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(630) 423-alcohol yet,” Sandos re-
peated to guests as they
found an open seat. “Trust
me, at 10 o’clock, I got you.”
The server, who has
worked at the pub for seven
years, is excited for the
ordinance to take effect.
“I always feel bad be-
cause you never want to say
no,” she said. “This will
change people’s lives in the
morning. The drinks make
everyone a little more ener-
getic with football matches,
there’s just something sat-
isfying about having a beer
in your hand. Coffee is just
not the same.”
Kenna, the bartender,
said he didn’t think the
extra hour would make
that much difference for
patrons or in sales.
“I don’t think it’ll be that
big of a change. It might be
for people topping off from
Saturday night, which we
still have to be responsible
for,” he said. “Ninety per-
cent of the time, the 10 a.m.
start time is not an issue.Only people from out of
town really question it.”
The match between
England’s Manchester
United and Watford started
at 8 a.m. Chicago time, and
despite the occasional
eruption of cheers and
cries of agony, Del Rio said
the gathering was a bit
mellow.
But bigger matches canattract up to 150 fans, and
that number could grow
after the ordinance takes
effect, he said.
“We’re able to provide a
place for people to come
and cheer on our team,”
Del Rio said of his group
being able to watch
matches at Fado. “The ca-
maraderie and alcohol play
a part in that. I’m gratefulfor the ordinance because
it will be nice to share a
good victory pint with the
lads.”
Like waiting for the ball
to drop at Times Square,
rugby fans watching Eng-
land versus Ireland later
Sunday morning filled the
second-floor space to
standing room only. Beer
started to pour out of thenozzle at 10 a.m. on the dot.
Bartenders lined up pints
of Guinness, and servers
shimmied around patrons,
balancing the dark beers on
small black serving trays.
Guinness, Irish coffees and
the occasional mimosa are
the most popular drinks,
Sandos said.
Horacio Sanchez from
Lakeview ordered a pint of
Carlsberg beer right at the
strike of the clock.
“The hour doesn’t make
much of a difference,” said
Sanchez, a fan of London’s
Arsenal soccer team, which
was playing later Sunday.
“Maybe if it was a big game,
but I don’t have too much
riding on it. It’s just a beer.”
Conner Dick from Lake-
view said his family is from
England, and he has been
an avid Manchester United
fan all of his life. He said he
watches his team with or
without beer.
“We’re just kind of hang-
ing out together right now,”
Dick said, holding a coffee
before 10 a.m. “If I could,
I’d order one, though.”jvillagomez@
chicagotribune.comBartender Mick Kenna serves coffee at the bar before 10 a.m. on Sunday, while patrons watch soccer at Fado Irish Pub.BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE PHOTOSLiquor
Continued fromPage 1As 10 a.m. hits, bartenders pour rounds of drinks for patrons watching a rugby match.An Indiana man has been
charged in connection to a
shooting at a popular West
Side barbershop in January
that wounded five people,
including two young broth-
ers.
Chicago police said two
gunmen opened fire
through the front window
of the Gotcha Faded barber-
shop in the 200 block of
North Pulaski Road on Jan.
16 as children played inside.
Walter Jackson, 29, of
East Chicago, faces four
counts of attempted first-
degree murder for the
shooting, police said.
At the time of the shoot-
ing, police described the
scene as “horrific” in the
moments after gunfire
sprayed into the crowded
barbershop, which is popu-
lar with local kids because
of the hair designs done by
the barbers.
The first officers to arrive
at the barbershop picked
their way through shell cas-
ings and broken glass litter-
ing the sidewalk from large
bullet holes in the door and
window.
Responding officers en-
countered as many as 10
children who ranged in age
from about 2 to 16. Among
the wounded were Michael
Smith, 12, who was hit in
the knee, and his brother
Lorenzo Matthews, 11, who
was hit in the abdomen,
back and elbow. Three oth-
ers, a 40-year-old barber,
16-year-old boy and 30-
year-old man, also survived
their wounds.
Police said the gunmen
first walked around inside
the business before leaving
and firing shots. A police
source said it was believed
the gunmen were targeting
a man in a backroom of the
barbershop, but he wasn’t
injured.
It wasn’t immediately
clear what led to Jackson’s
arrest. Court records show
he has two felony convic-
tions and numerous arrests.
Charges in
West Side
barbershop
shooting
By William Lee