[Slowhand] Checkerboard Lounge to Move to a Mall??

[Sandra K. Anderson]

This story was on the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times the other day:

The University of Chicago has made a bid to lure the legendary Checkerboard 
Lounge (once owned by Buddy Guy) to its campus.  The club's longtime owner, 
L.C. Thurman, has signed a letter of intent with the university that could 
move Thurman and the Checkerboard name to a mall in space owned by the 
university.  Evidently the Club (located on 43rd Street)  has been closed 
since last Spring because of building code violations.  The owner of the 
building is supposed to complete repairs by next July, but wants to charge 
Thurman twice as much rent as the University would.  Here is a link to the 
story - EC is mentioned in the very first paragraph.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-checker11.html

Sandy

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