Bar Brawl In Batavia Prompts Cease-And-Desist Notice: Report

BATAVIA, IL — A large fight last month at a bar in Batavia led police to issue a cease-and-desist notice, with the bar violating a statewide indoor service ban due to rising coronavirus cases, the according to a report by the Kane County Chronicle.

Batavia police were called around 11:30 p.m. Nov. 18 to Bulldog’s Cellar Bar & Grill for a fight involving 15-20 people, the Chronicle reports, citing police records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

13,565 Coronavirus Cases, 78 Deaths In Kane Co. During November

A bartender told police that the large fight broke out less than a minute after a group of about 10 people walked into the bar, the report states. Several people thought to be involved in the fight left after paying their tabs and refusing to talk to police, the report states.

By Nov. 18, a ban on indoor service at Kane County bars and restaurants had been in effect for nearly a month, leading Batavia police to issue a cease-and-desist notice to Bulldog’s, the Chronicle reports.

North Aurora Man Punched Nurse At Geneva Hospital: Police

The notice warns the bar could lose its state-issued licenses or be ordered to close if it continues to violate the now-statewide ban on indoor service, according to the report.

Batavia police also filed an incident report about the fight with the state’s Liquor Commission, the report states.

REGIONAL NEWS:

• Aurora Police Chief Misses Out On Top Job In Nashville
• 13,565 Coronavirus Cases, 78 Deaths In Kane Co. During November
• Driver Killed In Rollover Crash After Swerving Deer: Sheriff
• Aurora Establishes Civilian Review Board For Police Complaints