There shall be the following classes of local liquor licenses:
(A) Class A Restaurant License, which shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor by restaurants. The sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to a Class A license must be incidental and complementary to the sale and service of food. Alcoholic liquor may only be consumed on the premises where sold, except as provided in § 116.076.
(B) Class B General Retail Sale License, which shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor, in the original package, for consumption off the premises where sold only, and not for consumption on the premises where sold.
(C) Class C Club License, which shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to members of clubs or similar organizations, or their guests, for consumption on the premises where sold only, by clubs that: (1) are organized under the laws of this state not for pecuniary profit; and (2) require the payment of annual dues from each of its members of more than $100.
(D) Class D Assembly Hall license, which shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor at events held on or within the property known as the Kenilworth Assembly Hall, located at 410 Kenilworth Avenue, as long as the property is owned and operated by the Kenilworth Park District and the sale and/or service of alcoholic liquor at that particular event is approved in advance by the Kenilworth Park District Board of Commissioners, for consumption on the premises where sold only.
(E) Class E Special Event license, which shall authorize the sale of alcoholic liquor by an educational, political, civic, fraternal, religious, or other non-profit organization, at a special event, for consumption within the area specifically designated in such license only, which Class E license shall not be valid for a period exceeding eight consecutive hours. No more than 12 such licenses shall be issued to any one licensee within a calendar year, and no more than four such licenses issued to a licensee within a calendar year shall permit the service of alcoholic liquor outdoors.
(F) Class F Coffee Shop license, which shall authorize the retail sale of solely wine and beer at a coffee shop, solely for consumption on the premises where sold, subject to and in accordance with the following conditions and restrictions:
(1) Wine must be either: (a) sold and served in single-serving glassware or plasticware; or (b) sold by the bottle and consumed from single-serving glassware or plasticware. Beer must be sold and served in single servings. Packaged sales are prohibited.
(2) Wine and beer must be ordered by patrons at, and sold and served over, the counter of the coffee shop at the point of sale.
(3) Each and every patron who desires to consume wine (including, without limitation, a portion of wine sold by the bottle) or beer must: (a) be physically present at the counter during the point-of-sale transaction during which the wine or beer is purchased; and (b) present a form of valid photographic identification issued by a state government or the United States government. For the purpose of this division (F), POINT-OF-SALE TRANSACTION means each instance when a patron or group of patrons purchases food and beverages at the counter, whether or not the purchases are processed or documented as a single transaction by the coffee shop.
(4) All single-serving sales must comply with the following requirements:
(a) The number of servings of wine or beer sold and served during each point-of-sale transaction may not exceed the number of patrons who are physically present at the counter during the transaction and who have presented identification in accordance with division (F)(3) of this section.
(b) The sale and service of a serving of wine or beer to a patron or group of patrons for consumption by a patron other than the patrons who are physically present at the counter during the point-of-sale transaction and who have presented identification in accordance with division(F)(3) of this section is prohibited.
(c) Each and every single serving of wine or beer, other than the first two servings of wine or beer, or a combination of wine and beer, sold to each patron must be accompanied by a sale of food to each patron. For the purpose of this division (F), FOOD means baked goods, sandwiches, salads, prepared snacks, and similar items. "Food" does not mean candy, mints, gum, or similar items.
(5) All sales of bottles of wine must comply with the following requirements:
(a) Each bottle of wine must be purchased for consumption by not less than two patrons.
(b) The sale of more than one bottle of wine during each point-of-sale transaction is prohibited.
(c) The sale of a bottle of wine for consumption, in whole or in part, by any patron or patrons who are not physically present at the counter during the point-of-sale transaction and who have not presented identification in accordance with division (F)(3) of this section is prohibited.
(d) Each bottle of wine sold must be accompanied by the sale of food.
(6) No Class F licensee may derive less than 60% of its gross receipts in any calendar year from the sale of coffee or coffee beverages that do not include alcoholic liquor.
(G) Class G Brew Pub license, which shall authorize the retail sale at a brew pub of (a) beer brewed or manufactured on the premises for consumption on the premises; (b) beer brewed or manufactured on the premises for consumption in the original package for consumption off the premises; and (c) alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises, all subject to and in accordance with the following conditions and restrictions:
(1) It shall be unlawful to sell a container of beer for off-premises consumption unless the container, provided by the licensee, is greater than or equal to 22 fluid ounces or 0.65 liters in volume, and is properly sealed for transport in compliance with state and federal law.
(2) Beer sold in its original package for consumption off the premises shall not be consumed on the premises. All beer sold for consumption off the premises shall be placed in a paper or plastic bag prior to its delivery to the purchaser.
(3) Beer tastings of beer brewed or manufactured on the premises are allowed, provided that (i) the beer tastings shall not exceed three servings of two ounces each; (ii) the beer tastings shall be performed in accordance with § 6-31 of the Liquor Control Act (235 ILCS 5/6-31); and (iii) the beer tastings shall comply with any additional restrictions imposed by the Liquor Control Commissioner.
(H) Class H craft brewery/distillery/winery/ meadery license, which shall authorize the retail sale at a craft brewery/distillery/meadery/winery of (a) alcoholic liquor that is produced on the premises for consumption on the premises; and (b) alcoholic liquor that is produced on the premises for consumption off the premises, all subject to and in accordance with the following conditions and restrictions:
(1) It shall be unlawful to sell a container of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption unless the container, provided by the licensee, is greater than or equal to 22 fluid ounces or 0.65 liters in volume, and is properly sealed for transport in compliance with state and federal law.
(2) Alcoholic liquor sold for consumption off the premises shall not be consumed on the premises, including, without limitation, in the tasting room.
(3) Alcoholic liquor sold for consumption off the premises shall only be sold from the retail portion of the premises.
(4) Except as provided in divisions (H)(5) and (H)(6) below, alcoholic liquor sold or offered for consumption on the premises may only be consumed in the tasting room. Any tasting room located on the premises must offer for sale packaged or prepared foods for consumption on the premises.
(5) Alcoholic liquor sold for consumption on the premises may be consumed in areas other than the tasting room during supervised tours of the premises or private events, hosted on the premises, subject to the licensee actively monitoring such areas for compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local, laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
(6) Licensee may give away or otherwise dispense free of charge samples of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises during a supervised tour of the premises; provided, however, licensee shall not offer or allow tastings that exceed the following: (i) beer, up to three servings containing up to two ounces each; (ii) spirits, up to three servings containing up to 0.25 ounces each; and (iii) wine, up to three servings containing up to one ounce each.
(I) Class S Sidewalk Rider, which shall authorize a Class A local liquor licensee to serve alcoholic liquor, or a Class F local liquor licensee to serve beer and wine, on portions of a public or private right-of-way adjacent to the Class A or Class F licensed premises, or, in the discretion of the Liquor Control Commissioner, on portions of a village-owned right-of-way within 275 feet of the Class A or Class F licensed premises, for which the licensee has obtained authorization from the Village to maintain a temporary outdoor dining area as an accessory use.
(Ord. 1191, passed 3-20-2017; Ord. 1262, passed 6-15-2020; Ord. 1317, passed 10-24-2022; Ord. 1321, passed 11-21-2022)