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Nero's Pizza in Algonquin owed more than $30K in rent before closing

January 03, 2018 at 12:55 am CST

Nero's Pizza and Pub appears Aug. 22 in Algonquin. (Sarah Nader)

ALGONQUIN – A local pizza restaurant that closed unexpectedly was pushed out of its facility after being ordered to pay more than $30,000 in missed rent, court records show.

Attorneys for Samvest of Algonquin II LLC filed a complaint Aug. 25 in McHenry County court against Nero’s Pizza and Pub. The business had been given a five-day notice to leave the space earlier that month.

On Sept. 18, the restaurant, formerly at 300 Eastgate Drive, Algonquin, was ordered to pay $31,687 in rent after failing to make complete payments since Jan. 1, 2017, according to the complaint.

Katie Smith

Katie reported on the crime and courts beat for the Northwest Herald from 2017 through 2021. She began her career with Shaw Media in 2015 at the Daily Chronicle in DeKalb, where she reported on the courts, city council, the local school board, and business.