James Pietragallo

A little bit of history of this town used to be part of Cicero, the town of Cicero. Oh, this town was in the originally in the 1800s. The population in this area really boomed in the 1870s with Chicago people resettling in Cicero because Chicago burned down in 1871. Great Chicago fire, as we know, most of this country.

The Great Fire. From 1870 to about 1910, 85% of the country burned down, it seems like.

The Great Fire. From 1870 to about 1910, 85% of the country burned down, it seems like.

The Great Fire. From 1870 to about 1910, 85% of the country burned down, it seems like.

Holy shit here. Weird history of alcohol prohibition in this town.

Holy shit here. Weird history of alcohol prohibition in this town.

Holy shit here. Weird history of alcohol prohibition in this town.

But not outside of Chicago. In Arkansas, there's dry counties. You know what I mean? That's second Arkansas rip today.

But not outside of Chicago. In Arkansas, there's dry counties. You know what I mean? That's second Arkansas rip today.

But not outside of Chicago. In Arkansas, there's dry counties. You know what I mean? That's second Arkansas rip today.

Yeah, but that was during prohibition of the entire country, not just here. I mean, I assume you just would have stayed out of Oak Park if you want to run booze. So when the village was incorporated, no alcohol was allowed to be sold within the village limits. And this wasn't relaxed until 1973. God damn. A little late. Yeah, post-Woodstock. You still couldn't drink. Decades of this.

Yeah, but that was during prohibition of the entire country, not just here. I mean, I assume you just would have stayed out of Oak Park if you want to run booze. So when the village was incorporated, no alcohol was allowed to be sold within the village limits. And this wasn't relaxed until 1973. God damn. A little late. Yeah, post-Woodstock. You still couldn't drink. Decades of this.

Yeah, but that was during prohibition of the entire country, not just here. I mean, I assume you just would have stayed out of Oak Park if you want to run booze. So when the village was incorporated, no alcohol was allowed to be sold within the village limits. And this wasn't relaxed until 1973. God damn. A little late. Yeah, post-Woodstock. You still couldn't drink. Decades of this.

That was when restaurants and hotels were finally allowed to serve alcohol with meals.

That was when restaurants and hotels were finally allowed to serve alcohol with meals.

That was when restaurants and hotels were finally allowed to serve alcohol with meals.

But you could have a glass of wine with your steak, yeah. Then in 2002, they loosened it up a little bit more with select grocery stores receiving governmental permission to sell packaged liquor. This is not 1935. This is ridiculous. Get your shit together and sell beer. Fucking weirdos. Figure it out. Good God.

But you could have a glass of wine with your steak, yeah. Then in 2002, they loosened it up a little bit more with select grocery stores receiving governmental permission to sell packaged liquor. This is not 1935. This is ridiculous. Get your shit together and sell beer. Fucking weirdos. Figure it out. Good God.

But you could have a glass of wine with your steak, yeah. Then in 2002, they loosened it up a little bit more with select grocery stores receiving governmental permission to sell packaged liquor. This is not 1935. This is ridiculous. Get your shit together and sell beer. Fucking weirdos. Figure it out. Good God.

Today, beer and wine is easily accessible and they have a lot of bars and shit like that, too. So they've got with the program reviews of this town. Here we go. Four stars. Oak Park is truly a lovely suburb of Chicago. It only takes 20 minutes to get to the lakefront from downtown. It's a great town with good food, great school system, and, this is all caps, amazing library system. Okay.