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Hazel Crest · 4.2

Consumption on premises

Summary

This ordinance prohibits the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor on the premises where it is sold, unless the seller possesses a valid license authorizing such activity.

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shall be unlawful for anyone to sell or offer to sell any alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises where sold, or permit the same to be consumed on the premises where sold, unless such person has a license issued under this code authorizing such sale and consumption. (Code
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Melrose Park · 5.12.110

Liability

Summary

This section requires all applicants for a license, including individuals, associations, and corporations, to demonstrate their ability to cover liabilities for personal injuries or losses incurred under the Illinois Liquor Control Act.

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person, association or corporation shall be given a license, unless they can show that they can pay any liability for personal injuries or for any loss occurring under the provisions of the Illinois Liquor Control Act. (Prior code
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Hodgkins · 4.2.8

Conduct Of Licensees

Summary

This section outlines the expected conduct of licensees selling alcoholic beverages in Hodgkins. It mandates orderly business operations, prohibits sales to intoxicated persons, and forbids lewd or obscene acts by patrons or staff.

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place of business in a quiet, decent and respectable manner and shall eject therefrom or refuse admittance thereto all persons rendering themselves objectionable or undesirable by reason of undue noise or other acts disturbing the peace. 2.   No person licensed under the provisions hereof shall suffer any loud or boisterous talking, or obscene or profane language, quarreling, singing, fighting or other disturbance of persons passing along any street or public square in the vicinity thereof or to the disturbance...obtained in any court. 2. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to suffer or permit a violation of any rule or regulation of the Local Liquor Control Commissioner. 3. A licensee shall immediately report to the police a violation of any Village ordinance, Illinois Statute or Federal law occurring in the licensed premises, or outside the licensed premises, but adjacent thereto, involving the conduct of his business or patrons. (1985 Code
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Frankfort · 113.02

Definitions

Summary

This section provides definitions for terms used within the chapter, covering alcoholic liquor, various establishments like bars and bowling alleys, housing facilities, floor area, and specific districts.

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laws of this state solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor, and which conforms to the definition of a club in section 2.24 of An Act relating to alcoholic liquors or as the same may be hereafter amended. CONGREGATE ELDERLY HOUSING FACILITY. An assisted living facility or independent living facility, but not a long-term care facility or treatment facility, as defined by the village zoning ordinances, as amended from...scope, such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the American Legion, and the Elks Club. LICENSEE. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or club holding a license under the provisions of this chapter. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. A person acting, singing, playing an instrument or otherwise performing in person for compensation or profit. LOCAL LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSIONER. The Local Liquor Control Commissioner and any committee or agency appointed by the Commissioner to assist with the discharge of the Commissioner’s duties hereunder
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Cicero · 10.9

Inspection of premises; report of violations

Summary

This section mandates annual inspections of premises where retail liquor businesses operate by the commissioner of public health. It requires licensees to permit these inspections and report any violations of town health ordinances to the local liquor control commissioner.

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time to inspect and examine the premises wherein retail liquor business is carried on, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not all town health ordinances relative to the carrying on of such business are being complied with at such premises. Such inspection shall be made once each year during the time the licensee is engaged in such business. It shall be the duty of every such person licensed under this chapter to permit such inspection to be made...office of the commissioner of public health. (b) The commissioner of public health shall report to the local liquor control commissioner or the deputy local liquor control commissioner the name of any licensee who has violated any town health ordinance relating to the carrying on of the business named in the license. (Ord. of 11-22-1937, § 29; Code
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Zion · 56.3

Definitions

Summary

This section defines various terms related to alcoholic beverages and their sale and consumption within Zion, including alcoholic liquor, banquet hall, bar, bar area, BASSET training, and beer.

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three feet solid barrier such as a wall or fence. Additional screening or solid barrier up to six feet in height may be required by the liquor control commission, depending upon the nature and use of the surrounding properties. Primary access to the courtyard shall be through the dinning area of the licensed facility. Fire exits shall be provided as required by the Zion Building Code. Courtyard seating may not be counted towards any minimum seating standard required by this...container whatsoever, used, corked or capped, sealed and labeled by the manufacturer of alcoholic liquor, to contain and to convey any alcoholic liquor. Private event means any event (1) that attendance is by invitation only, (2) that is held for a private club or corporation or (3) that participants need eligibility to attend, such as a professional license or certificate for the profession (e.g. doctors, lawyers, teachers, plumbers). Public event means any event open to the general public. Restaurant means
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Lake Bluff · 3.2.15

Transfer Of License

Summary

This section establishes that a liquor license is a personal privilege, not property, and outlines procedures for its continuation upon the death or insolvency of a licensee, limiting such continuation to six months.

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estate of any deceased licensee, when such estate consists in part of alcoholic liquor, may continue the business of the sale or manufacture of alcoholic liquor under order of the appropriate court, and may exercise the privileges of the deceased or insolvent or insolvency or bankruptcy until the expiration of such license, but not longer than six (6) months, after the death, bankruptcy or insolvency of such licensee. No refund shall be made of that portion of the license fees
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Berwyn · § 879B.20 Video Gaming Café Licenses And Waiting Period.
Summary

This section limits the number of video gaming café licenses to 15 and establishes a one-year operating history requirement for other licensed establishments seeking licensure, with a possible waiver by the Liquor Commissioner.

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Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, the total number of location licenses issued to video gaming cafés shall not exceed 15. (B)   No licensed establishment, other than a video gaming café, shall be suitable for licensure if it has operated within the city for less than one year. The Liquor Commissioner may waive the provisions of this division (B) on a case-by-case basis upon the conclusion of a hearing conducted in accordance with § 879B.15
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Downers Grove · Sec 3.33.2

Liquor Product Identification Signs

Summary

This section prohibits the use of liquor product identification signs, including interior or exterior window signs and any form of exterior sign, at establishments licensed for on-premises consumption. Patio umbrellas are explicitly excluded from this definition of a sign.

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Liquor product identification signs shall not be permitted as an interior or exterior window sign, or as any form of exterior sign, at any establishment holding a license for consumption on premises. Patio umbrellas shall not constitute a sign for purposes of this Section. (Ord. 5468, Amended, 06/16/2015; Ord. 5413, Amended, 11/11/2014; Ord. 4768, Amended, 05/02/2006; 4204, Amended, 07/18/2000; 3835, Amended, 02/05/1996; 3876, Amended, 01/26/1996; 3596, Enacted, 10/25/1993
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Hawthorn Woods · 3.3.19

Prohibited Acts And Exceptions

Summary

This section prohibits the consumption of alcoholic liquor on public ways and in motor vehicles in Hawthorn Woods. It outlines specific exceptions for events held on Village-owned property and addresses open container laws for vehicles and prohibited sales to minors or intoxicated individuals.

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Prohibited Acts: It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any "alcoholic liquor", as defined by law, on any public way in the Village, or in or about any motor vehicle upon a public way in the Village. B.   Exceptions: 1.   At a special event held on Village owned property when a Class D license is issued to a vendor at such property; or 2.   At a function that is authorized on Village owned property where a facility rental...July festivities at Community Park; or (Ord. 1447-13, 4-15-2013) 5.   At the Village sponsored Concert in the Park event when a Class E license is issued at such property. (Ord. 1847-18, 4-23-2018) C.   Open Bottle Law: No person shall transport, carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor in or upon or about any motor vehicle upon a public way in the Village, except in the original package and with the seal unbroken. D.   Prohibited
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Shorewood · 3.7.6

Taxicab Drivers

Summary

This section mandates that taxicab drivers must possess a valid state chauffeur's license and prohibits them from consuming alcohol, using profane language, soliciting passengers loudly, or disturbing the peace while on duty.

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Chauffeur's License Required: No person shall drive a taxicab or be hired or permitted to do so unless he is duly licensed as a chauffeur by the State. B.   Conduct: It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while on duty to drink any intoxicating liquor, to use any profane or obscene language, to shout or call to prospective passengers or to disturb the peace
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Evergreen Park · 3.37

Closing Hour Restrictions

Summary

This section restricts the sale, offer, delivery, and consumption of alcoholic liquor after a specified closing hour. It also mandates that licensees must allow police access for compliance checks after closing.

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removed from any table, bar or other area in which patrons and customers are served. No customer, patron or employee shall drink or possess alcoholic liquor after the closing hour or be permitted access thereto by the licensee. After the closing hour all doors directly opening into or out of the licensed premises shall remain unlocked to allow access by the Evergreen Park Police Department as long as there are any persons other than employees within the licensed premises
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Arlington Heights · Section 14.2307

Special Regulations for Adult Live Entertainment Establishment

Summary

This section establishes specific regulations for adult live entertainment establishments concerning performance areas, lighting, tipping procedures, and signage. It mandates requirements for stage elevation, separation from patron areas, lighting levels, and a controlled process for tip collection to ensure patron and performer separation.

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TIPS DIRECTLY FROM PATRONS EVEN AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PERFORMANCE. ANY SUCH TIPS MUST BE PLACED INTO THE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. 4. NO ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IS PERMITTED AT ANY TIME. e. Age Limitations. 1. No adult business personnel or adult business patron at an adult live entertainment establishment or a licensed premises used for adult cabaret shall be under the age of 18; 2. No person under the age of 18 shall be admitted to any adult live entertainment
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Carpentersville · 5.12.230

Right of entry

Summary

This section grants the liquor control commissioner and law-enforcing officers the authority to enter licensed premises at any time to inspect for violations of the chapter or the Illinois Dram Shop Act.

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liquor control commissioner hereby is given the power to enter or to authorize any law-enforcing officer to enter at any time upon any premises licensed hereunder to determine whether any of the provisions of this chapter, the Dram Shop Act, Illinois Complied Statutes, Chapter 235, have been or are being violated, and at such time to examine the premises of said licensee in connection therewith
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Campton Hills · 7.8.2

Vehicle Use During Commission Of Offense

Summary

This section allows the Village of Campton Hills to seize and impound vehicles used in the commission or furtherance of specific offenses, including DUI, felonies, drug offenses, and certain weapons violations. The registered owner or lessee may also be liable for an administrative fee.

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firearm projectiles (720 ILCS 5/24-3.2); unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the premises of any school (720 ILCS 5/24-3.3); unlawful sale of firearms by liquor licensee (720 ILCS 5/24-3.4); unlawful purchase of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-3.5); and armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2); or 6.   Driving while a driver’s license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked pursuant to section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; except that vehicles shall
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Vernon Hills · 21.244

Transmission of tax collection

Summary

Retail food and liquor facilities in Vernon Hills must file a sworn return with the village for each licensed premises, accompanied by payment of local taxes and a copy of their state sales tax return for the same period.

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Each owner and each operator of a retail food facility and/or a retail liquor facility within the village shall have the duty to cause to be filed, a sworn return with the village for each facility and for each licensed premises located in the village. The return shall be prepared and submitted on forms prescribed by the village and filed with the Village by the filing date and at the same time intervals or frequencies as the sales
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Peotone · 112.45

Mandatory Insurance Requirements

Summary

This ordinance section requires licensees selling alcoholic liquor to provide proof of Dram Shop liability insurance. The insurance must meet Illinois state minimums and cover the licensee, owner, and/or lessor of the premises.

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licensee shall sell any alcoholic liquor unless and until it has filed evidence of Dram Shop liability insurance in the form of a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Illinois, and providing insurance for the licensee, the owner of and/or lessor of the premises in the minimum amount as required by Illinois law. (Ord. 07-39, passed
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Cicero · 82.244

Outdoor pay telephones prohibited

Summary

This section prohibits the installation or maintenance of outdoor pay telephones, except for those located on the public way in accordance with other code sections. It establishes penalties for violations and allows for a revocable certificate of registration for specific exceptions.

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registration shall authorize a telephone (i) on vacant property, (ii) on property where there is an abandoned building, (iii) on property where there is a business licensed to operate as a tavern or that is kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place that primarily sells alcoholic liquor at retail or (iv) on property where there is a building used primarily for residential purposes. Certificates of registration shall be issued for particular locations identified...this section. (d) Whenever the board of trustees determines that is not in the public interest for the telephone to remain on private property, or that the telephone may have a deleterious impact on the surrounding neighborhood, the business license officer shall initiate procedures to revoke the certificate of registration for that telephone. A certification by the superintendent of police that it is not in the public interest for the telephone to remain on private property, or that the telephone
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Chicago · 4.388.175

Miscellaneous Requirements.

Summary

This section establishes specific requirements for buildings in the Wrigley Field Adjacent Area that have a special club license, focusing on height limitations, structural projections, enclosure of roof areas, material consistency, front yard landscaping, and alterations to the front facade.

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original building structure. (e)   Except for sidewalks leading directly to doors, or the rear of the building, front yards shall be landscaped and not paved. (f)   The front facade of any building in which a special club license is located shall not be altered or modified unless the special club licensee has received, in writing, the approval of the zoning administrator. The Commissioner shall approve such changes if, in the Commissioner’s determination, the alterations to the front facade will...Fire extinguishers shall be located in all areas of the rooftop club in compliance with NFPA 10 standards. (h)   The sale of food, beverages, alcoholic liquor, or merchandise is prohibited in the front yard or on the first floor of the building. (i)   (1)   Every building in which a special club license is located shall have a written evacuation plan in place. The evacuation plan shall plan for the emergency evacuation of occupants of the building and rooftop club
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Harvey · 5.02.100

Nuisances—Hours of operation for alcohol-related businesses

Summary

This section prohibits alcohol-related businesses from operating or serving patrons between midnight and eight a.m. It also declares businesses violating this restriction to be a public nuisance and allows the city to take action to abate it.

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business, licensed or not, shall be so conducted or operated as to amount to a nuisance in fact. B. No business that sells, services, or permits alcoholic liquor to be consumed, either on premises or off premises, shall be open to the public or otherwise serve patrons between the hours of midnight and eight a.m. In addition to being in violation of this code, any business found operating between the hours of midnight and eight a.m. shall also constitute
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South Chicago Heights · 18.697

Drivers

Summary

This section requires taxicab drivers to possess a valid state driver's license authorizing taxicab operation. It also prohibits drivers from consuming intoxicating liquor, using obscene language, or disturbing the peace while on duty.

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person shall drive a taxicab or be hired or permitted to do so unless he possesses a state driver's license that authorizes the operation of a taxicab. (b) It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while on duty to drink any intoxicating liquor, or to use any obscene language or to disturb the peace in any way. (Code 1959, ch. 11, art. XX; Code
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Calumet City · 6.82

License classifications

Summary

This section of the Calumet City municipal ordinance defines and classifies various types of licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor. Each license class specifies authorized activities, including on-premises consumption, off-premises sales, and the allowance of entertainment.

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licenses required by this chapter shall be classified as follows and shall authorize the indicated activities: (1) Class "B," which shall authorize the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor to be consumed on the specified premises, but shall not authorize the furnishing of entertainment on said premises. (2) Class "C," which shall authorize the sale at retail of packaged alcoholic liquor on the specified premises, but shall not permit consumption thereon or adjacent thereto, and shall not authorize any entertainment...authorize the furnishing of entertainment on said premises. (13) Class "B-H", which shall authorize the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in a banquet hall for consumption on the premises only. Video gaming, as defined under the Illinois Video Gaming Act, 230 ILCS 40/1 et seq., shall not be allowed in a Class B-H licensed premises. A Class B-H license is non-transferable for any reason. This prohibition against transfer includes any transfer of any ownership interest
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Mundelein · 5.76.080

Licenses—General regulations

Summary

This section clarifies that an alcoholic liquor license is a personal privilege, not property, valid for one year unless revoked, and generally not transferable. It outlines exceptions for executors, administrators, or trustees to continue the business under court order for a limited time.

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license shall be purely personal privilege, good for not to exceed one year after issuance, unless sooner revoked as in this chapter provided or as provided in the Liquor Control Act, and shall not constitute property nor shall it be subject to attachment, garnishment or execution, nor shall it be alienable or transferable, voluntary or involuntary, or subject to being encumbered or hypothecated. Such license shall not descend by the laws of testate or in testate devolution, but it shall...bankrupt licensee, when such estate consists in part of alcoholic liquor, may continue the business of the sale of alcoholic liquor under the order of the appropriate court, and may exercise the privileges of the deceased or insolvent or bankrupt licensee after the death of such decedent or such insolvency or bankruptcy until the expiration of such license but not longer than six months after the death, insolvency or bankruptcy of such licensee. A refund shall be made of that
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Rosemont · 4.2.1

Definitions

Summary

This section defines key terms related to alcoholic beverages, including alcoholic spirits, beer, wine, and the concept of BYOB. It also specifies what constitutes a 'drink' in the context of serving alcoholic beverages.

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restaurant possessing a BYOB license issued pursuant to this chapter for consumption by such customer and his or her guests on the premises of the licensed restaurant as a complement to the consumption of a meal purchased from the restaurant, subject to such further limits as may be adopted by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner. BEER: A beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or concoction of barley, or other grain, malt, and hops in water, and includes
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Park Ridge · 14.21.1

PROVISIONS TO AND USE OF ALCOHOL BY UNDERAGE PERSONS

Summary

This section prohibits the delivery of alcoholic liquor to underage persons and knowingly permitting or failing to prevent underage consumption of alcohol on premises under one's control. It establishes a mandatory $1,000 fine for violations, with specific exceptions for religious services and parental supervision within the home.

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forth in 235 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-21. F. Use of False Identification. Any underage person found guilty of attempting to obtain delivery of an alcoholic liquor by use of false proof of age shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $500.00. If the false proof of age was an improperly used driver's license, the person so using it shall not be permitted, for a period of six months, to operate a motor vehicle on any public way within...corporate limits of the City unless accompanied by a licensed driver over 30 years of age. G. False Identification Not a Defense. It shall not be a defense to any action brought criminally, civilly or administratively against any liquor licensee or any other person charged with the delivery of any alcoholic liquor to an underage person that such a person produced false identification or false proof of age. The person or persons hearing and deciding the charges may consider such
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