Crime & Safety
VIDEO: Fight Erupts on Streets at BeadQuest
A group of men take their fight to Clark Street during BeadQuest. Warning: There is some crude language used in the clip.
A brawl broke out between six men on Clark Street the same night as the BeadQuest bar crawl, and onlookers inside an adjacent Wrigleyville bar caught it on tape.
- Warning: Within the first few seconds of the clip, a woman is heard using inappropriate language.
“A bunch of drunk douche bag guys were looking for trouble all night, and sure enough, they got in a fight outside a bar in Wrigleyville, Chicago, a few block from the Cubs stadium,” the video’s description reads.
The guys were seen fighting outside of Rebel Bar & Grill at 3462 N. Clark St. The video was filmed from inside the bar.
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But police say the BeadQuest bar crawl, thrown by the same organizers who put on the Twelve Bars of Christmas—or TBOX—bar crawl, stayed relatively low key. A man stabbed and critically injured a party-goer with a broken bottle during TBOX in December, so 19th District Sgt. Jason Clark said police were on their toes during BeadQuest on Feb. 16.
“From what I understand, it was quiet,” Clark said. “We had a lot of people out there in anticipation, especially after the Twelve Bars of Christmas incident, but as far as we know, it went well. … You telling me (about the fight) is honestly the first time I heard about it.”
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Clark added the station didn’t receive a single call from agitated neighbors about the event. However, BeadQuest is a significantly smaller bar crawl than TBOX.
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