Ald. Marty Quinn’s ordinance to amend the zoning at 7023 W. Archer Avenue, the former Halina’s Pub, will block the new owner from operating a bar on the property.
“This past Wednesday, Feb. 19 the full City Council voted to change the zoning to single-family residential as a placeholder to preserve the community’s voice as to what’s going to happen there next,” he said.
The investigation by the City of Chicago Law Department on the illegal use of the seller’s liquor license will be the subject of a hearing on March 6. The licensing question will be heard by the committee for revocation in March or early April, Quinn said.
“If it were up to me, the bar would have been closed on Nov. 15 when this incident took place, but there is a process,” he said. “I don’t necessarily agree with the process but the city Law Department has a process and that’s what’s playing out right now. My motivation is to always protect the community’s voice.”…