The Brief A Robbins restaurant-bar has been ordered to stop using the Harold's Chicken name after the corporation said the business was operating without authorization. The order comes after a fatal shooting at the establishment last August that left one man dead, another wounded and Mayor Darren Bryant grazed by a bullet. The dispute has frustrated residents, while village officials also raised concerns about unpaid rent and gambling at the property.



A popular chicken shack in Robbins has been ordered to stop doing business under the Harold's Chicken name.

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The backstory:

Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant was grazed by a bullet while at Harold's Chicken and Ice Bar last August.

Shortly after, Harold's Chicken Corporation told the place it was operating without the company's authorization and the restaurant-bar has been closed.

Harold's Chicken and Ice Bar is one of three restaurants ordered to cease and desist. The others are in Chicago and Hammond but this one had a fatal shooting in August.

Police say a masked gunman came in shooting. A bullet grazed Bryant as he tried to escape with other patrons.

An armed security guard shot and killed 29-year-old Marquell Rose of Chicago. Another man was wounded.

The business was a popular night-time social establishment, with video gaming and a liquor license, not your typical chicken shack.

The Harold's Chicken Corporation wants it to remove signage and stop operating as a Harold's, or pay a compensation fee of $3,000 a month.

The cease and desist order alleges the business is causing confusion and harm to Harold's reputation and business interests.

The company's attorney happens to be former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

She also investigated the finances of the town of Dolton under Mayor Tiffany Henyard.

Robbins residents say they wanted that business to lead the way for other development in the struggling village.

Businessman and Robbins resident Darrell Mitchell owns the building next door.

 Well, I'll say a lot of people are confused. A lot of people are upset because, there was definitely high expectations for us having a

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