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From: "Ellen Woods" <>
Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] Saloons in Cook County
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:03:29 -0600
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I tried getting a copy of a liquor license through IRAD at NEIU. I waited 6
weeks and the man, though nice, said he never found anything but he didn't
look through them all. Good luck.


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From: "ChicagoGenealogy" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] Saloons in Cook County


> IRAD at NEIU has some liquor license records but, if I remember
> correctly, the date span given in the holdings catalog is broad and the
> actual records aren't as extensive as they would seem from that.
>
> My recollection is that there wasn't much information given--maybe
> names, addresses, date, and amount paid--but a quick call to IRAD would
> probably get you a more definitive answer.
>
> Hopefully someone with better information will weigh in!
>
> Cynthia
>
> charles tintera wrote:
>> My Grandfather, father's side, owned or ran a saloon on the east side of
>> Cicero before prohibition. I have the address and Google Maps,
>> Street-view,
>> shows the building still there though derelict.
>>
>>
>>
>> Are there any records pertaining to saloons? Liquor licenses? Tax
>> records?
>> Could they be a source of information?
>>
>>
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> cvt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Charles "Chuck" Tintera
>>
>>
>>
>>
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