News| 4am bar closed

Countryside Mayor Carl LeGant said that his concerns are with the residents of his city not the 4 a.m. bar he managed to close. The Natural at 6535 Joliet Rd. was just down the road from Tooter’s, an infamous 4 a.m. bar in unincorporated Cook County that gave LeGant big headaches and was torn down last month. Now, The Natural seems to be facing the same fate that Tooter’s suffered unless the city council approves a 2 a.m. liquor license for the bar. LeGant said that is highly unlikely because the bar needs 4 votes in the council to get a liquor license granted and he doesn’t believe the aldermen will vote in the bar’s favor especially because two aldermen are in the area where the bar is located. LeGant said that he didn’t believe that the police would be sorry to see the bar go either. The Natural and Tooter’s seemed to draw police from Indian Head Park, Countryside and the Cook County Sheriff’s department. LeGant cited incidences that occurred at both The Natural and Tooter’s as to why he did not believe the bar was good for the city. Township of Lyons Supervisor Pat Rogers said that they held meetings with the residents and a public hearing with members of the Cook County liquor commission to discuss the two businesses. Residents cited disturbances caused by bar patrons at both Tooter’s and The Natural. Meanwhile LeGant said that he does not have a grudge against the business but that his main concerns are for the residents. LeGant said that Countryside residents did not request for the site to remain open but that the bar owner does have a right to apply for a liquor license. LeGant said that this liquor license is slated to come up at December’s board meeting scheduled for Wednesday Dec. 13.