Yesterday, Joe Moore finally wandered into the Grill Inn restaurant at 1422 W. Morse Avenue. It's about time. The place opened nearly half a year ago. Recap: Moore was not alone. He was walking around on Morse Avenue with a uniformed police officer, "a top cop" as my source put it. "His name sounded like Curtis or something." Did the source mean "Caluris," the new 24 District commander? "Yah, I think so, yah," said reliable source. (More about this here...)
After visiting Grill Inn, and asking them how long they've been open (Moore had to sign off on their business license), the 49th Ward Alderman went next door to Soo Liquors.
The Bench spoke to Soo's manager Mr. Kim this afternoon. He said that Moore came into the liquor store with Commander Caluris and "a Hispanic woman" from Moore's aldermanic office. Seems they were making sure that Soo Liquors was living up to their recent agreement to stop selling certain items, including "cheap" booze under $3.00, malt liquor of any kind (although you can still get 40 ounce Budweiser and Miller for under $3.50). Also on the list of items not to be sold at Soo Liquors are "blunts," which refers to any small cigar. These small cigars are often hollowed out and filled with marijuana, and are often smoked on the street.
So, rather than accept responsibility for decades of failed social experiments that Moore and his fellow Democrats have so enthusiastically imposed on us, we get quickly applied bandages to gaping wounds. More on that here...
