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Chicago, Ill., Jun 17, 2014 \/ 11:44 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo have taken legal action against a giant \u201cadult entertainment\u201d club built in their backyard \u2013 despite state law which prohibits such facilities within 1,000 feet of a place of worship.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cStrip clubs don't belong next to convents and single-family homes,\u201d said Peter Breen, vice president and senior counsel of the Thomas More Society.<\/p>\n

\tThe Thomas More Society is representing the convent in the lawsuit against the neighboring strip club which, according to the suit, violates Illinois zoning laws. The Village of Melrose Park has joined the sisters in their lawsuit against the Village of Stone Park, the adjacent village where the club is built.<\/p>\n

\tThe Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo have made their home in their Melrose Park convent for over 70 years. The convent is made up of a home for elderly sisters, a school for novices and living space for the sisters, as well as three chapels. The back of the strip club is visible from one of the chapels and stands just a few feet away from the convent\u2019s backyard fence.<\/p>\n

\tThe suit asserts that \u201cClub Allure\u201d \u2013 which was originally intended to be named \u201cGet It\u201d \u2013 has brought drunken violence, blaring lights and loud music until 5 a.m., litter such as liquor bottles, used condoms, used syringes, and \u201cunruly late night pedestrian traffic\u201d to the neighborhoods surrounding the club.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe Sisters have every right to pray and work peacefully without disruption from a strip club in their backyard,\u201d said Peter Breen, vice president and senior counsel of the Thomas More Society. \u201cWe are fighting for the rights of the Sisters, neighboring families, and people of Melrose Park. The Illinois state zoning law provides for their protection, and they deserve to have the law enforced.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn April 2010, the Village of Stone Park \u2013 the bordering village where the strip club stands \u2013 was sued by the club\u2019s developer who accused officials of \u201cshaking him down for cash and part ownership of the (c)lub in exchange for permission to build the facility,\u201d according to one report from the Thomas More Society.<\/p>\n

\tAlthough the lawsuit had little to do with zoning ordinances, the village agreed to repeal several of them as part of the settlement, including one similar to the state\u2019s statute which prohibits adult entertainment facilities from being built within 1,000 feet of places of worship.<\/p>\n

\tThe sisters and residents from Stone Park and Melrose Park protested the strip club when it was discovered what kind of facility it would be.<\/p>\n

\tThe $3 million, 18,000 square foot \u201cgentlemen\u2019s club\u201d eventually opened in Sept. 2013 after internal disputes between the landowner and the building owner.<\/p>\n

\tThe club boasts itself as \u201cChicago\u2019s premiere adult playground\u201d that is \u201cconstantly pushing the envelope with entertainment\u201d and is perfect for bachelor, bachelorette, and divorce parties with both male and female \u201cdancers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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