Fire Destroys Velvet Rope
Oak Park night club damaged during early morning fire.
Editor's note: We've moved our coverage of this story to a new page, which Patch will update throughout the day. Please visit this link for our updated coverage. Fire crews remain on the scene of an early morning fire that badly damaged the Velvet Rope nightclub and surrounding downtown Oak Park businesses. Authorities were called to the club, 728 Lake St., around 6:30 a.m. The club suffered "severe smoke damage," said Oak Park Fire Dept. Deputy Chief Ken Klemm. Two adjacent businesses, Klay Oven restaurant and Flat Top Grill, also suffered smoke damage. "We're investigating those [businesses] as we speak," Klemm said. No injuries were reported. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Please return to Oak Park-River Forest …
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Robert
2:30 pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012
As long as no one was hurt, you can rebuild. A fund raiser should be held to help the Bartenders and you (Frank) more ›