News|The Natural liquor license

The liquor license for The Natural located at 6535 Joliet Rd. was scheduled to be discussed at Countryside’s meeting on December 13. There was no word on whether the bar would be approved or if it would meet the same fate as Tooters Bar and Grill. City Administrator Ed Bailey said that he did not like to speculate whether the bar’s petition for a liquor license would receive approval from the city council or not. Tooters, a 4 a.m. bar like The Natural, was shut down when developer Gregory Serduke bought the location where the bar was located and developed plans for the Clocktower Pointe condo development. Mayor Carl LeGant said that the matter would be discussed at the meeting and did not offer insights on what might happen to the 4 a.m. bar. LeGant previously said that Countryside did not have a 4 a.m. liquor license so if the bar was approved for the liquor license it would not be open as late as it used to be. The Natural and Tooters were the subject of many complaints by city residents but Countryside officials could not address the problem because both bars were in unincorporated Cook County. Complaints from residents included bar fights, street racing, loud music and things found on people’s lawns. Currently there is a for sale sign on the window of the bar and it’s been closed since its annexation into Countryside because it does not have a liquor or business license with the city yet.