Champaign mayor orders second bar closed
By Steve Bauer
Sunday March 2, 2008
John Dixon
C.O. Daniel's remained closed Saturday afternoon with a sign announcing it would reopen Sunday as painters, who wished to remain anonymous, covered up the green paint on the front of the building with a fresh coat of orange. Mayor Jerry Schweighart, who is also the city's liquor commissioner, had the bar closed on Friday during 'Unofficial St. Patrick's Day' after it was found to be selling wristbands for $15 that gave buyers the option to drink as much as they wanted.
CHAMPAIGN – A campustown bar that voluntarily raised its entry age Friday to 21 years old for "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day" was closed by officials early Saturday for violating a special order, and a Champaign bar was closed by the state liquor commission.
Champaign Mayor Jerry Schweighart said Saturday evening that Kam's, 618 E. Daniel St., C, was shut down at about midnight for serving shots of hard liquor, which were prohibited under a special order of the mayor, who also serves as liquor commissioner.
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