(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)