No retail license shall be issued by the President of the Village Board of Trustees to:
(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 or she 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 the state or of the United States of America;
(E) A person who has been convicted of being a keeper of or keeping a house of ill fame;
(F) A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency or morality;
(G) A person whose license has previously been revoked for cause;
(H) A person who, at the time of the application for renewal for any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;
(I) A co-partnership, if any general partner thereof, or any limited partner 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;
(J) 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 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 unless it is incorporated in the state, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the Business Corporation Act of 1983 to transact business in the state;
(L) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications by 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, subsequent to the passage of this act or has forfeited his or her 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 license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued;
(O) Any law enforcing public official, including members of the Village Liquor Control Commission, if any, any President of the Village Board of Trustees, any member of the Village Board of Trustees; and no such official shall be interested directly in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor; except that, license may be granted to such official in relation to premises which 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;
(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 described by § 28-1(a)(3) through (a)(10) and as described by the Criminal Code of 2012, 720 ILCS 5/28-1 through 5/28-9, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as prescribed by the statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions;
(R) A person to whom a federal wage earning stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period;
(S) A co-partnership to which a federal wage earning 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 wage earning stamp by the federal government of the current tax period;
(T) A corporation, if any, officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 20% of the stock of such corporation or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 20% of the stock of such corporation has been issued a federal wage earning stamp for the current tax period; and
(U) Any premises for which a federal wage-earning stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.
(Prior Code, § 9-204)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 235 ILCS 5/6-2