Algonquin OKs cocktails with haircuts

Like your martini shaken, not stirred? In Algonquin, you can now get one served up with a haircut and blow dry.

Algonquin trustees Tuesday night voted 5-1 to permit consumption of alcohol as a secondary use to a primary business.

Now Martini Manicures, the main street salon that first petitioned the village to amend the ordinance, will apply for the new Class A-4 liquor license by the end of the week, officials said.

Just who will get the Class A-4 license ultimately is up to the village liquor commission, made up of village board members.

The license can go only to a business whose principal source of sales is services and goods, not alcohol, and is not a restaurant. The license would allow its holder to serve only customers who are using the business' services, not walk-ins after a drink.

Officials said they are not concerned about the ordinance amendment facilitating underage drinking.

According to village manager William Ganek, business owners still have to specifically request a liquor license, show proof of insurance, and verify health department requirements.

"Any license holder is also subject to the same requirements for getting beverage alcohol sellers and servers education training," Ganek said. "All the same rules apply."