How do you get into Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy?
We have not confirmed it. Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy is in the directory because it calls itself a speakeasy, and that is the whole of what we can stand behind about its door.
The drinks at Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy
How the venue describes itself: “Rockin’, Rollin’, Dining & Drinkin’ – Onesti Entertainment, a premiere destinations for live music and unforgettable experiences at the Arcada & Des Plaines Theatre!” (from its own website, retrieved 9 October 2026)
Beyond what the venue publishes we have not verified a list, so what follows is the period rather than the bar: Old Fashioned, Boulevardier, and Ward Eight are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy sits
Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy is in Des Plaines, Illinois, in Cook County, in the Midwest of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Des Plaines. If you know another, tell us.
Illinois holds 71 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Illinois speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Illinois
Illinois came under national prohibition on 17 January 1920, when the Eighteenth Amendment took effect and the Volstead Act defined an intoxicating beverage as anything above one half of one per cent alcohol — a threshold strict enough to close breweries that had expected to survive.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Illinois.
What the newspapers recorded in Illinois
Searching the Library of Congress run of Illinois newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Illinois:
- The Rock Island Argus and daily union, April 27, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Chicago whip, May 29, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer, November 26, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Rock Island Argus and daily union, December 9, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
You can reach Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy by phone on (224) 354-2333, through its own website, and on Instagram, Facebook, X, Tiktok, and Youtube.
The address is 1476 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy we hold street address, telephone number, official website, social accounts, and an online booking link. We do not yet hold opening hours, a published drinks list, or a listed-building record.
It is in the directory because its own name calls it a speakeasy.
Two independent open datasets, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, both carry this venue at this location. Agreement between them is the strongest existence check we can make without visiting.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.