Champaign mayor places curbs on tavern hours, liquor sales

CHAMPAIGN – Champaign Mayor Jerry Schweighart is using his emergency powers as city liquor commissioner to limit morning bar hours during what has become known locally as Unofficial St. Patrick's Day.

Schweighart has signed an order prohibiting campus bars from serving or permitting the possession of alcohol between 6 and 11 a.m. this Thursday and Friday.

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