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Liquor license uncertain for huge University Square bar/eatery

Waukesha-based businessman Scott Acker admits he was warned about trying to get quick approval from the city of Madison for a giant new restaurant and sports bar inside University Square.”Now I know what everybody meant,” says Acker, who is pursuing a $4 million, three-floor development inside the mixed-use complex at the corner of West Johnson and Lake streets. It would include the Badger Hall of Fame Grill, a restaurant, banquet hall and bar with a 900-person capacity.