Interview with Paul Wertheimer, Principal of Crowd Management Strategies, a Los Angeles-based concert safety consulting firm. He talked with David Handelman about his reservations in serving as an expert witness for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office during the E2 criminal trial, and about what patrons of clubs and concerts should expect from club management.
In addition to having to endure the rigors of obtaining a liquor license, a potential bar or club owner needs to make sure that the desired location is not in a dry precinct or moratorium area. Not hard? Not so. There are quite a few. Check out the interactive map that identifies some of the liquor-restricted geographic areas ward by ward, and then street by street.