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Belluomini's Keeping the Door Open and the Beer Cold

The corner bar in Hinsdale has over seven decades of operation under its belt, but lean times and changing legislation have taken a toll.

Belluomini's Spirits & Grill in Hinsdale has certainly proved its staying power. With nearly 75 years at the corner of 55th and Madison streets, the neighborhood tavern is older than many of its clients. Paul Belluomini is the current owner of the bar, which was started by his grandfather in 1937 and has bounced around the family ever since. Paul took over in 1991 and said he grew up in the house next door. Grandfather Belluomini—who passed away in 1949—was a native of Hinsdale and worked at the power plant that was once in town, the railroad that ran through it, and the meat counter of some local stores long since razed or renamed. Belluomini's isn't large, but keeps its guests happy with standard bar fare and cold beer, domestic and …

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Belluomini's Liquor License Suspended

Liquor control commissioner and Village President Tom Cauley said it's the third time the Madison Street bar has gotten itself into trouble since 2009.

Though more than a month and a half of delays preceded it, Tuesday night’s special hearing of the Village of Hinsdale liquor code commissioner concerning the code offenses of a local bar was very brief. Paul Belluomini, the owner of Belluomini’s Madison Liquors, 954 S. Madison St., came to the hearing in the Memorial Hall conference room already having reached an agreement with village prosecutor Linda Pieczynski that acknowledged the bar served alcohol during unlicensed hours the morning of May 22 and suspended Belluomini’s liquor license for up to 14 days during the next year.  Seven of the 14 days are set, while the other seven will be used only if Belluomini’s violates the liquor code again before September 2012, Pieczynski said. The …

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