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Enjoy a Drink and Some Finger Foods at the Funeral Home
Wheeling recently approved a liquor license for Kolssak Funeral Home, the first undertaker's establishment in Illinois to serve alcohol.
WHEELING, IL - Kolssak Funeral Home in Wheeling recently became the first funeral home in the state to obtain a liquor license, which will allow the business to serve alcohol on the premises, according to the Chicago Tribune. The funeral home will also offer catering packages in a move that is part of a national trend to offer “one-stop venues” for visitations.
Jon Kolssak, owner of Kolssak Funeral Home, said he decided to seek a special use permit to serve liquor because families had been expressing to him their desire to serve alcohol at their loved ones’ wakes.
“The village was nice enough to give us the opportunity to have people celebrate life in our home, but in no way do we anticipate becoming a destination for people just wanting to drop by for a cocktail,” Kolssak told the Chicago Tribune.
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