A. No retail liquor license shall, at any time after the effective date hereof, be granted by the local liquor control commissioner except as hereafter provided. The local liquor control commissioner shall grant retail liquor dealers' licenses in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the state of Illinois and the provisions of this chapter.
B. Any person requiring a license under this chapter shall make written application for a retail liquor dealer's license to the local liquor control commissioner and shall file the application with the city clerk who shall provide a blank form for that purpose. The application shall be completed and signed by the applicant, if an individual; or by each and every member of the partnership, if the applicant is a partnership; or by the duly authorized president and secretary if a corporation or club; and shall be verified by oath or affidavit and shall contain the following information:
1. The name, age, date of birth, address, and telephone number of the manager or agent who conducts the business and the applicant in the case of an individual; and in the case of a copartnership, the persons entitled to share in the profits thereof; and in the case of a corporation for profit or of a club, the date of incorporation, the objects for which it was organized and the names and addresses of the officers and directors or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock (if said stockholder should be a corporation, then disclosure of the stockholders of that corporation as specified herein should be made) and any and all information which may be reasonably requested by the local liquor control commissioner in order to determine whether the applicant, manager and other individuals, officers, directors, or shareholders named therein properly qualify under the terms of this chapter.
2. The citizenship of the applicant and his place of birth; and if a naturalized citizen, the name and place of his naturalization.
3. The character of business of the applicant; and in the case of a corporation, the objects for which it was formed.
4. The length of time that said applicant has been in business of that character; and in the case of a corporation, the date on which its charter was issued.
5. The location and description of the premises or place of business which is to be operated under such license.
6. The name and address of the landlord if the premises is leased, and the date of expiration of the lease. (2006 Code § 3-2-5)