Walgreens Proposed at UBAA Tap Site; Developers Rejected Tilted Kilt
UBAA Tap will most likely be redeveloped into another Walgreens. The property sits on the Evanston-Skokie border and might have been a Tilted Kilt or even McDonalds, according to the developer.
A Walgreens store could be moving in to the former site of UBAA Tap at 9956 Crawford Ave. in Skokie, after developers turned down offers from several other tenants including Tilted Kilt, a Hooter's like bar and restaurant chain. UBAA Tap - also formerly known as UBAA Old Crawford Inn - first opened its doors in 1939. Patch food critic Bill Burman described the restaurant by saying, "stopping in here is like paying a visit to your grandmother, if she were the type to cook you up some strong wings, put the game on for you and pour you a beer." The restaurant closed its doors around October of last year, and has been on the market for development ever since. The location sits across the street from Evanston homeowners on Crawford Avenue and a…
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David Rubin
9:31 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Furthermore, converting long time RESIDENTIAL property, on a residential street (Keystone), into commercial property, against the clear wishes of its own citizens, is shameful. Does Skokie care more about Walgreens than its own citizens? If you would like to join me in contesting this project, feel free to e-mail me: d-rubin@neiu.edu more ›