Haymarket Brewery & Taproom

Bar Owners and Alders Oppose Chicago’s Alcohol Tax Hike Proposal | Eater Chicago

"The West Loop brewpub served as the site of a Wednesday morning press conference and rally where the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, the Hospitality Business Association of Chicago, about half a dozen bar and restaurant owners, and Teamsters Local No. 710 joined in opposition to the proposed wholesale excise tax increases. The coalition argued they would refuse to negotiate; Pat Doerr, director at the Hospitality Business Association of Chicago, said, “We will fight it to all levels,” and added, “We have done our part for the city coffers over the last four years and there was not a point we could agree on in between on this after what we’ve paid in the past. We’re good earners for the city. We’ve earned enough and we need to break.”" - Leigh Giangreco