introduced gambling into the mix…and then again, you’ll see a distinct focus on a problem family that is dragging along some baggage they’ll likely never get rid of. Here now is your noon Read the Lead, Dealing with county liquor and gaming, so you can get a glimpse of what’s in the current issue/available here at the e-Edition!
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LAWRENCE CO.—Some of Lawrence County’s liquor establishments, having come under fire during a March sting operation, were brought into the spotlight at a May county board Liquor Committee Meeting, but the bigger story might be issues surrounding video gaming in the facilities under Illinois’ new law.
And the whole matter has created the need for scrutiny of both alcohol license-holders as well as those who are licensed for video gaming, as there have been complaints coming in about both aspects of the facilities that host them.
On the list for discussion about the recent underage compliance violation offenses at the mid-Maymeeting of the county liquor committee were two facilities, The Pier and Madd Maxx’s Pizza and Pub, both of them located on Highway 33 in the Westport area, just across the bridge from Vincennes, with Madd Maxx’ being owned under the umbrella corporation of which former Bridgeport mayor/now federal convict Max Schauf is an unlisted part.
On the list for discussion at the same meeting as regards the gaming issue was also The Pier, as well as a new business in Lawrenceville, Comeaux’ Daiquiri Depot and Cajun Cafe.
However, unaddressed at the committee meetings were complaints arising from the Bridgeport facility also under the Max Schauf umbrella, “The Place to Be,” a bar/restaurant in that town run by the same bunch as usual: Schauf’s family members (son, sister, etc) and his girlfriend, Bev Preusz.
Unfortunately for several residents surrounding the pole barn bar, the county isn’t responsible for what goes on at The Place, since it sits within city limits of Bridgeport and comes under the purview of city ordinances, not county regulations.
But it all amounts to ongoing, ever-encroaching legislation making things more difficult for an already-difficult business—serving alcohol in any form—and the arbitrary way in which some statutes/ordinances are enforced…while others can be “let slide” as long as their fines and fees are made good. And that doesn’t sit well with many in Lawrence, who would like to see a more equitable way of handling infractions when the…
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To read the rest of the article, click the headline link above the excerpt if you’re a subscriber to the e-Edition; or, if you don’t have a subscription, simply click this link here to get through a few prompts and get started. Remember, there are TWO issues coming up in July, so you’re going to get a lot of bang for your buck if you subscribe now to either the e-Edition or the print version! To pick up your copy of the June 2014 edition in Lawrence County, visit any one of our vendors, including Jim’s Guns between Lawrenceville and Bridgeport, Lou’s Restaurant in Bridgeport or Irene’s Diner in Sumner; or surrounding Lawrence go to Maxwell House in Flat Rock; CJ’s in Allendale; or MotoMart or Marilyn’s Liquor Cabinet in Olney! Next issue hits the stands next Tuesday and Wednesday…get this one now, while you can, as we have no more to redistribute; they’re all out there and once they’re gone, they’re gone!