Skip to code content (skip section selection)
Compare to:
Blue Island Overview
Blue Island, IL Code of Ordinances
BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 110: GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 111: ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR
CHAPTER 112: TOBACCO
CHAPTER 113: AMUSEMENTS AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 114: ADVERTISING AND BILL POSTING; NEWSRACKS
CHAPTER 115: FOOD AND FOOD DEALERS
CHAPTER 116: JUNK AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
CHAPTER 117: LAUNDRIES AND DRY CLEANING
CHAPTER 118: CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS; CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 119: VEHICLES; PARKING LOTS; FILLING STATIONS
CHAPTER 120: TAXICABS
CHAPTER 121: SCAVENGERS, PEDDLERS AND MERCHANTS
CHAPTER 122: CABLE AND VIDEO SERVICES
CHAPTER 123: OTHER STORES AND SERVICES
CHAPTER 124: CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
PARALLEL REFERENCES
Loading...
§ 111.38 CLOSING HOURS.
   (A)   No licensee shall sell, offer for sale or deliver any alcoholic liquor after the closing hour. After the closing hour, all doors directly opening into or out of the licensed premises shall be securely locked and no patrons or customers shall be allowed into the premises. All premises shall be vacated within 20 minutes after the closing hour.
   (B)   The above prohibitions shall not apply to licensed premises wherein the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the sale or service of other items therein, such as grocery stores or restaurants.
   (C)   All licensees shall be required to allow police officers into the licensed premises after the closing hour in order to determine the compliance with this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 111.38) (Ord. 99-287, passed 12-14-1999) Penalty, see § 111.99
§ 111.39 “HAPPY HOUR”; REDUCED DRINK PRICES.
   (A)   All licensees shall maintain a schedule of the prices charged for all drinks of alcoholic liquor to be served and consumed on the licensed premises or in any room or part thereof. Whenever a hotel or multi-use establishment which holds a valid retailer’s license operates on its premises more than one establishment at which drinks of alcoholic liquor are sole at retail, the hotel or multi-use establishment shall maintain at each such establishment a separate schedule of the prices charged for such drinks at the establishment.
   (B)   No licensee or employee or agent of such licensee shall:
      (1)   Serve two or more drinks of alcoholic liquor at one time to one person for consumption by that one person, except selling or delivering wine by the bottle or carafe;
      (2)   Sell, offer to sell or serve to any person an unlimited number of drinks of alcoholic liquor during any set period of time for a fixed price, except at private functions not open to the general public;
      (3)   Sell, offer to sell or serve any drink of alcoholic liquor to any person on any one date at a reduced price other than that charged other purchasers of drinks on that day where such reduced price is a promotion to encourage consumption of alcoholic liquor, except as authorized in division (C)(7) below;
      (4)   Increase the volume of alcoholic liquor contained in a drink, or the size of a drink of alcoholic liquor, without increasing proportionately the price regularly charged for the drink on that day;
      (5)   Encourage or permit, on the licensed premises, any game or contest which involves drinking alcoholic liquor or the awarding of drinks of alcoholic liquor as prizes for such game or contest on the licensed premises; and/or
      (6)   Advertise or promote in any way, whether on or off the licensed premises, any of the practices prohibited under divisions (B)(1) through (B)(5) above.
   (C)   Nothing in division (B) above shall be construed to prohibit a licensee from:
      (1)   Offering free food or entertainment at any time;
      (2)   Including drinks of alcoholic liquor as part of a meal package;
      (3)   Including drinks of alcoholic liquor as part of a hotel package;
      (4)   Negotiating drinks of alcoholic liquor as part of a contract between a hotel or multi-use establishment and another group for the holding of any function, meeting, convention or trade show;
      (5)   Providing room service to persons renting rooms at a hotel;
      (6)   Selling pitchers for equivalent, including, but not limited to, buckets, carafes or bottles of alcoholic liquor which are customarily sold in such manner and delivered to two or more persons at one time; and/or
      (7)   Increasing prices of drinks of alcoholic liquor in lieu of, in whole or in part, a cover charge to offset the cost of special entertainment not regularly scheduled.
(Prior Code, § 111.39) (Ord. 99-287, passed 12-14-1999) Penalty, see § 111.99
§ 111.40 LIMITATION ON DRINKS.
   In the establishment of any licensee licensed for consumption of alcoholic liquor on the premises where sold, no alcoholic drinks, spirits, or distilled liquors shall be sold by the bottle or other original container. No bottle service, defined as the sale of liquor by the bottle, will be permitted in any licensed establishment within the city. This limitation does not apply to beer or wine.
(Ord. 2023-006, passed 1-24-2023)
§ 111.41 NUISANCE ACTIVITY.
   Nuisance declared. Any premises, licensed or unlicensed, used to conduct the sale of alcoholic liquors in violation of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (235 ILCS 5/1-1. et seq.) or this chapter is declared a public nuisance per se, as defined in Chapter 95 of the City Code. Nuisance properties or nuisance activities are prohibited and cannot be engaged in by the licensee, licensee’s ownership, staff or agents, or patrons of the licensee. Any acts of violence, including but not limited to shootings and gunfire, outside the licensed premise by the premise’s patrons will be considered a nuisance activity per se. In addition, any acts disturbing the peace of the residents in the area surrounding the licensed premises, by the premises patrons, ownership, staff or agents, including but not limited to consistent littering, loitering, or noise disturbances will be considered a nuisance per se.
(Ord. 2023-006, passed 1-24-2023)
LICENSES
Loading...