Bloomington Liquor Commission to rule on two more COVID violation cases

Posted on February 9, 2021

*This is the second time Parkview has been ordered to appear before the liquor commission for breaking COVID rules.. Parkview Inn agreed to pay a $400 fine in December. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)*

BLOOMINGTON – Two more liquor license holders in Bloomington face possible fines after Mayor Tari Renner filed complaints charging them with violating Gov. JB Pritzker’s COVID-19 guidelines.

Renner also serves as the city’s liquor commissioner. He’s ordered the businesses to appear before the liquor commission Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Meantime, a half-dozen other establishments are scheduled to appear Tuesday on charges they failed to pay thousands of dollars worth of food and beverage taxes last year.

Parkview Inn at 1003 South Morris Avenue is accused of serving customers indoors on January 8, before Pritzker loosened restrictions.

A similar complaint was filed against Spotted Dog Tavern at 1504 Morrissey Drive for serving customers indoors on January 12.

This is the second time Parkview has been ordered to appear before the liquor commission for breaking COVID rules. Parkview Inn agreed to pay a $400 fine in December.

Fines collected by the city are being sent to District 87 families who’ve faced financial hardships because of the pandemic.

Six businesses ordered to appear for not paying city taxes are the owners of Drifters at 612 North Main Street, Aroma Indian Restaurant at 716 South Eldorado Road, Hacienda Leon at 407 North Hershey Road, Cheeks Bar and Grill at 1206 Towanda Avenue, Las Margaritas Mexican Bar and Grill at 3805 Ballybunion Road, and Mickey’s Kitchen at 1709 South Veterans Parkway.

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