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UPTOWN — Fans of The Green Mill who are excited about a new blues club opening next door will have to keep waiting.
Last year, Green Mill owner Dave Jemilo told The Chicago Tribune he hoped Club Della Robbia would be opening at 4804 N. Broadway by December 2018.
But a year after first sharing his plans, the property remains shuttered.
On Monday, Jemilo told Block Club the project still has a ways to go.
“It’s going to be a while,” he said.
Jemilo declined to comment further but said there were several issues holding up the opening.
Tressa Feher, chief of staff to Ald. James Cappleman (46th), said there may have been “huge problems with their contractor.”
“They are trying to get the project back on track,” she said.
Like Jemilo, she said any sort of opening timeline was still “up in the air.”
The contractor listed on the building permit could not be reached for comment.
Credit: Jonathan Ballew/Block Club Chicago
Credit: Jonathan Ballew/Block Club Chicago When Jemilo spoke with the Tribune he indicated Club Della Robbia would serve food and be a bluesier version of The Green Mill.
The Green Mill does not serve food but the bar allows patrons to bring in outside food.
The name Club Della Robbia is a nod to the original restaurant that used to serve food to The Green Mill, according to Jemilo.
Credit: DNA InfoThe location at 4804 N. Broadway was once home to the LGBTQ-friendly sports bar Crew Bar And Grill until it closed its doors in 2017.
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