Moreno's Liquors

Chicago Could Stop Liquor Sales at 10 p.m. | Eater Chicago

"In Little Village, Moreno’s Liquors is a 44-year-old family-owned shop whose owner, Mike Moreno Jr., said he was surprised by the proposed permanent 10 p.m. buying curfew; although the pandemic-era curfew had hurt his business, he understood doing his part then, but now sees public-safety and pandemic arguments as excuses for restrictions that feel like they target minority communities. Moreno warned that independent stores that rely on late-night sales would be most affected, that chains like Binny’s aren’t open late, and that losing those hours could invite out-of-state competitors such as Total Wines or push customers to nearby suburbs like Cicero and Berwyn, potentially deterring tourists." - Ashok Selvam