Judge Dismisses Strip Club's Suit Against Kane Co. Board

KANE COUNTY, IL – A U.S. District judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owners of a strip club against Kane County that sought to have the county's liquor code deemed unconstitutional. The lawsuit stems from a denial by the Kane County Board to grant a liquor license to CDH Food & Beverage in early 2015. CDH had signed a lease agreement with the owners of Blackjack's Gentleman's Club with the hopes of opening a strip club along Route 25 east of South Elgin in unincorporated St. Charles Township.

CDH sought a liquor license from Kane County. The application required the board to amend the liquor ordinance because the board had already granted the allotted number of liquor licenses in St. Charles Township, according to a news release from the Kane Co. State's Attorney's Office.

The county board recommended against the request to amend the liquor ordinance and allow an additional liquor license by a 16-7 vote. CDH then filed suit in U.S. District Court.

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After reviewing the case in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Judge Virginia M. Kendall ruled the Kane County Board acted within the law when it denied a liquor license

“State law allows the county board to create and enforce the liquor ordinance that is in place in Kane County. The law also allows for discretionary amendments to that ordinance," Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said. "The Kane County Board members believe that allowing the sale of alcohol at that location was unwise and not in the best interests of the county and its residents, and they voted as such."

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