Arcade Dreams has had its last sip of success in the DeKalb area. Or so we think.

For the past several years, Arcade Dreams Bar and Grill, located at 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, has had more trouble with city officials and police than any bar should be allowed. From charges of underage drinking to questionable liquor license procedures, Arcade has used up its ninth life.

So tonight, the DeKalb Liquor Commission will decide whether to revoke or suspend the bar’s Class E liquor license. We side with the first option, and here’s just a few reasons why.

According to the bar’s most recent subpoena, Arcade Dreams served alcohol to minors without asking for proper identification and allowed patrons to consume alcohol in areas other than the bar area. The bar also is charged with not having enough floor space.

This is on top of several previous underage serving violations and fines levied by former Mayor Bessie Chronopoulos. Owner George Broches filed for bankruptcy last year and was required to pay more than $2,000 in fines. The bar’s license was suspended (and this is one of many examples) until March 20.

A Class E license allows business owners to admit people of all age groups. These types of establishments only can earn 40 percent of their income from alcohol and the other 60 percent of sales must come from food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Basically, the bar has blown its chance of being one of the few places where under-21ers and their older counterparts can mingle without involving fake IDs or unruly bouncers. Instead, Arcade has chosen to sell liquor to 17-year-olds and completely ignore the law.

Broches’ lack of concern has kept other law-abiding establishments from garnering one of the few Class E licenses in the city. Plus, with the amount of second chances his establishment has received, city officials should be the ones hiding their faces.

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow has only one choice today: take away Arcade’s liquor license for good this time. There’s only so many chances to cure irresponsibility.