The opening at a busy Dolton intersection is getting closer to welcoming customers after winning a partial court victory in the fight with Mayor Tiffany Henyard on a restaurant and bar liquor license.
It prosecuted for securing the liquor license for the business of St. Patrick’s steickhouse and rooftop bar, and the judge of Cook County compulsorily forced the Henyard, in his ability as Dolton’s liquor commissioner, in his ability, the license After approved, he supported the business coming initially. Village.
The five-level business was built on the site of a former animal hospital in 15022 Lincoln Avenue. Sibli to the south of Buleward and east of Dolton Bowl.
It will have a banquet hall/event space besides a restaurant and rooftop bar.
Owner Tiffany Kamara sued the Henyard in September, alleging that the mayor pulled his feet on issuing the necessary liquor license.
As part of a court order to issue the license, Henyard was found to be found during a hearing on Friday in the “indirect criminal contempt”.
According to the trial, Kamra planned to sell a liquor shop, which he is owned by the Emporium Beverage Depot, 130 AD. Sibli Blawd, another operator. He plans to open a retail liquor store on the first floor of St. Patrick, it has been said.
Kamaara’s lawyer, Adrian Wokovic said, while Henyard signed two liquor licenses for St. Patrick – for a restaurant and bar and for an event space – he did not release one for the new liquor store.
According to the trial, Kamara had made a deal to sell the Emporium Building with a buyer, Harms Dolton LLC.
He said that the buyer supported November 7 as a retail license was not issued, he said. Although Henyard approved a license after a short time, the deal had already fallen, the Attorney said.
According to the trial, Kamara paid $ 200,000 for the property of the empty animal hospital. The seller Kamal Woods was a Thornton Township employee.
At Tuesday’s Thornton Township Board meeting, Woods was put on administrative leave from his job as a township director of youth services.
He and Henyard were sued in a eviction case that included a house that they were rented in Dolton, although the Mayor’s lawyer said Henyard went out in the fall. Earlier this month, he told the judge that the rent was paid.
In the last summer, a federal subdivision demanded a record from the township for a young violence prevention program that was reportedly under the right of Woods.
According to the records obtained by the Chicago Tribune and Daily Southtown, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunities obtained a sub -maladice in the last August for all records related to the thornon township and the prevention of project B youth violence.
According to the department, Thornton Township received $ 7.1 million in grant amount since 2020, and Plan B Youth Violence Prevention $ 500,000 Grant of $ 500,000 “Violence blockage, community development and operational expenditure and $ 500,000 for operational costs Was one of the nutritious programs. ” The address given for the program on Sibli Bulleward in Dolton comes as a car wash business in Cook County Records.
Funding was considered to provide college scholarship and career training to young people.
Kamara’s suit opposes Woods “The defendant is the important other of the Henyard and is believed to have sufficient impact on his decisions and functions.”
Wukovic said that the Henyard was at least in the beginning, a backer of Kamara’s effort, in which his picture was taken and St. Patrick was promoted as evidence of his work to bring Dolton to Dolton.
He said that Kamara was hiring staff on Tuesday and wanted to open St. Patrick in November before thanksgiving.
“This would have been tax revenue for Dolton and would include jobs for the village,” Vakovich said.
Tech Group Investments LLC filed a case against Henard. Records show that Kamara is the owner of TAK and its primary business appears to be the emporium.
Kamara was not immediately available to comment on the opening position of St. Patrick.
TAK applied for a liquor license for the previous spring of St. Patrick and at the same time, according to the trial, demanded the transfer of the license for the emporium.
The trial said at some point that Henyard “decided to interrupt development by stopping the opening of the liquor store on the first floor”, “which is a central part of development. ,
According to the complaint, the Village Board of Dolton approved the liquor license at the July 19 board meeting.
Judge Sesila Horran asked Henyard to reply on 7 February on charges of contempt, with a tech reply on 14 February.