No license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be issued to:
(a) A person who knowingly files false or incomplete information on a liquor license application pursuant to Section 4-60-040;
(b) A person who knowingly files false or fraudulently obtained signatures on a petition or petitions for the purpose of obtaining a late-hour license pursuant to Section 4-60-130 or on any other petition required by this chapter;
(c) A person who is not a resident of the City of Chicago;
(d) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides or in the community in which his premises are located;
(e) A person who has been convicted of a felony (other than a minor cannabis offense) under any federal or state law, if the local liquor control commissioner determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
(f) A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame;
(g) A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality;
(h) A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause;
(i) A person who at the time of application or renewal of any license issued pursuant to this chapter would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;
(j) A partnership, if any member of the partnership would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than residence within the city;
(k) A limited liability company or any other legal entity, if any manager or managing member of the company or entity would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than residence within the city; a corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than five percent of the stock of such corporation would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than residence within the city; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit the issuance of a license to a corporation based on the application of Section 4-60-040(c)(2) of this chapter to an officer, director or manager of the corporation unless such person also owns more than five percent of the stock of the corporation;
(l) A corporation unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the "Business Corporation Act of 1983" to transact business in Illinois;
(m) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent, unless the manager or agent possesses the qualifications required to obtain a license; provided, however, that a manager or agent need not reside within the city;
(n) A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor or who has forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation;
(o) A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of cannabis (other than a minor cannabis offense), narcotics or other controlled substances, or who has forfeited bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation;
(p) A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon;
(q) Any elected public official of local government, or any nonelected law enforcing official or employee of the City of Chicago;
(r) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee;
(s) A person who is ineligible for or fails to receive a license to sell alcoholic liquor at retail from the state of Illinois;
(t) A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by any of subsections (a)(3) through (a)(10) of Section 28-1 of, or as prescribed by Section 28-3 of, the "Criminal Code of 1961", approved July 8, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as prescribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions;
(u) A person to whom a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period;
(v) A partnership to which a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period, or if any of the partners have been issued a federal gambling device stamp or federal wagering stamp by the federal government for the current tax period;
(w) A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 20 percent of the stock of such corporation has been issued a federal wagering stamp for the current tax period;
(x) Any premises for which a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period;
(y) Any premises on which the carrying of concealed firearms on the property is permitted. This prohibition shall not apply to:
(1) applications for a package goods license; or
(2) applications for a caterer's liquor license; or
(3) premises on which the carrying of concealed firearms is permitted by;
(a) individuals authorized to carry a firearm under Section 24-2 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012;
(b) retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed firearm; or
(c) the owner, lessee, tenant or operator of the licensed premises or the agents thereof.
(z) Any person who is married to or is the registered domestic partner of an individual who is disqualified from obtaining a license under this chapter or under the Liquor Control Act of 1934, as amended, unless the person can establish by clear and convincing proof that the disqualified individual will not have any direct or indirect beneficial interest in any liquor license issued to the person under this chapter; provided, however, that if the disqualified individual was denied a liquor license pursuant to subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (n), (o) or (t) of this section, the person who is married to or the registered domestic partner of the disqualified individual shall not be required to comply with this subsection (z) if the Local Liquor Control Commissioner determines, after investigation, that the disqualified individual has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust. For purposes of this subsection, the term "registered domestic partner" means any person who has filed a fully executed affidavit of domestic partnership with the Office of the County Clerk or pursuant to Section 2-152-072 of this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 9-29-04, p. 32144, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83191, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 58817, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. IV, § 19; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11547, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. IV, § 6)