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Chicago issues liquor license to no-TV board-game tavern

Holds the tavern's liquor license; Hindsight was set to open Oct. 21, with no report yet confirming the opening.

Hindsight Community Tavern, a board-game bar with no televisions, was set to open Oct. 21 at 2020 W. Irving Park Road in North Center, after Chicago issued its liquor license Sept. 15. As of Nov. 4, no report had confirmed the opening.

Updated 5 days ago

Notable Quotes

"I'd like to force people to talk to each other instead of having everyone silently be looking at something else on a screen." — on the no-TV policy, to Block Club Chicago

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"There's a whole segment of the population who would now go back to having that much less ability to participate in a tavern space. That'd be sad and I'd be very unhappy about that." — on losing THC drinks, to Block Club Chicago

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"We wanted to have something for everyone. Our goal is to be as inclusive as possible." — on the menu, to Block Club Chicago

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"If you want to watch the Cubs game, there’s 90 different bars in the city for you. At Hindsight, I want people to pour each other soju and play four-person Mancala." — on the no-TV policy, to Block Club Chicago

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"The most technologically advanced thing in here is going to be my color-changing lights and the sound system." — on the no-TV setup, to Block Club Chicago

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