Tax business cited for violating COVID-19 restrictions with illegal club, River North restaurant

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Tax business cited for violating COVID-19 restrictions with illegal club, River North restaurant charged for overcapacity


A South Side tax preparation business has been cited for violating COVID-19 regulations by allegedly operating an illegal club that featured a DJ, dancers and cover charge where guests did not practice social distancing or wear face coverings, city officials said.

Loves Tax LLC (10305 S. Martin Luther King Drive) was also cited for operating a club without the proper licenses, allowing indoor smoking and interfering with the investigation by refusing to answer questions, according to the city’s office of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.

The club had 26 patrons when BACP investigators arrived, the agency said, including what appeared to be hired dancers. The club was issued a cease and desist order, but Loves Tax can continue to operate as a tax preparation business, a BACP spokesman said.

BACP investigators also cited Miki’s Park (109 W. Hubbard St.) which describes itself as “a Korean-inspired bar concept located in the heart of River North,” for allegedly hosting 50 people eating and drinking without social distancing or face coverings and for operating after curfew.

Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-tax-preparation-secret-club-chicago-covid-20210202-siztqbhhvjcxjccnx6gi2a4kpu-story.html