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* Bloomington Pantagraph…
On Tuesday morning, if you want to find the owner of Snapper’s Bar and Grill, Joe Sartie, drop in on him in downtown Clinton. His door will be open.
Sartie is one of a handful of owners struggling with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s order to close bars and restaurants for indoor seating in an effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
“This is my Alamo,” he said.
Clinton is in DeWitt County, where the public health director told a local radio station late last week “Live your life like you normally would.”
*** UPDATE *** Administrative Code…
Section 690.1415 Penalties
a) Any person who knowingly or maliciously disseminates any false information or report concerning the existence of any dangerously contagious or infectious disease in connection with the Department or certified local health department’s power of quarantine, isolation and closure or refuses to comply with a quarantine, isolation or closure order is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Section 2(k) of the Act)
b) A public health order issued by a certified local health department under this Subpart is equivalent to, shall be enforced as, and carries the same penalty as an order issued by the Department directly.
(Source: Added at 32 Ill. Reg. 3777, effective March 3, 2008)
- OneMan - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 8:28 am:
It doesn’t even have a basement.
- pawn - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 8:30 am:
@OneMan — LOLOLOLOL! Thanks for the giggle.
- Morningstar - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 8:34 am:
Maybe he meant to say Little Big Horn /s.
- Demoralized - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 8:42 am:
You know there will be more of this. I’m curious to see what they do to these individuals.
- Anon221 - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 8:48 am:
Could lose liquor license, slots license, maybe even his food license. Might also miss out on any Small Business assistance that might come through in a disaster relief bill at the state and/or federal level(s). He may come to regret this “last stand”.
- Montrose - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 9:05 am:
While what this guy is doing is wrong, I also feel like we need to keep in mind everyone is managing their anxiety about this crisis in different ways. I just think we all need to remember the phrase - Be kind, for everyone is going through something hard.
- Watching - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 9:08 am:
Not everyone died at Alamo, but point taken.
With the county public health director’s statements on the virus; I doubt they lose food license. Liquor license, electronic gambling, and disaster relief are surely on the wrong side of that burned bridge.
May have felt good to publicly stick it to the man, but in the long run they’ll be singing I fought the law, and law won.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 9:16 am:
=== Sartie is one of a handful of owners struggling with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s order to close bars and restaurants for indoor seating in an effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
“This is my Alamo,” he said.===
The 15 or so that survived the Alamo probably wouldn’t call their survival a victory. It was a miracle.
The reason we go to the odd “in-law uncle’s house” is that aunt we love shouldn’t be punished, but now is not the time to spend quality time with a man willing to hurt everyone to make a point.
- Jocko - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 9:25 am:
Joe Sartie (and Dave Remmert) remind me of the last holdouts who refuse to leave their property before Mount St. Helens erupted. Only in this instance, we (rather than they) are the ones harmed.
- City Zen - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 10:19 am:
Can’t spell satire without s-a-r-t-i-e.
- Pundent - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 10:20 am:
The comments on the Pantagraph site are a bit shocking. The consensus seems to be that this is nothing but an attempt by the Democrats to punish us.
- SammyG - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 11:35 am:
The State Police should make a raid and forcibly shut down the place/arrest Sartie just to make the point that this is serious.
- Nick Name - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 11:39 am:
===“This is my Alamo,” he said.===
Just what the heck does he imagine is going on? I’m sorry, but this level of disconnect from reality just boggles my mind.
- Annonin - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 11:40 am:
Capt Fax should start a “yokel” section for these updates
- Archpundit - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 11:54 am:
===The comments on the Pantagraph site are a bit shocking.
Yes, not good, but keep in mind newspaper comment sections attract the worst people.
- Nick Name - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 12:13 pm:
===“This is my Alamo,” he said.===
Dude. William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett look at you askance. They did not die for your “right” to spread pestilence.
- OpentoDiscussion - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 1:52 pm:
Well, not everyone one was killed at the Alamo.
But the owner should shut down as the Governor has requested.
- Independent - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 2:17 pm:
“The comments on the Pantagraph site are a bit shocking.”
Most commenters on the Pantagraph are completely enclosed in the Limbaugh/Hannity bubble. The are unable to respond to fact-based arguments so they launch ad hominem attacks and goofball rants. Given the trend toward eliminating comment sections in newspapers I wonder why the Pantagraph bothers. Any tiny increment of increased page hits is overwhelmed by comments from the kooks that their limited staff cannot moderate.
- theCardinal - Monday, Mar 16, 20 @ 4:22 pm:
Bars were doing an overly brisk business last night and expect they will tonight as well. Just maybe this guy can take a few days off to clean and paint the joint. No NCAA to watch anyway.