A. A person wishing to file an application for a local liquor license (other than a not for profit organization applying for a Class 5 license) may obtain an application form from the Village as prepared by the Village Administrator for the purpose of providing reasonable information about the applicant. Such application shall be filed with the Local Liquor Commissioner, together with a document outlining the applicant's program for training its employees to properly handle the sale of alcoholic liquor, and with an initial nonrefundable application fee of five hundred dollars, except for Class 5 license applications filed by an applicant other than a not for profit organization, which shall have a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars, and there shall be no application fee for a Class 5 license filed by a not for profit organization. The application shall be signed by: 1) the applicant, if the applicant is an individual, 2) the president and secretary, if the applicant is a corporation, 3) a general partner, if the applicant is a partnership, or 4) two duly authorized officers, if the applicant is a not for profit organization. (Ord. 3744, 4-22-2019)
B. Applications (other than for Class 5 licenses) shall be signed by the applicant, verified by oath or affidavit, and shall contain the following statements and information:
1. The applicant's name, birth date, mailing and residence addresses, driver's license number, social security number and telephone number.
2. If applicable, the name and address of the applicant's business.
3. If applicable, the "assumed name" of the business and the date of the filing of the assumed name with the County Clerk in question.
4. In the case of a corporation, if an Illinois corporation, the date of its incorporation, or if a foreign corporation, the state where it was incorporated and the date of its becoming qualified under the Illinois Business Corporation Act to transact business in the State, and in either case, a statement of the objects for which the corporation was organized, the full name, age, address, and telephone number of all officers, directors, and shareholders with an aggregate of more than five percent of the shares of ownership of the corporation or of any persons receiving a direct or indirect benefit from the profits of the sale of alcoholic liquor in the Village.
5. The name, age, address, and telephone number of the persons who will manage the business of the applicant in the Village.
6. The citizenship of all persons required herein to be identified in the application, their date and place of birth, and if a naturalized citizen, the time and place of their naturalization.
7. A description of the character of the business of the applicant.
8. The length of time that applicant has been in business of that character.
9. The location or description of the premises or place of business which is to be operated under such local liquor license, and the following information: a) if a leased premises, a complete and unredacted copy of the lease shall be provided, which lease shall be for a term of sufficient length to encompass the term of the local liquor license sought, and the name and address of the owner or owners of the premises and the names and addresses of all the owners of the beneficial interest of any trust if said premises are held in trust; b) if the premises is owned, a copy of a duly issued title policy in the name of the applicant.
10. A statement whether applicant has made similar application for a local liquor license on premises in River Forest other than described in this application, and the disposition of such application.
11. A statement signed by or on behalf of the applicant and by all individuals, if any, named in response to subsection B4 of this section, that: a) none of them has ever been convicted of a felony or a Class A misdemeanor; and b) none is disqualified to receive a local liquor license by reason of any matter contained in the laws of the State or the provisions of this chapter.
12. A statement whether a previous local liquor license by any state or subdivision thereof, or by the Federal government, has been issued and if so, where and when; if any such license has been revoked or suspended, or if the licensee has been fined in connection with any such license, the statement shall recite the reasons therefor.
13. A statement that the applicant and all individuals required to be identified in the application have not in the past and will not in the future violate any of the laws of the State or of the United States, or any ordinance of the Village controlling the sale of alcoholic liquor in the conduct of his place of business.
14. The applicant's Retailers' Occupation Tax registration number and a statement regarding whether the applicant is delinquent in the payment of the Retailers' Occupation Tax, also known as Sales Tax, and if so, the reasons therefor.
15. A statement whether applicant is delinquent under the Thirty Day Credit Law, and if so the reasons therefor.
16. A statement whether applicant has any delinquencies or disputes with any government, Federal, State, Municipality, or political subdivision thereof, concerning the payment of any tax.
17. A statement whether the applicant, any individual identified in the application, or any other person, directly or indirectly interested in the place of business, possesses a current Federal wagering and gaming device stamp, and if so the reasons therefor.
18. A statement whether the applicant, any individual identified in the application, or any other person, directly or indirectly interested in the place of business, is a public official, and if so the particulars thereof.
19. A statement whether applicant is in violation of section 6-6 of the Liquor Control Act, 235 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-6, as amended, and if so the reasons therefor.
20. A statement whether the applicant is delinquent under the Cash Beer Law, and if so, the reasons therefor.
21. A statement whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a gambling offense or felony, and if so, the particulars thereof.
22. A statement that applicant and all individuals required to be identified in the application have not sold, delivered, or given away alcoholic liquor in violation of any State law, or Village ordinance, to a person under the minimum age required to purchase or possess alcoholic liquor.
23. A scaled floor plan, diagram, or drawing, in detail satisfactory to the Local Liquor Commissioner illustrating the premises in which alcoholic liquor is to be sold.
24. A copy of a certificate of liquor liability insurance with a coverage amount sufficient to cover the maximum amount of liability under the Illinois Liquor Control Act and provided by a company satisfactory to the Village.
25. Such additional information or identification as the Local Liquor Commissioner determines desirable in order to establish the character and business plans of the applicant. (Ord. 3428, 5-14-2012)
C. Each application for a Class 5 license, which application must be filed with the Local Liquor Commissioner no less than fourteen days prior to the special event for which such license is sought and verified by oath or affidavit, need contain only the following information:
1. The name of the applicant and its address and phone number.
2. The premises for which the license is applicable, a description of the approximate area of the premises, and whether or not it is indoors or both indoors and outside.
3. The date of the special event, hours of operation of the event, the name of the property owner and a written statement of consent from the property owner (if other than the applicant).
4. The names, phone numbers and addresses of those persons who are responsible for conducting the event, which persons shall remain on the event's premises during the actual event.
5. Signature of the applicant.
6. A copy of a certificate of liquor liability insurance, naming the Village as certificate holder for the period which liquor will be sold. This coverage shall be in an amount sufficient to cover the maximum amount of liability under the Illinois Liquor Control Act and provided by a company satisfactory to the Village.
7. If applicable, proof of a State-issued liquor license for the special event.
8. The information required in subsections B1 through B3, B5, B11 through B15, and B18 through B25 of this section, except if the applicant is a not for profit organization.
D. No license shall be issued until the applicant(s) shall have been investigated by the Local Liquor Commissioner and a report filed in the records of said Commissioner approving the new applicant(s). New applicant(s) (other than for a not for profit organization applying for a Class 5 license) shall not be licensed until said new applicant(s) and managers, if any, have been fingerprinted and photographed by the Village Police Department and record searches made of the files of the Sheriff of Cook County, the Illinois State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other agency that the Local Liquor Commissioner, the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, shall deem necessary. A copy of the fingerprints and photographs shall be retained in the files of the Chief of Police and a sworn affidavit from the Chief of Police clearing the applicant(s) shall be filed with the Local Liquor Commissioner. (Ord. 3744, 4-22-2019)
E. A licensee may seek renewal of its local liquor license by filing an application for renewal no later than sixty days before its expiration. The application shall state: the name of the licensee; name and address of the business conducting sales; class of the local liquor license; period for which renewal is sought; changes, if any, made since the original application and/or previous renewal; name and address of the current manager of the business conducting sales; and, an affidavit stating the application for the renewal is true and complete and that no changes to the original application for a local liquor license, other than those noted in the renewal application, exist. (Ord. 3428, 5-14-2012)