(A) The Local Commissioner may, in accordance with the Liquor Control Act, revoke or suspend any license issued by him or her, if he or she determines that the licensee has violated any of the provisions of the Act or of any ordinance or resolution enacted by the Board of Trustees of the village or any applicable rule or regulation established by the Local Commissioner or the State Commission which is not inconsistent with law.
(B) (1) In addition to the suspension or revocation, licensees may be fined as set forth in § 111.99 of this chapter. License suspension and revocation proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to 235 ILCS 5/7-5.
(2) Review of the Local Commissioner’s decision shall be as set forth in 235 ILCS 5/7-9.
(C) Any five residents of the village shall have the right to file a complaint with the Local Commissioner stating that any retailer licensee subject to the jurisdiction of the Local Commissioner has been or is violating the provisions of this chapter or the Liquor Control Act or the rules or regulations issued pursuant thereto. The complaint shall be in writing in the form prescribed by the Local Commissioner and shall be signed and sworn to by the parties complaining. The complaint shall state the particular provision, rule or regulation believed to have been violated and the facts in detail upon which belief is based. If the Local Commissioner is satisfied that the complaint substantially charges a violation and that from the facts alleged there is reasonable cause for the belief, he or she shall set the matter for hearing and shall serve notice upon the licensee of the time and place of the hearing and of the particular charge in the complaint.
(235 ILCS 5/7-7)
Penalty, see § 111.99
Statutory reference:
Revocation and suspension provisions under state law, see 235 ILCS 5/7-5