No license required by this subchapter shall be issued to any person who:
(A) Is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he or she resides;
(B) Has been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law, unless that person has been declared rehabilitated by the Liquor Control Commission as provided on the Liquor Control Act of 1934, being ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, §§ 1-1 et seq., as amended;
(C) Has been convicted of being the keeper of a house of ill fame;
(D) Has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality;
(E) Has had a license issued under this chapter, or issued under the Liquor Control Act of 1934, revoked for cause;
(F) Has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor or has forfeited their bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation;
(G) Is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee;
(H) Has been convicted of a gambling offense as proscribed by ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28-1(a)(3) through (a)(10) or as proscribed by Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28-3, of the Criminal Code of 1961, as amended, or as proscribed by a statute replacing any of the aforementioned statutory provisions;
(I) Is a copartnership to which 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;
(J) Is 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 wagering stamp for the current tax period;
(K) Proposes to locate on a premises for which a federal wagering stamp has been issued for the current tax period;
(L) Has not at the time of filing an application for a liquor license produced policies of insurance (dramshop and general liability) in a solvent and responsible company authorized to do business in the state insuring the licensee against liability for any injury or death which the licensee may incur while operating under the provisions of the Illinois Liquor Control Act and this chapter.
(1) The policy of dramshop insurance must be in the maximum amounts required by law.
(2) Each applicant must produce a certificate of insurance indicating that the insurer is immediately required to notify the Commissioner of any cancellation of the insurance policy.
(3) Such an insurance policy must be kept in full force and effect during the entire license period.
(4) Termination or lapse of the licensee’s insurance coverage shall be grounds for the revocation of the license.
(M) Has not filed an affidavit with the City Clerk disclosing any outstanding debt owed by the applicant to the city or state. If the applicant is a copartnership, then this disclosure requirement shall apply to every person entitled to a share in the profits thereof. If the applicant is a trust, then this shall apply to the trustee and trust. If the applicant is a corporation for profit, the disclosure requirements of this division (M) shall apply to the corporation and all shareholders owning more than 5% of the shares of the corporation applicant;
(N) Is otherwise ineligible to receive a license under this chapter or pursuant to the Liquor Control Act of 1934, as amended; or
(O) At the time of the application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for the license under a first application.
(1986 Code, § 4-35) (Ord. 1994-28, passed 9-19-1994; Ord. 1995-06, passed 2-20-1995)