As set forth in this chapter, a person, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company may be eligible for a local liquor license. No local liquor license shall be issued to, or maintained by:
A. A person who is not a resident of the Village.
B. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides.
C. A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
D. A person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or any other state of the United States of America, if the Illinois Liquor Control Commission has determined, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust after considering matters set forth in such person's application and the commission's investigation. The burden of proof of sufficient rehabilitation shall be on the applicant.
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 of juvenile prostitution.
F. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
G. A person whose license issued under this Act has been revoked for cause.
H. A person who at the time of application for renewal of any local liquor license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
I. A partnership, or copartnership, if any general partner thereof, or any limited partner thereof, owning more than five percent of the aggregate limited partner interest in such partnership would not be eligible to receive a local liquor license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the Village.
J. A corporation or limited liability company, if any member, officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than five percent of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the Village.
K. A corporation or limited liability company, unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the "Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983" or the Limited Liability Company Act to transact business in Illinois.
L. A person whose place of business is operated by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possess the same qualifications required of the licensee.
M. A person who has been convicted of a violation of any Federal or State law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, or has forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation.
N. A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a local liquor license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the local liquor license is to be issued.
O. Any law enforcing public official, Village Administrator, Village Attorney, Village Clerk, President of the Village Board, any member of the Village Board; and no such person shall be interested directly in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor. With the following exceptions:
1. A license may be granted to such official in relation to premises that are not located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if the issuance of such license is approved by the State Liquor Control Commission.
2. In relation to premises that are located within the Village, if: a) the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to the license is incidental to the selling of food, b) the issuance of the license is approved by the State Liquor Control Commission, c) the issuance of the license is in accordance with all applicable Village ordinances, and d) the official granted a license does not vote on alcoholic liquor issues pending before the board or council to which the license holder is elected.
P. A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee.
Q. A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by any of subsections (a)(3) through (a)(10) of section 28-1 of, or as proscribed by section 28-3 of, the "Criminal Code of 1961", approved July 28, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions.
R. A person or entity, including, without limitation, a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company, to whom a Federal wagering stamp has been issued by the Federal government, unless the person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under the Raffles Act or the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
S. A person whose proposed alcoholic liquor dispensing business is located on property within one hundred feet of any church or school, other than an institution of higher learning, hospital, home for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or children or any military or naval station, provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant service, regularly organized clubs, or to restaurants, food shops or other places where sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on. In the case of a church, the distance of one hundred feet shall be measured to the nearest part of any building used for worship services or educational programs and not to property boundaries. Otherwise the distance is measured from property lines rather than buildings. This subsection shall not prohibit the issuance of a Class 5 license to a church or private school allowing sale of alcoholic liquor if any such sales are limited to periods when groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors. Nor shall this subsection apply to any not for profit organization, provided the sale of alcoholic liquor occurs after six o'clock P.M. (Ord. 3428, 5-14-2012)