No license of any kind under this chapter shall be issued to:
(A) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he or she resides;
(B) A person who is not a citizen of the United States;
(C) A person who has been convicted of a felony under any federal or state law, and has been denied a state license for that reason;
(D) A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame;
(E) A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality;
(F) A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause;
(G) A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for the license upon a first application;
(H) A copartnership, if any general partnership thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning more that 5% of the aggregate limited partner interest in the copartnership would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than residence within the Village;
(I) A corporation, if any officer, manager, or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than 5%of the stock of the corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the Village;
(J) A corporation unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified, under ILCS Ch. 805, Act 5 to transact business in Illinois;
(K) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required by the licensee;
(L) A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession, or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the passage of this chapter, or has forfeited his or her bond to appear in court to answer charges for the violation;
(M) 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;
(N) Any law-enforcing public official, including members of Local Liquor Control Commissions, any Mayor, Alderperson or member of the City Council or Commission, any President of the Village Board of Trustees, any member of a Village Board of Trustees, or any President or member of a County Board; and no such official shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor, except that a license may be granted to that official in relation to premises which are not located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if the issuance of the license is approved by the State Liquor Control Commission;
(O) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee;
(P) A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by any of division (a)(3) through (a)(10) of § 28-1 of or as proscribed by § 28-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, approved July 28, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended (ILCS Ch. 720, §§ 5-28-1 et seq.), or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions;
(Q) A person to whom a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period;
(R) A copartnership to which a federal gambling device stamp or 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;
(S) A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 20% of the stock of the corporation has been issued a federal gambling device stamp or a federal wagering stamp for the current tax period; or
(T) Any premises for which a federal gambling device stamp or a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.
(U) Sales of general merchandise by licensees licensed for consumption of liquor on premises. No holder of a class A, D or F license, authorizing the retail sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises specified for consumption shall be issued to businesses whose estimated net revenue from the sale of general merchandise is more than 51% per year.
(Prior Code, § 3-33) (Ord. 1999-26, passed 12-16-1999; Ord. 1999-45, passed 4-20-2000; Am. Ord. 2006-15, passed 3-16-2006; Am. Ord. 2013-29, passed 5-16-2013)
Statutory reference:
Jurisdiction of Board of Trustees, see ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 4-1
Similar provisions, see ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 6-2