No license of any kind issued by the State Commission or any Local Commission shall be issued to the following:
(A) A person who is not a resident of the city in which the premises covered by the license are located, except in case of railroad or boat licenses or in cases approved by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner;
(B) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he or she resides;
(C) A person who is not a citizen of the United States;
(D) An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor; unless the Local Liquor Control Commissioner, after investigation and consideration of any evidence of rehabilitation and mitigating factors; including those set forth in Section 6-2.5(b) of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, (ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 6-2.5(b)), as amended, determines that such conviction will not impair the applicant’s ability to engage in the position for which the license is sought and will not impair the public trust;
(E) A person who has been convicted of keeping a place of prostitution or keeping a place of juvenile prostitution, promoting prostitution that involves keeping a place of prostitution, or promoting juvenile prostitution that involves keeping a place juvenile prostitution;
(F) A person who has been convicted of pandering;
(G) A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause;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 a license upon a first application;
(I) A co-partnership, if any general partnership thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning more than 5% of the aggregate limited partner interest in such co-partnership would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than residence within the political subdivision, unless residency is required by local ordinance;
(J) (1) A corporation or limited liability company, if any officer, manager, or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders or member or members owning in the aggregate more than 5% of the stock of the corporation or 5% of the beneficial ownership interest of the company would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the political subdivision;
(2) A corporation or limited liability company unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the Business Corporation Act of 1983 (ILCS Ch. 805, Act 5, §§ 1.01 et seq.), or to transact business in the state.
(K) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required for the license;
(L) A person who does not beneficially 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;
(M) Any law enforcing public official, including members of a Local Liquor Control Commission;
(N) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee;
(O) A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by subsections (a)(3) through (a)(11) of Section 28-1 or as proscribed by Sections 28-1.1 or 28-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or the Criminal Code of 2012, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions;
(P) A person or entity to whom a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government, unless such person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under the Raffles and Poker Runs Act or the Illinois Pull Tab and Jar Games Act;
(Q) A co-partnership to which a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period, or if any of the partners have been issued a federal gaming device stamp or federal wagering stamp by the federal government for the current tax period;
(R) A corporation or limited liability company if any officer, manager, or director thereof, or any stockholder or member owning in the aggregate more than 20% of the stock of the corporation or 20% of the ownership interest of the company has been issued a federal wagering stamp for the current tax period; and
(S) Any premises for which a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.
(Am. Ord. 2020-02, passed 1-27-2020) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
For similar provisions under state law, see ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 6-2