INSIDE Deadline Nears To Community Benefits Need An idea? Check Out Our Gift Guide Donate Toys For Kids From PH Food Drive **"'C R LOT 0041A**C071 Page 5A Page 4A Special section MT PROSPECT PUBLIC LIBRARY Attn: South Branch TE 1 MT PROSPECT. IL 60056-3295 0000118 .1.111,1.1 milli MOUNT PROSPECT J I vol. 89 No. 48 Journal & Topics Media Group I journal-topics.com I Wednesday, December 4, 2019 $1 Video Gaming: 1 Year In Review By MC F. ANDERSON Journal & Topics Reporter It's been almost a year sinceHelp PH Mount Prospect trustees ap- proved the first video gaming license in the village and as ofCops Keep date, "it's all been good news," said Execttive Assistant to theTheir Beards Village Manager Doreen Jarosz at Tuesday's(Nov. 26) commit- teeof the whole meeting. By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ On Dec. 4, 2018, the village Special to the Journal granted Paps, 1904 S. Elmhurst Rd., a video gaming license Prospect Heights police offi- which allowed them to install cers took full advantage of "No five gaming terminals. As of to- Shave November" and are still day, the village has approved 13 raising money for a good cause other gaming licenses; however, in the process. only 10 are active. "No Shave November" is an Active places who were annual nationwide charity event granted licenses are: Paps, 1904 where men don't shave or groom S. Elmhurst Rd.; Draft Picks,912 their facial hair for the month of S. Busse Ave.; Mrs. P & Me, 100 November as a way of raising E. Prospect Ave.; Sam's, 15 W.awareness and money to fight ProspectAve.,; Emerson's, 113 cancer. S. Emerson St.;Mr. Beef and The Prospect Heights Police Pizza, 1796 S. Elmhurst Rd.;Department has been growing Salerno's, 1716 E. Kensington out facial hair and hitting street Rd.; Moose Lodge, 601 N. Main corners of the city to raise money St.; Avanti, 1900 S. Elmhurstfor the cause. Officers could be Celebrating With Song Rd.; and Station 34, 34 S. Mainspotted on various intersections St.. including the intersection of The Prospect High Madrigal Singers provide holiday ambiance, with thevillage's just -lit tree as the back- Inactive licensees are: LaEuclid and Elmhurst Road. drop, during Mount Prospect's annual tree lighting event.See more photos on page 5A. (Continued on page 2A) (Shawn Clisham/Journal photo) (Continued on page 2A) PREP Reaches Title GameOf Own Thanksgiving TourneyPAGE BM Page 2A I Wednesday, December 4, 2019 I The Journal www.journal-topics.com new menu or business concepts; "saturate the market" and canni- ing what the state allows, because "It's all good news. There have Gaming and use additional income to pay balize the smaller businesses that if the state was to allow 17 gaming been no reports of crime or viola- rent, utility bills and taxes. the village wanted to help. terminals per establishment, they tions from the Mount Prospect (Continued from page 1A) Village documents state that Trustee Eleni Hatzis said thatwouldn't want that. Police Department. There have Pressa,401 E. Euclid; Fellini, 1729 video gaming licensees have felt she wouldn't want to see video Trustee Colleen Saccotelli saidbeen no calls received to the vil- W. Golf Rd.; Moretti's, 1799 S. that the video game terminals give gaming cafes around Mountthat she wouldn't be comfort- lage or the Mount Prospect Police Busse; Bar Louie, 200 E. Rand Rd. customers entertainment but doProspect. "It's not who we are,"able with 10 or more operatingDepartment regarding (gaming Video gaming revenue distribu- not attract new customers; gamingHatzis said. terminals in one establishment. terminal) establishments...they tion is broken down by the follow- patrons don't want to be seen by Trustee Richard Rogers saidShe added that that the year ofhave all complied..." Jarosz said. ing: the licensed establishmentother patrons and approve of thethat he also doesn't want video"prohibition" for business own- Village staff has been given the receives 35% of wagering netpartition; majority would like togaming cafes and only voted forers to go through before gettinggo ahead to draft revision ordi- revenue; the terminal operator re-add a sixth terminal as approved video gaming in the first place to a video gaming license shouldnances for increasing terminals ceives 35% , the state receives 25% by the state; and all have requested "help the business owners." continue. allowed from five to six and for and the municipality receives 5%. some form of outside advertising A video terminal operator from Mayor Juracek and Trusteeallowing video gaming signage As of Oct. 31, the village has signage for their gaming. Sunrise Gaming, Tim Giglio,Hatzis agreed with Saccotelli. appropriate for the village. received 14 applications for video The two requests from licens- stood up at the meeting and said gaming, a one-time fee of $300,ees had village trustees discuss- that if the village wanted him to, he which totals $4,200. The villageing if signage would work well would install a storefront of video also charges a $1,000 terminalwith Mount Prospect's "brand," gaming terminals by the next day. license fee per video game ter-whether or not the trustees should However, he said the intention of minal; there are 45 terminals, have the ordinance reflect what the video gaming in the village wasn't Beards: Raffle Monday totaling $45,000. The village alsostate allows or to put a cap on the a "money grab" and agrees that receives a 5% wagering share from number of terminals a businessif the village was to allow video (Continued from page 1A) ficers did not lose sight of what the state, which has added up tocould have. gaming cafes, it would destroy the "They love this and they al-"No Shave November" is really $36,763 so far, according to Jarosz. As for the signage, there wassmaller businesses. ways ask if we could do it a little about, which is helping and giving The total revenue the village hasa general consensus that a large, "You said it's not a money grab,bit longer because I don't allow back to the community. received from the 10 active loca- flashy, bright sign would notbut when you start doing videofacial hair," said Chief of Police "We have a competition. What- tions with video gaming amounts be allowed in the village, but acafes in your town, it changesJim Zawlocki. ever shift sold enough tickets for to $85,993. smaller, more conservative signthe dynamic completely. It is a "They love it during winter time the raffle for the Christmas gifts for According to a presentationmight be. Mayor Arlene Juracekmoney grab. It's all they're there,so we got a little contest. If they the needy they can wear their beards given by Jarosz at the Nov. 26gave planning and zoning (P&Z)for," Giglio said. collect money, they can wear itinto January. Ticket sales have meeting, the total revenue for the staff the green light to begin draft- As for allowing establishmentsfor November. December, if theyskyrocketed," said Zawlocki. "I've video gaming establishments anding an ordinance for video gaming to go from five to six terminals,sell tickets to the raffle, I'll let never seen them sell so many." video gaming operators in Mount signage to be presented for public though no votes were cast, therethem keep it for another month The 14th annual Christmas Prospect has been $503,028. Vil- discussion and vote. was a general consensus that sixand now they want to extend it Raffle will be held at 6 p.m. Mon- lage documents state that video Trustee William Grossi broughtwould be an acceptable numberanother month." day, Dec. 9 at Union Ale House in gaming licensees used the ad- up video gaming cafes for discus- for the village. Trustees said that Officers love growing out their Prospect Heights. Raffle tickets ditional income to invest in newsion as a potential way to fill in there should be some language inbeards so much that it has startedcan be purchased at the Prospect or repaired kitchen equipment,some of the vacant storefronts;the updated ordinance to reflecta competition between shifts asHeights police and fire stations. carpeting, barstools, LED televi- however, the board disagreed with the village's wants and needs. Forto who will be able to keep their All proceeds will go to providing sions, window treatments andhim. Trustee Michael Zadel said example, trustees said that they'rebeards until January. However,food, winter clothing and gifts to updated interior decor; to explorethat video gaming cafes would hesitant to have language reflect- Zawlocki made sure that his of- local families. 2017 WINNER IT'S NOT WHAT 201t WINNER 2019 WINNER NORTH SHORE YOU SELL IT FOR, CHAW ICE5 BUT WHAT YOU GET PIIISOINIO VIM^ COMMIT NAPO, Oil Lamp Theater TO KEEP THAT COUNTS! 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