Area towns far friendlier to liquor sales than they used to be

When Mahomet annexed the land Fred Barbadillo's bar was on in 2017, the village faced a minor dilemma.

It had a Class A license for bars, but the limit was set at zero.

Mahomet ceased being a dry town in 2007, and "we went into it more cautiously. We didn't want a bunch of bars," Village Administrator Patrick Brown said.

So the village raised the limit to one and eliminated the requirement that Class A establishments bring in at least 25 percent of their revenue from food sales.

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(Champaign News-Gazette)