It also says that, after a Illinois Supreme Court ruling in the case, its dancers wear bikini bottoms and more substantial latex tops. The business got its start as a nightclub called the Club β named for its location at N. Kingsbury St. Then-owner James Levin, a major Democratic fundraiser who later pleaded guilty to defrauding Chicago Public Schools in a minority-owned business scam, decided to turn the place into an upscale strip club called Thee Dollhouse. The politically connected Mandera, who owns a shipping firm called The Custom Cos.
Mandera hired former Chicago police detective Thomas Bridges as general manager, according to court records. Rizzolo is now in federal prison after violating his parole in a tax fraud case tied to his Vegas strip club. The combination of alcohol sales and erotic dancing was lucrative. The U. Supreme Court declined to hear the case. In , his company was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of several women who worked at his Northlake transportation firm.
One woman was demoted and later fired after complaining about the sexual propositions, groping, sex talk and pornographic materials displayed at the office, according to the federal complaint.
Epstein said the club could appeal but also might try to reach a settlement with the city. By Chicago Tribune. More in News.
