No license shall be issued to:
A. A person who is not a resident of the village.
B. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides.
C. A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
D. A person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the state of Illinois.
E. A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping, a house of ill fame.
F. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency or morality.
G. A person whose license, issued under this chapter, has been revoked for cause.
H. A person who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
I. A copartnership, unless all the members of such copartnership, shall be qualified to obtain a license.
J. A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the political subdivision.
K. A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent, unless said manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.
L. A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor subsequent to the passage of this chapter, or shall have forfeited his bond to appear in court in answer to charges for any such violation.
M. A person who does not 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 to be issued. (Village code § 7-4)
N. Any law enforcing public official, including members of local liquor control commissions, any mayor or member of the city council or commission, any president of the village board of trustees, any member of a village board of trustees, or any president or member of a county board, and no such official shall be interested directly in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor, except that a license may be granted to such official in relation to premises that are not located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if the issuance of such license is approved by the state liquor control commission and except that a license may be granted, in a city or village with a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or less, to any alderman, member of a city council or member of a village board of trustees in relation to premises that are located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if: 1) the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to the license is incidental to the selling of food; 2) the issuance of the license is approved by the state commission; 3) the issuance of the license is in accordance with all applicable local ordinances in effect where the premises are located; and 4) the official granted a license does not vote on alcoholic liquor issues pending before the board or council to which the license holder is elected. (Village code § 7-4; amd. 2004 Code)