Vacant Illinois school is converted to strip club

May 20, 2010
Residents near former Pioneer School in Neoga want the business to go away

From The Chicago Tribune: Pioneer School, which served the Neoga (Ill.) District for more than 50 years as both a place of learning and a community center, has been converted into a strip club called The School House. Nearby residents are fuming. The building, about 60 miles south of Champaign, was sold by the district in 2002 for $36,800. Now, three nights a week, as many as 10 topless dancers perform in the former cafeteria on a small stage with a mirrored backdrop set that includes two stripper poles under black lights.

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