(A) Discontinued business, revocation. Whenever any owner or member of an original firm or partnership, which is a licensee under this chapter, ceases to carry on the business, the license issued under this chapter shall be surrendered to the Village Board for cancellation. The Village Board shall have the right to assign and reissue such canceled liquor license.
(B) Suspension and revocation.
(1) The Village Board may revoke or suspend a license issued by the Board if that Board determines that the licensee has violated any of the provisions of the Liquor Control Act, being 235 ILCS 5, or any valid ordinance enacted by the Village Board or any applicable rule or regulation established by the Village Board or the State Commission which is not inconsistent with the law. However, no such license shall be so revoked or suspended except after a public hearing by the Village Board with a three- day written notice to the licensee affording the licensee an opportunity to appear and defend, except in those cases wherein the licensee has failed to pay the required license fee. In such a case the Village Board may revoke the license without any notice to the licensee.
(2) If the President has reason to believe that any continued operation of a particular licensed premises will immediately threaten the welfare of the community, he or she may, upon the issuance of a written order stating the reason for such conclusion, and without notice or hearing, order the licensed premises closed for not more than seven days, giving the licensee an opportunity to be heard during that period; except that, if such licensee shall be also engaged in the conduct of another business or businesses on the licensed premises, such order shall not be applicable to such other business or businesses.
(3) The Village Board shall, within five days after such hearing, if it determines after such hearing that the license should be revoked or suspended, state the reason or reasons for such determination, and prepare a written order of revocation or suspension, and shall serve a copy of such order upon the licensee within said five days.
(Prior Code, § 2-4-16) (Ord. passed 4-5-1982; Ord. 2021-05, passed 4-19-2021)