Circuit court rules Peoria must give strip club a hearing

I’ve received word that the circuit court has ruled that the City of Peoria must give the owners of Elliott’s a hearing over the city’s Liquor Commission’s denial of a liquor license, as was ordered by the Illinois Liquor Commission.

The club’s owners are suing the city of Peoria.

My two cents: I doubt very much this is the last word. Sometimes the Peoria City Council is quick to give in when faced with costly litigation, but as the Rock Island Trail/Kellar Branch fiasco has proven, they are willing to fight it out to the bitter end — using taxpayer’s cash of course.

The sad thing is that the Liquor Commission now includes someone who works for the owner of the building in which Big Al’s is located — and there’s a ton of animosity between both camps. So essentially taxpayers are funding a feud between competitors.

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