The following people are ineligible to hold a liquor license:
(A) A person who is not a citizen of the United States; unless such prohibition is prohibited by Federal law or the United States constitution;
(B) A person who has been convicted of a felony;
(C) A person who has been convicted of being the keeper of a house of ill fame;
(D) A person who has been convicted of pandering or crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality pursuant to the Illinois Criminal Code;
(E) A person whose license under this chapter has been revoked for cause, or under the laws of the state;
(F) A person who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for the license upon a first application;
(G) A partnership, unless all of the members of the partnership shall be qualified to obtain a license;
(H) A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than 5% of the stock of the corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the political subdivision;
(I) A foreign business entity unless it is qualified to transact business in Illinois;
(J) A Limited Liability Company unless all the members are eligible to obtain a license;
(K) An applicant who has been convicted of a violation of any state or Federal law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, or who shall have forfeited his or her bond to appear in court to answer to charges for the violation;
(L) An applicant who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is issued;
(M) Any law enforcement public official, current Village President or current member of the Board of Trustees, and no such official shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor;
(N) Any person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensees;
(O) A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as proscribed by any of the divisions (a)(3) through (a) (10) of § 28-1 (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28-l(a)(3) through (a)(10)) of, or as proscribed by § 28-3 of the Criminal Code of the state, ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28-3, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions; provided, that any person convicted of a first offense shall not be issued the license for a period of one year from the conviction; and
(P) A person not eligible for a state retail liquor dealer's license.
(Q) Any person or entity which does not present evidence of dramshop insurance, in the form of a certificate of insurance, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in Illinois and insuring the applicant, and the owner or lessor of the premises, in at least the amounts recoverable under the Illinois liquor control act. Further, said certificate of insurance must contain an affirmative statement that the village will be notified upon the cancellation, revocation, or suspension of said policy of insurance.
(R) Any applicant who has not submitted to livescan biometric fingerprinting and/or a copy of all fingerprints and the total fingerprinting and background check fee required by this chapter.
(S) Any applicant who has failed to provide information or documentation required pursuant to the application or requested by the liquor control commissioner, proved false or misleading information, or who has attempted to obstruct the village's gathering of information during the review, investigation, and/or processing of the application.
(T) Before denying a license based upon a conviction, the Local Liquor Control Commissioner shall consider whether the applicant has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
(Ord. 1096, passed 7-11-2018)