The evening of March 15, Pioneer Tap received its second notice for emergency closure from the village in a single year. The notice came less than 24 hours after police saw multiple people fighting in front of the bar, two of whom were charged with battery.
Following the emergency closure, Mayor Rory Hoskins, who also serves as Forest Park’s liquor commissioner, held a hearing March 24 to determine the status of Pioneer Tap’s liquor license. Pioneer Tap received a 20-day suspension from the time of its emergency closure and will reopen on April 4 at 7 p.m. Bar owner Marty Sorice also had to pay a $750 fine, plus hearing fees.
Neither Hoskins nor Sorice returned a request for comment…