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(a) Within five days after the license fee was paid for a liquor license, the department of business affairs and consumer protection shall serve written notice by first class, registered or certified mail on all legal voters residing within 250 feet of the location for which the license is sought. The measurement of such area shall be made from the boundaries of the premises described in the application for which the license is sought, to a radius of 250 feet away. The notice shall state the name of the applicant, the street number and location of the premises for which the license is sought, the type of license sought by the applicant and the date on which the license fee was paid. The notice shall also state that any objection to the granting of the license sought shall be made to the local liquor control commissioner, in writing, signed by the objector and delivered to the local liquor control commissioner within 35 days after the date license fee was paid, as indicated on the notice, and shall set forth the specific grounds for the objection. The department of business affairs and consumer protection shall also serve such written notice in the manner and within such time limits as herein provided, upon the alderman of the ward in which the premises described in the notice is located.
(b) No outdoor patio liquor license shall be issued to any applicant who does not currently hold a tavern license, or a consumption on the premises – incidental activity license within the meaning of item (1) of the definition of a "consumption on premises – incidental activity license" in Section 4-60-010, for an indoor premises adjacent to the location for which an outdoor patio liquor license is sought.
(c) At no time may any live or recorded music be played or performed at any outdoor location licensed as an outdoor patio. This prohibition shall not apply to an outdoor patio operated in conjunction with a consumption on the premises – incidental activity license at the Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium or the Art Institute of Chicago.
(e) No initial outdoor patio liquor license shall be issued after the effective date of this amendatory ordinance of 2016 to a location that has capacity for greater than 500 people on the outdoor patio. Locations subject to the outdoor patio liquor license that are adjacent to Wrigley Plaza shall be further subject to the requirements and restrictions in Section 4-160-130(d).
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-19-93, p. 32382; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48044; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-99, p. 89271; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-01, p. 62917, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-4-03, p. 2443, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 9-29-04, p. 32144, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-5-08, p. 43677, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-13, p. 51217, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 26612, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-16, p. 31396, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. III, § 4)
(a) The fee for a city retailer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010. Every applicant or licensee shall obtain a separate liquor license for each category of liquor license as defined in Section 4-60-010 that applies to the business to be conducted at the licensed establishment.
Every city retailer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall expire on the date indicated on the face of the license.
(b) Every liquor dealer's license shall contain the following information:
(1) the name of the licensee as well as the names of each member of a partnership, the officers and directors of a club, the officers, directors and manager of a corporation;
(2) language that describes with particularity the premises covered by such license; and
(3) the type or category of liquor license issued to the licensee for such premises.
(c) Whenever any changes occur in the officers of the licensee, the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection in accordance with the procedures set forth in items (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the term "officer of the licensee" or "officers of the licensee" means the members of a partnership, the officers or directors of a club, the officers, directors, managers or shareholders of a corporation, or the managers or managing members of a limited liability company or other legal entity licensed pursuant to this chapter.
(1) If any officer of the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death, or for any other reason, and such officer is not replaced, then the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change by notarized letter within 30 days of the effective date of the change; provided, however, that if the person removed from office but not replaced owned five percent or more of the interest in the licensee at the time of his or her removal from office, the licensee shall comply with item (3) of this subsection. The licensee shall submit any additional information pertaining to the removal of any officer requested by the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection within 10 days of such request.
(2) If any officer of the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death or for any other reason, and the person removed from office is replaced by a person who has no ownership interest in the licensee or who owns less than five percent of the ownership interest in the licensee, then the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change by filing with the department a change of officer form provided by the department within 30 days of the effective date of the change. The person replacing the removed officer shall be fingerprinted as required by Section 4-60-040(b)(11), and the licensee shall submit to the department of business affairs and consumer protection, along with the change of officer form, the following: (i) proof that the person replacing the removed officer has been finger- printed; (ii) a fee of $500.00 which the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection is authorized to assess; and (iii) any other supplementary materials prescribed by the rules and regulations of the department of business affairs and consumer protection.
(3) If any officer of the licensee owning directly or beneficially more than five percent of the interest in the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death or for any other reason, and such officer is replaced, or if five percent or more of the ownership interest in the licensee changes hands or is transferred to a non-licensee, the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection by submitting to the department within 30 days of the effective date of the change (i) a change of officers/shareholders application in conformity with the requirements of Section 4-60-040 and (ii) a fee of $2,000.00 which the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection is authorized to assess. All new partners, officers, directors, managers, managing members, shareholders or any other person owning directly or beneficially more than five percent of the interest in a licensee shall satisfy all of the eligibility requirements for a liquor licensee as provided in this chapter. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be grounds for revocation of any liquor license held by such licensee.
(4) If a change in the officers of the licensee of the type described in items (1) or (2) of this subsection (c) takes place at the same time that a change in the officers of the licensee of the type described in item (3) of subsection (c) occurs, the licensee shall be required to comply with the requirements of item (3) of this subsection (c) only.
(5) If any change occurs in the officers of the licensee, the licensee shall notify the local liquor commissioner of the change by notarized letter within 30 days of the effective date of the change. The letter shall (i) describe the nature of the change in the officers of the licensee; and (ii) identify which procedure, as set forth in items (1), (2) and (3) of this section, the licensee used to notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-2-95, p. 555; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48044; Amend Coun. J. 6-4-03, p. 2443, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 9-29-04, p. 32144, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 105047, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28356, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. IV, § 2)
(a) A City retailer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be issued by the local liquor control commissioner, subject to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, 235 ILCS 5/1-1, et seq., and subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 4-4 relating to licenses in general not inconsistent with the law relating to alcoholic liquor.
(b) Any qualified organization licensed and approved for the operation of charitable games under the Illinois Charitable Games Act, Illinois Revised Statutes Chapter 120, Section 1121, et seq. (1985), as amended, may apply to the local liquor control commissioner for a special term liquor license. The local liquor control commissioner may, upon the approval of the fire department, issue a special term liquor license to such an organization for the location and for a period not to exceed the actual time specified in the applicant's charitable games license issued by the Illinois Department of Revenue. Any licensee under this section shall be subject to Sections 4-60-100, except as it may incorporate and impose any requirements for separate licensing, 4-60-110, 4-60-130, 4-60-140, 4-60-150 and 4-4-313 with respect to violations of application sections, and shall be exempt from all others.
Any special term liquor license issued pursuant to this section shall be automatically suspended or revoked whenever the special term liquor license holder's charitable games license is suspended or revoked. The fee for a special term liquor license shall be $50.00.
(c) (1) The local liquor control commissioner shall have the authority to issue a special event liquor license.
(2) The local liquor control commissioner may approve a special event retailer's license issued to a not-for-profit by the State of Illinois for a period of time not to exceed 15 calendar days.
(3) The local liquor control commissioner may approve a special event use permit issued to a for-profit entity by the State of Illinois for an outdoor event authorizing the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days; provided that the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has designated an event as a special event.
(4) The local liquor control commissioner shall have authority to issue a beer showcase permit, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter and the Liquor Control Act of 1934, 235 ILCS 5/1-1, et seq., and to promulgate rules useful to assist in the proper implementation and administration of this subsection.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the fee for a special event liquor license or a beer showcase permit shall be the special liquor license fee as set forth in Section 4-5-010.
(6) The alderman of the ward in which the event is located shall be notified five days prior to issuance of the special event license or beer showcase permit.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-95, p. 67571; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-6-05, p. 58166, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 12-10-14, p. 100450, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18766, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. VII, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. IV, § 7)
(a) (1) If a restaurant or tavern located on Navy Pier holds a valid license under this chapter, such license shall authorize the licensee to provide outdoor/fixed seating service of alcoholic liquor at such tavern or restaurant if all of the following requirements are met: (1) the restaurant's or tavern's application for a license under this chapter identifies the specific site or site area on Navy Pier from which the applicant desires to provide outdoor/fixed seating service and sale of alcoholic liquor; and (2) except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, such outdoor/fixed seating site or site area is either a direct extension of, or an immediately adjacent part of, a properly licensed restaurant or tavern; and (3) the applicant obtains from the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority written consent to allow outdoor/fixed seating service and sale of alcoholic liquor at the specific Navy Pier site or site area identified in the license application; and (4) the local liquor control commissioner determines that the number of restaurants or taverns authorized to provide outdoor/fixed-seating service and sale of alcoholic liquor at Navy Pier does not violate the prohibition set forth in subsection (e) of this section. The business activity authorized under this subsection (a)(1) shall be stated on the face of the license.
(2) The local liquor control commissioner may issue consumption on premises – incidental activity licenses authorizing at Navy Pier the service and sale of alcoholic liquor from outdoor/non-fixed seating/mobile pushcarts operating in areas that are not part of a restaurant or tavern if all of the following requirements are met: (1) the applicant for such license obtains from the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority written consent to allow such outdoor/non-fixed seating/mobile pushcart to serve and sell alcoholic liquor at a designated location(s) or designated area(s) at Navy Pier; and (2) the application for such license designates the location at which the licensee will clean glasses and utensils used in the service of alcoholic liquor; and (3) the local liquor control commissioner determines that the number of such licenses issued for Navy Pier does not violate the prohibition set forth in subsection (d) of this section. A separate consumption on premises – incidental activity license under this subsection (a)(2) shall be required for each mobile pushcart from which sales of alcoholic liquor are made. The fee for such license at Navy Pier shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010. The business activity authorized under this subsection (a)(2) shall be stated on the face of the license.
(b) A licensee holding a Navy Pier consumption on premises – incidental activity license under this section shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter with the following exceptions:
(1) Subsections (e) and (f) of Section 4-60-040.
(2) Toilet facilities available for public use at Navy Pier shall be deemed to comply with the toilet facilities requirement in subsection (a) of Section 4-60-100 by an outdoor/non-fixed seating/mobile pushcart licensee or by an outdoor/fixed seating licensee who operates an outdoor/fixed seating site or site area that is not an extension of a licensed tavern or restaurant.
(3) An outdoor/non-fixed seating/mobile pushcart licensee shall not be required to maintain facilities for cleaning glasses and utensils at the point of sale as otherwise required in subsection (a) of Section 4-60-100, if such licensee serves alcoholic liquor only in disposable containers.
(c) Only beer and wine served in an approved container that clearly identifies the name of the serving licensee may be sold from a pushcart or other mobile point of sale by an outdoor/non-fixed seating/mobile pushcart licensee. No package goods shall be sold or offered for sale from any pushcart or other mobile point of sale.
(d) No more than six Navy Pier mobile liquor licenses shall be issued at Navy Pier for pushcarts or other mobile points of sale during any license period.
(e) No more than twelve licensed restaurants or taverns, in any combination, shall be authorized, pursuant to a license issued under subsection (a)(1) of this section, to serve and sell alcoholic liquor at an outdoor/fixed seating site or site area at Navy Pier during any license period. Of these twelve licensed restaurants or taverns, only one license may be issued for an outdoor location on Navy Pier that is not adjacent to a premises licensed for consumption on the premises – incidental activity or as a tavern under subsection (a)(1) of this section. All licensees under subsection (a)(1) of this section must also ensure continuous public access along the waterfront, and no obstructions may be placed within eight feet of the Navy Pier south seawall edge.
(f) No licensee holding a license under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section may serve or permit the service of alcoholic liquor outdoors between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 12:00 noon.
(g) No outdoor patio license or sidewalk café permit shall be issued for any outdoor location on Navy Pier.
(h) Persons shall be permitted to carry and consume an open container of alcoholic liquor throughout Navy Pier, if: (i) such alcoholic liquor has been lawfully served to such person in any portion of a licensed tavern at Navy Pier, or in any portion of a restaurant at Navy Pier holding a valid Navy Pier consumption on premises – incidental activity license under subsection (a)(1) of this section, or at any outdoor/non-fixed seating/mobile pushcart holding a valid Navy Pier consumption on premises – incidental activity license under subsection (a)(2) of this section; and (ii) the open container of alcoholic liquor is an approved container that clearly identifies the name of the serving establishment; and (iii) the open container of alcoholic liquor is not brought into or consumed in any Navy Pier parking garage or in any other prohibited area designated as such by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. Such prohibited areas shall be designated by signage and monitored for compliance with this subsection.
(i) The local liquor control commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules to implement the requirements of this section, including but not limited to rules to create a neutral process to allocate licenses under this section in the event that the demand for such licenses exceeds the availability of such licenses under subsections (d) or (e) of this section.
(j) As used in this section:
"Outdoor/fixed seating licensee" means any person holding a valid license under this chapter for a restaurant or tavern located at Navy Pier and meeting the requirements in items (1) through (4), inclusive, of subsection (a)(1) of this section.
"Outdoor/non-fixed seating/mobile pushcart licensee" or "Navy Pier mobile" means any person holding a valid Navy Pier consumption on premises – incidental activity license under subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(Added Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3087; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-96, p. 21855; Amend Coun. J. 3-19-97, p. 41390; Amend Coun. J. 3-15-00, p. 27687, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-01, p. 60075, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-4-03, p. 2443, § 8; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 24; Amend Coun. J. 6-17-15, p. 1337, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. III, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-22, p. 49285 § 2)
A liquor licensee in a casino, as that term is defined in 230 ILCS 10/4, shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter, except for subsections (e) and (f) of Section 4-60-040; the 35-day review period of subsection (h) of Section 4-60-040; Section 4-60-050; Section 4-60-130; and any provision of this Code regarding hours for the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor.
(Added Coun. J. 5-25-22, p. 48413, § 5)
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