Homewood Brewery ‘testament To A Mother’s Love’ For Juice Wrld

Step into Homewood Brewing, which opened Friday in Homewood, and there are touches of Jarad Higgins all around. In the entry, floor tiles say “Be perfectly imperfect,” a snippet of lyrics from a song by Higgins, the rapper known as Juice Wrld. There is a wall-size mural on a second-floor patio of him. As she welcomed customers Friday to the brewery, Higgins’ mother, Carmella Wallace, said “it’s been a long journey but we persevered.” The brewery and restaurant, 18225 Dixie Highway, has been under construction for nearly two years at the site of the former Bogart’s Charhouse. “We’ve come a long way to arrive at this moment,” Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld said at Friday’s ribbon cutting. “What a beautiful tribute to your son,” Hofeld said, calling the project a “testament to a mother’s love for her family.” Higgins grew up in Homewood and attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School.