Mixed emotions as DuPage strip club is marked for demolition.
Chicago’s demolition crews won’t know whether to laugh or cry today at news that the Diamonds Gentlemen’s Club is to be demolished as part of a $38 million road-widening project.
On Monday, Judge John Elsner ruled to condemn the land where Diamonds Gentlemen’s Club resides, The Chicago Sun Times reports. The Illinois Department of Transportaion plans on expanding North Avenue at Powis Road, taking 5,500 square feet from the club’s land and part of the building.
At a recent hearing, club owners On Stage Productions claimed state officials didn’t show that seizing the land was necessary for the expansion and said the Diamond’s area was being unfairly focused on because it’s a strip club.
Eisner denied the arguments, stating there was no evidence to support the claims.
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