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“You got regular Black people who come to Dinner and a Movie. They’re like normal people. Then you get those other motherf*ckers. They’re savages,” he said “All it takes is one or two and it’s like, damn! Sh*t happened. I’m Black, so I can say this. At this point, whatever.”
Bailey’s problems began about a month after he opened the restaurant at 2500 North Ashland in May 2021. Shots were fired and a large fight erupted outside his doors. No one was struck by gunfire, but police ordered the business to close immediately under the city’s “summary closure” ordinance.
Bailey, 31, soon re-opened after meeting with city officials and neighbors. A plan of action was drawn up. But, citing more problems, the city continued with “nuisance abatement” maneuvers until a hearing officer ordered the closure late last week.
“You got some [politicians] that are so far to the f*cking left that they pretend we don’t have problems in our community. Even after looting sh*t. That’s a problem. I don’t share that same ideal, that same way of thinking.”
“They wanna call it urban sh*t. Man, f*ck that. It’s f*cking savages. Bad people should be in jail. That’s the thing. So, when they walk up to you, you’re like, ‘How the f*ck are you out here?'”
“Lock all their asses up. I don’t know what’s going on with our DA or our state’s attorney. I don’t know what the f*ck they’re called because I don’t go to jail. But it’s a problem.”
Businessman blames the behavior of 'savages' as city revokes his Lincoln Park restaurant's licenses
The city revoked Dinner and a Movie's licenses Friday, ending a 14-month struggle for owner Rashad Bailey.
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