Illinois Bicentennial

Lager Beer Riot In Chicago - April 21

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Sinopsis

The Lager Beer Riot occurred on April 21, 1855 in Chicago, Illinois. Mayor Levi Boone renewed enforcement of an old local ordinance mandating that taverns be closed on Sundays and led the city council to raise the cost of a liquor license from $50 per year to $300 per year, renewable quarterly.