Legendary Carol's Pub poised to reopen in Uptown in coming months
Feher
The Uptown honky-tonk institution  which abruptly closed in September 2016 beneath a mountain of debt  likely will reopen during the coming months  said  Tressa Feher  chief of staff for 46th Ward Ald . James Cappleman.
Ed Warm  who operates another longtime Chicago bar  Joeâs on Weed Street  is expected to take over the lease and licenses for Carolâs Pub after more than a year of negotiations   Feher  said.
It wasnât always certain that Carolâs would reopen  but doing so was important to the aldermanâs office   Feher  said.
âWe had many residents contact us when it closed â  Feher  said. âThey were upset and saying that it was one of the reasons they moved to the area â which surprised me a little bit.â
However   she  acknowledged that the bar became more than a bar; it was a neighborhood landmark.
âWhenever Iâd talk about where I live â because I live not far from there â people say  âOh  you live near Carolâs ââ  she  said. âEveryone knows where it is  and itâs an important part of the history in Uptown.â
 She  said Warm is likely to run Carolâs similar to what it was: âThe goal is to have it pretty much the same  with a little cleaning  a few improvements on the inside and increased security.â
Carolâs will maintain its 4 a.m. license (5 a.m. on weekends)  but it will open significantly later than it once did â at 4 p.m. during the week. The aldermanâs office supports the change   Feher  said.
âWe didnât have a lot of 911 calls there before  but there were some folks who started drinking as soon as they opened â noon or earlier â and they would maybe be a little intoxicated outside of the business  talking and other things that would create some issues with the neighborhood â  Feher  said.
The Uptown honky-tonk institution  which abruptly closed in September 2016 beneath a mountain of debt  likely will reopen during the coming months  said   [TGT]  . James Cappleman.
Ed Warm  who operates another longtime Chicago bar  Joeâs on Weed Street  is expected to take over the lease and licenses for Carolâs Pub after more than a year of negotiations    [TGT] said.
It wasnât always certain that Carolâs would reopen  but doing so was important to the aldermanâs office    [TGT] said.
âWe had many residents contact us when it closed â   [TGT] said.  [TGT]  were upset and saying that it was one of the reasons  [TGT]  moved to the area â which surprised me a little bit.â
However   she  acknowledged that the bar became more than a bar; it was a neighborhood landmark.
âWhenever Iâd talk about where I live â because I live not far from there â people say  âOh  you live near Carolâs ââ  she  said. âEveryone knows where it is  and itâs an important part of the history in Uptown.â
 She  said Warm is likely to run Carolâs similar to what it was: âThe goal is to have it pretty much the same  with a little cleaning  a few improvements on the inside and increased security.â
Carolâs will maintain its 4 a.m. license (5 a.m. on weekends)  but it will open significantly later than it once did â at 4 p.m. during the week. The aldermanâs office supports the change    [TGT] said.
âWe didnât have a lot of 911 calls there before  but there were some folks who started drinking as soon as they opened â noon or earlier â and they would maybe be a little intoxicated outside of the business  talking and other things that would create some issues with the neighborhood â   [TGT] said.