Strip Club Reports

[Al Melrose]

It is with sadness I read these reports. I cannot claim to have been very active in the clubs, though I have been to most a number of times. I find several things sad. The first is the hypocrisy. The escort sites are full of business for LEO. I am not advocating this of course. I merely point out that LEO sure likes the low hanging fruit provided for us that can't afford hundreds of dollars a night for sex. Another thing is what do they expect these girls to do during the shutdown since most are not qualified for the high tone professional jobs available. Or maybe they should all apply for the Amazon warehouse jobs popping up. Political hypocrisy is evident. The suburbs are supposed to be about conservatives wanting less government control over our lives. I guess that doesn't count when it comes to sex. I have seen comments about Stone Park and Melrose wanting things shut down. I wonder how much UTR revenue Stone Park and Melrose were making off these places. The shooting being the cause? I hope that's total bullshit. With all the Walmart shootings, is anyone pushing for the closing of all Walmarts?

Heck, Chuckie Cheese has had multiple shootings. It is the old squeaky wheel saying. Most people do not care what goes on, a few pissed off wives / GFs are angry that not all money / attention is given to them. Also have a few loser guys pissed that dancers will not date / marry / fuck them. Had a lot of fun times in the old days. Not been for a while.

[Ump1969]

It is with sadness I read these reports. I cannot claim to have been very active in the clubs, though I have been to most a number of times. I find several things sad. The first is the hypocrisy. The escort sites are full of business for LEO. I am not advocating this of course. I merely point out that LEO sure likes the low hanging fruit provided for us that can't afford hundreds of dollars a night for sex. Another thing is what do they expect these girls to do during the shutdown since most are not qualified for the high tone professional jobs available. Or maybe they should all apply for the Amazon warehouse jobs popping up. Political hypocrisy is evident. The suburbs are supposed to be about conservatives wanting less government control over our lives. I guess that doesn't count when it comes to sex. I have seen comments about Stone Park and Melrose wanting things shut down. I wonder how much UTR revenue Stone Park and Melrose were making off these places. The shooting being the cause? I hope that's total bullshit. With all the Walmart shootings, is anyone pushing for the closing of all Walmarts?

[Jc2490]

Last I read, the only lingerie bar still open was Louie's and they opened at 4. Any updates? Is the backroom open? Any girls at all? Miss my afternoon strolls.

FWIW, I just got a text from one of the dancers. They are going to open at noon tomorrow. There will be dancing, but the girls have to be clothed. The back room will be open for business as usual.

[Ohboy]

Last I read, the only lingerie bar still open was Louie's and they opened at 4. Any updates? Is the backroom open? Any girls at all? Miss my afternoon strolls.

[StanleyStankas]

The question I would have, is how these bars are going to make a living without dancers. I have seen a lot of guys walk into Bobby's, look around, see no girls and walk right out. There would be no reason for me to travel down to Melrose for a drink when there several bars within walking distance from home. I enjoy a dance every now and then, so I hope this does not take place.

It didn't have to take a tragedy to get the melrose thread moving again, however it is what it is. Imo the answer to the how they can survive is simple. They can't! Like mentioned here shot and a beer joints are everywhere so why come over here to the strip just for that and put extra miles on the ride as well as time spent. Plus driving home through several villages just to have a few? Not going to happen. I can tell all first hand that j's is completely silent as most here already know. Just in case we have some newbies traveling through here. It's my opinion that the fuzz have known all along what has been happening in these happy ending rooms of these places. It's just that with the shooting they have to get serious for the good of their own paychecks and shut them down or face blow back from the public. Again it has to be a county thing regarding the ban if it happens to all the places as I know louie's is in melrose, carl's may be stone (don't know that for sure), bobby's (franklin?) and of course j's which is leyden township and that is unincorporated cook. Well we saw what happened to the pen when their dancers went. The place is still for rent. I am up and down that area most days and it's mostly taco joints, slot places, pawn shops, pay day loan places, franchise fast food and strip centers with grocery stores. Without the dancers all of the aforementioned places will be empty and for rent for a long time imo. Also what about scores? I mean it's a different animal, however that is melrose and the place next to it. I mean it would be considered discriminatory in nature to close down what I being old refer to the bikini bars and not scores. Thanks to all for the rant and I agree. Sad day. Stupid people doing stupid things. One dude is dead and if they have the perp in custody his life is over as well. All for what? There's no situation in one of those bars worth a life! Stosh. Stay safe all. Here's to happy endings!

[Mayor Quimby]

There is no way these bars will survive If this happens. I really hope that this is not the case. Stopping by these spots for a beer and nice dance is one of the things that keeps me going during the work week. If this did happen I wonder if there is any way new spots would pop up somewhere else. I doubt it but wishful thinking.

It will be bad for their businesses. I have no reason to head to any of those places without the girls. Or stop to fill up my gas tank, or grab lunch, or go pick up food / cigerettes etc for any of the dancers.

I don't know if any of the bars are open right now but I do not believe so. The state closure is still in effect in all of the counties to the best of my knowledge. The "Dancer Ban" will take place once they open up according to the people I heard from. I'm not claiming to know for certain but heard the same story from 2 people that work at 2 different locations. To those of you who are in contact with any dancers/bartenders etc, any word on this?

[Visconti5683]

There is no way these bars will survive If this happens. I really hope that this is not the case. Stopping by these spots for a beer and nice dance is one of the things that keeps me going during the work week. If this did happen I wonder if there is any way new spots would pop up somewhere else. I doubt it but wishful thinking.

The question I would have, is how these bars are going to make a living without dancers. I have seen a lot of guys walk into Bobby's, look around, see no girls and walk right out. There would be no reason for me to travel down to Melrose for a drink when there several bars within walking distance from home. I enjoy a dance every now and then, so I hope this does not take place.

[SouthSideRed]

So this morning I got a text from a dancer I recently started keeping in touch with. She informed me that there's some major changes being implemented. It seems the shooting at J's last month started the dominos falling. It sounds like the investigation ended up revealing everything that was happening at J's in the dance area as well as deals that were going on etc. The local powers that be, have ruled that the mannheim bars will NO LONGER HAVE DANCERS! Uggghhh! I contacted a bartender I know & asked if this was true & received confirmation. This somehow will effect both Melrose & Stone park, so maybe it's a joint effort? Or maybe a county thing? I'm told it will apply to pretty much every bar we discuss on this thread. I sure hope it's not true but the couple people I talked to are reliable. Anyone else hear anything on this?

And before I start getting any requests for her info, the dancer I heard from is not doing anything independently, I think she has a sugar daddy.

The question I would have, is how these bars are going to make a living without dancers. I have seen a lot of guys walk into Bobby's, look around, see no girls and walk right out. There would be no reason for me to travel down to Melrose for a drink when there several bars within walking distance from home. I enjoy a dance every now and then, so I hope this does not take place.

[Jc2490]

So this morning I got a text from a dancer I recently started keeping in touch with. She informed me that there's some major changes being implemented. It seems the shooting at J's last month started the dominos falling. It sounds like the investigation ended up revealing everything that was happening at J's in the dance area as well as deals that were going on etc. The local powers that be, have ruled that the mannheim bars will NO LONGER HAVE DANCERS! Uggghhh! I contacted a bartender I know & asked if this was true & received confirmation. This somehow will effect both Melrose & Stone park, so maybe it's a joint effort? Or maybe a county thing? I'm told it will apply to pretty much every bar we discuss on this thread. I sure hope it's not true but the couple people I talked to are reliable. Anyone else hear anything on this?

And before I start getting any requests for her info, the dancer I heard from is not doing anything independently, I think she has a sugar daddy.

Are all of them still closed, even without the dancers?

[Mayor Quimby]

So this morning I got a text from a dancer I recently started keeping in touch with. She informed me that there's some major changes being implemented. It seems the shooting at J's last month started the dominos falling. It sounds like the investigation ended up revealing everything that was happening at J's in the dance area as well as deals that were going on etc. The local powers that be, have ruled that the mannheim bars will NO LONGER HAVE DANCERS! Uggghhh! I contacted a bartender I know & asked if this was true & received confirmation. This somehow will effect both Melrose & Stone park, so maybe it's a joint effort? Or maybe a county thing? I'm told it will apply to pretty much every bar we discuss on this thread. I sure hope it's not true but the couple people I talked to are reliable. Anyone else hear anything on this?

And before I start getting any requests for her info, the dancer I heard from is not doing anything independently, I think she has a sugar daddy.

[Jc2490]

I just got the word from one of the dancers. They will be open Thursday through Sunday, noon to midnight. Still no dancing.

[SouthSideRed]

Illinois has shut down all bars & restaurants for indoor dining / drinking. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts this time.

While at my local fast food joint, I got into the discussion with the counter girl about the shutdown. She mentioned that was supposed to last about two weeks and the see what happens. But I just read in the local paper that the cases are sky high, so two weeks seems to be too soon.

[Mayor Quimby]

After driving past Bobby's and Carl's and seeing them closed, I took a ride to Louie's. The bar was open. They had some strange rule where you had to at least have a mask in your pocket. There were no dances. The girls went around trying to hustle a buck any way they could. Mostly back rubs. I did see a girl leave with a customer and return about 45 minutes later. I also was given 2 phone numbers for possible future OTC activities.

The shutdown is now for Cook, DuPage, Will, Kane, Kankakee, Lake & McHenry counties. There are a number of establishments that are remaining open despite the shutdown in protest. For those that recall, Louie's tried opening before the first order was lifted & got closed down by the locals. Tough time to be in that industry.

[Jc2490]

They were open yesterday? Damnnn I messed up. I drove past all of them Wednesday afternoon because I completely forgot about the shut down. Louies lot was empty so I kept it moving.

I tried calling there twice today. There was no answer. Apparently they are closed down too. A couple of girls were talking about working today but when the owner bought a bunch of pizzas to thank his customers, you could read the writing on the wall.

[Visconti5683]

They were open yesterday? Damnnn I messed up. I drove past all of them Wednesday afternoon because I completely forgot about the shut down. Louies lot was empty so I kept it moving.

After driving past Bobby's and Carl's and seeing them closed, I took a ride to Louie's. The bar was open. They had some strange rule where you had to at least have a mask in your pocket. There were no dances. The girls went around trying to hustle a buck any way they could. Mostly back rubs. I did see a girl leave with a customer and return about 45 minutes later. I also was given 2 phone numbers for possible future OTC activities.