(A) Limitations.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any licensee to sell or offer for sale at the licensed premises alcoholic liquor prohibited from being sold by the Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934 as amended, including but not limited to, Happy Hour sale prohibitions identified in Section 6-28 of the Illinois Liquor Control Act as amended (235 ILCS 5/6-28).
(2) It shall be unlawful for any licensee, or any employee or agent of any licensee, on licensed premises where alcoholic liquor is sold or offered for sale for consumption thereon, to engage in any of the following practices:
(a) Sell, offer for sale, or deliver to any person or group of persons a bottle of spirits as defined in Section 100 definitions or the Illinois Liquor Control Act; or
(b) Sell or offer for sale containers (including, but not limited to buckets, pitchers, carafes or bottles) of alcoholic liquor which exceed: (i) 64 ounces of beer; (ii) 800 ml of wine; or (iii) no more than two types of spirits combined with non-alcoholic beverages or mixers (i.e. margaritas) in a 64 ounce container shall be served in the single container for on-premise consumption. Said container shall only be delivered to two or more persons of 21 years of age or older, at one time.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any licensee, or any employee or agent of any licensee, on any licensed premises where alcoholic liquor is sold or offered for sale, to sell or offer for sale at retail for consumption off the premises:
(a) Spirits as defined in Section 100 definitions or the Illinois Liquor Control Act in an original container having a capacity of less than four ounces; or
(b) Individual cans of beer, malt liquor, or wine in a container with a capacity of 16 ounces or less.
(4) No licensee shall advertise or promote in any way, whether within or outside of the licensed premises, any of the practices prohibited under this section.
(5) It is intended that the service of alcohol is merely an adjunct to the meals offered at any restaurant and that the restaurant must not be advertised or otherwise held out to be a drinking establishment.
(B) B.Y.O.B. prohibited. No establishment, store, restaurant, club, or organization located in the city shall allow or permit patrons or members to B.Y.O.B ("Bring Your Own Bottle") of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises of the establishment, restaurant, club, or organization.
(Ord. 19-O-2245, passed 12-18-2019; Ord. 24-O-2388, passed 5-15-2024)