By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy
Sam Maguire's Irish Pub is no more.
The establishment closed its doors at 39 Orland Square Drive for the last time Sunday night.
Judging by the comments on its Facebook page, the closing caught everyone off guard.
It also caught the Orland Park Chamber off guard.
Chamber Executive Director Keloryn Putnam said she came in to work Monday and found out she had to find a new venue for this week's Young Professionals Meet Up, which had been scheduled for Sam Maguire's on Thursday.
"They hadn't been a chamber member for awhile," Putnam said. "So I don't really know what happened. I just came in and found out they were closed."
The meeting has been reschuduled for Casa Margarita, 9549 W. 151st St., at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
The phone number and website were both still working Monday, but neither the website nor a recorded phone message indicated the establishment was closed. There also was no indication on its Facebook page that the tavern was closed except for the dozens of comments by former employees and customers.
Mary McNally, a loan officer at the State Bank of Countryside branch in Homer Glen, said the closing was not linked to a foreclosure lawsuit filed against the tavern in September seeking $2.2 million.
"We had nothing to do with their closing," she said. "I know nothing about it."
She also said she believes the foreclosure suit is still making its way through Cook County Circuit Court.
The property has been listed for sale for months for $2.7 million, and was on a Coldwell Banker website as recently as Dec. 27, 2011.
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