Ahmad “Eddie” Elkhatib, owner of the South Side chain wine and spirit store A&S Beverages, is no stranger to running businesses in Chicago; but opening a Hyde Park shop had
Kimbark Beverage Shoppe, a liquor store frequented by many Hyde Park residents and UChicago students since 1974 has been sold to A&S Beverages Wine and Spirits, a wine and spirit chain based in the South Side. The sale comes after the passing of John Swain Sr., the former store owner and the father of longtime.