No retail liquor license shall be issued to:
A. A person who is not a bona fide resident of the County of DuPage prior to the making of the application for such license;
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 any Federal or State law, if the Commissioner determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
E. A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame;
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G. A person whose license issued under the Illinois Liquor Control Act has been revoked for cause;
H. A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;
I. A copartnership, unless all of the members of such copartnership shall be qualified to obtain a license;
J. A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than five percent (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 political subdivision;
K. A corporation unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the Illinois Business Corporation Act 1 to transact business in Illinois;
L. 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;
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, pursuant to Illinois Revised Statutes ch. 43, sec. 120(12), or has forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for 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 local liquor control commissions, any mayor, alderman 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 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 proscribed by any of subsections (a)(3) through (a)(10) of sec. 281 of, or as proscribed by sec. 283 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 to whom a Federal gaming device stamp or a Federal wagering stamp has been issued by the Federal government for the current tax period;
S. A copartnership to which a Federal gaming 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;
T. A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than twenty percent (20%) of the stock of such corporation has been issued a Federal gaming device stamp or a Federal wagering stamp for the current tax year;
U. Any premises for which a Federal gaming device stamp or a Federal waging stamp has been issued by the Federal government for the current tax period; (Ord. 494, 3-17-80)
V. Any person, partnership or corporation offering for sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor within one hundred feet (100') of any church, school or hospital, any home for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses and 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; nor to the renewal of a license for the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor on premises within one hundred feet (100') of any church or school where such church or school has been established within such one hundred feet (100') since the issuance of the original license. In the case of a church, the distance of one hundred feet (100') shall be measured to the nearest part of any building used for worship services or educational programs and not to property boundaries. (Ord. 1063, 10-2-89)
W. Any person, partnership or corporation operating as a restaurant or club unless he or it has met the qualifications of a restaurant or club established by Illinois Revised Statutes ch. 43, paragraphs 95.23 and 95.24, incorporated by Section 3-2-2 of this Chapter. (Ord. 494, 3-17-80)
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