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Higgins Road in preparation for its scheduled demolition the week of Oct. It'll mark the final chapter for the nightclub, originally known as Hunters before it was rebranded as Phoenix. It closed abruptly last November after 37 years in business. Years ago, the location was home to a Beef 'N' Barrel restaurant.

Mayor Craig Johnson said Cecola and his business partners had plans to renovate the bar after acquiring it inbut they never pursued those plans. After the bar closed last year, Cecola tried selling to a neighboring property owner, but the deal fell through, Johnson said. His representatives reached out to village officials to gauge their interest in the property, and they struck a deal.

In deciding to close the bar, the previous owner cited numerous issues with the building and code violations that needed to be fixed, Johnson said. At the same time, village officials have been eyeing redevelopment as part of their vision for more commercial growth in and around the massive village industrial park. We'll grass it over and wait and see what comes along.

Meanwhile, Johnson and other village officials are still battling local developer Mario Gullo in court as part of an annexation dispute involving many of his nearby properties on Higgins Road. In June, when Elk Grove officials inked the contract for the Phoenix bar, Gullo attorney Kim Walberg called the village "a bully who will stop at nothing to get its way," as village officials previously tried to forcibly annex the Phoenix and other sites until Gullo sued.

Phoenix Bar & Nightclub (Closed)

Village officials have maintained they were just trying to clean up their borders. Johnson also has tried to clear up misconceptions that the village closed the Phoenix club. Cecola made the decision to close it, not us. Today's E-edition Sign Up for Newsletters. Twitter Facebook Instagram.

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