An applicant for a license to sell alcoholic liquor at retail shall file a written application, under oath, in the office of the County Clerk stating:
(A) The name, age, and address of the applicant in the case of an individual; in case of a co-partnership, the names, ages, and addresses of the persons entitled to share in the profits thereof; and in the case of a corporation or a club, the date of incorporation, the objects for which it was organized, the names, ages, and addresses of the officers and directors, and the names, ages, and addresses of all persons owning stock in the corporation or club, and the name, age, and address of the manager of the premises proposed for license;
(B) The citizenship of the applicant, his or her place of birth, and if a naturalized citizen, the time and place of his or her naturalization;
(C) The character of business of the applicant, and in case of a corporation, the objects for which it was formed;
(D) The length of time that the applicant has been in business of that character, or in case of a corporation, the date on which its charter was issued;
(E) The amount of goods, wares, and merchandise on hand at the time application is made;
(F) The location and description of the premises or place of business which is to operate under such license;
(G) Whether the applicant has made a similar application for a similar other license on premises other than those described in the application, and the disposition for such application;
(H) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor of any kind, or is otherwise disqualified to receive a license by reason of any matter or thing contained in this chapter or in the state’s Liquor Control Act, being 235 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.;
(I) Whether a previous license by any state or subdivision thereof, or by the federal government, has been revoked and the reasons therefor;
(J) That the applicant will not violate any of the laws of the state or of the United States in the conduct of his or her place of business;
(K) The length of time the applicant has resided in the county, prior to filing the application, or if the applicant is a corporation, the length of time the manager of the premises proposed for license has resided in the county prior to filing the application;
(L) Whether the premises proposed for license are within 100 feet of any church, school, hospital, or home for aged or indigent persons;
(M) If said application is made in behalf of a partnership, firm, association, club, or corporation, then the same shall be signed and sworn to by at least two members of such partnership or the president and secretary of such corporation;
(N) The applicant shall submit with the application documentary proof of his or her interest in the premises, whether by lease, deed, or otherwise, and if the applicant is the owner of the premises, he or she shall submit copies of all outstanding mortgages against the premises proposed for license; and
(O) The applicant shall submit with the application documentary proof of adequate dram shop liability insurance covering the premises proposed for license.
(Prior Code, 3 TCC 1-4)