Public Act 0156 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3604 Enrolled LRB101 10464 RPS 55570 b

Public Act 101-0156

AN ACT concerning liquor.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by adding Section 9-2d as follows:

(235 ILCS 5/9-2d new)

Sec. 9-2d. Private institution of higher learning. Any vote under this Article, whenever held, to prohibit sales at retail of alcoholic liquor (or alcoholic liquor other than beer containing not more than 4% of alcohol by weight or alcoholic liquor containing more than 4% alcohol by weight in the original package and not for consumption on the premises) in a precinct in a city, village, or incorporated town of more than 200,000 inhabitants shall not apply to retail sales of alcoholic liquor if:

(1) the alcoholic liquor is sold on property owned by a private institution of higher learning or an affiliate thereof that is bounded by the south side of 60th Street on the north, the west side of Kimbark Avenue to the east, the north side of 61st Street to the south, and the east side of Woodlawn Avenue to the west in the City of Chicago;

(2) the alcoholic liquor is sold by a private institution of higher learning or an affiliate thereof, by a person who leases the property owned by the private institution of higher learning or an affiliate thereof, or by a person contractually authorized to sell alcoholic liquor on the premises;

(3) the person conducting the retail sale of alcoholic liquor obtains all of the necessary local and State licenses authorizing the retail sale of alcoholic liquor; and

(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal business to be carried on by the license holder.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020