The Double Door club was evicted from its longtime Wicker Park space Monday after attorneys for the club failed to post money required to appeal their eviction case, according to an attorney for Double Door’s landlord.
Cook County Circuit Judge Orville Hambright Jr. ruled in August that Double Door had until the end of 2016 to vacate 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. because club management did not properly notify landlord Brian Strauss in 2015 it wished to extend its lease.
Attorneys for Double Door appealed the case and an appeal bond was set by Hambright Jr. Strauss’ attorney said Double Door management did not pay that bond.
"It was time for either Double Door to post the appeal bond or move, get out. They did neither. They willfully violated Judge Hambright’s court orders," attorney James P. McKay, Jr. said.
Double Door opened in 1994. A show by the band No Men scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday was moved to Emporium in Wicker Park, a band representative said. The venue’s website has listings for shows through April 27.
Double Door co-owner Joe Shanahan said he would not comment until he had more information about the eviction.
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