View of the boat slips at the Dixie Star Marina in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Riverdale Mayor Deyon Dean (L) poses with Cook County Commisioner Larry Rogers Jr. at Dean's political fundraiser held May 21 at the Dixie Star restaurant, at the Riverdale Marina. The village is now trying to account for $900,000 in TIF funds given to the marina's developer. Supplied photo

Boat storage facility at the Dixie Star Marina in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Mayor Keevan Grimmett of Dixmoor, Mayor Ronnie Louis of Dolton, Honorable Dorothy Tillman, Senator Napoleon Harris, Trustee Echols of Riverdale, and Mayor Deon Dean. Supplied photo

Illinois State Sen. Napoleon Harris and Mayor Deyon Dean pose for a photograph at a campaign fundraiser for Dean held May 21 at the Dixie Star restaurant at the Riverdale marina. The village is now trying to account for $900,000 in TIF funds given to the marina's developer. Supplied photo

Owner Mike Griffith outside his new Dixie Star Restaurant and Marina in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. New owners and patrons are a welcome sight to neighbors and the village of Riverdale at the former rap club where a DJ was shot and killed last year. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Workers paint fresh stripes on the repaved parking lot at the Dixie Star Restaurant and Marina in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media ia

Chef Jose Aguirre works in the kitchen at the new Dixie Star Restaurant in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. New owners and patrons are a welcome sight to neighbors and the village of Riverdale at the former rap club where a DJ was shot and killed last year. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Owner Mike Griffith looks around the boat storage facility at the Dixie Star Marina in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Renovated dining area at the new Dixie Star Restaurant in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. New owners and patrons are a welcome sight to neighbors and the village of Riverdale at the former rap club where a DJ was shot and killed last year. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Owner Mike Griffin looks around the boat storage facility where piles of old boats were removed to help clean up the grounds at the Dixie Star Marina in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Bar area at the renovated new Dixie Star Restaurant in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. New owners and patrons are a welcome sight to neighbors and the village of Riverdale at the former rap club where a DJ was shot and killed last year. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Owner Mike Griffith (right) put a smile back on his buisness partner Rick Dawson after opening the new Dixie Star Restaurant in Riverdale, Illinois, Monday, May 14, 2012. Dawson, who runs the marina, welcomes the change in owner at the former rap club where a DJ was shot and killed last year. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

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