August 12, 2005

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

94th General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto

­Senate Bill 244, entitled “AN ACT concerning liquor.”   Senate Bill 244 carves a specific exception to the prohibition of issuing a liquor license within 100 feet of a school.  I do not believe that this type of individual exception to this important prohibition is warranted.

            For this reason, I hereby veto and return Senate Bill 244.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor