(235 ILCS 5/6-11)
Sec. 6-11. Sale near churches, schools, and hospitals.
(a) No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor within 100 feet of any church, school other than an institution of higher learning, hospital, home for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or 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 if the place of business so exempted is not located in a municipality of more than 500,000 persons, unless required by local ordinance; nor to the renewal of a license for the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor on premises within 100 feet of any church or school where the church or school has been established within such 100 feet since the issuance of the original license. In the case of a church, the distance of 100 feet shall be measured to the nearest part of any building used for worship services or educational programs and not to property boundaries.
(b) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor to a restaurant, the primary business of which is the sale of goods baked on the premises if (i) the restaurant is newly constructed and located on a lot of not less than 10,000 square feet, (ii) the restaurant costs at least $1,000,000 to construct, (iii) the licensee is the titleholder to the premises and resides on the premises, and (iv) the construction of the restaurant is completed within 18 months of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998.
(c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor incidental to a restaurant if (1) the primary business of the restaurant consists of the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to the sale of food and the applicant is a completely new owner of the restaurant, (2) the immediately prior owner or operator of the premises where the restaurant is located operated the premises as a restaurant and held a valid retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at the restaurant for at least part of the 24 months before the change of ownership, and (3) the restaurant is located 75 or more feet from a school.
(d) In the interest of further developing Illinois' economy in the area of commerce, tourism, convention, and banquet business, nothing in this Section shall prohibit issuance of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages to a restaurant, banquet facility, grocery store, or hotel having not fewer than 150 guest room accommodations located in a municipality of more than 500,000 persons, notwithstanding the proximity of such hotel, restaurant, banquet facility, or grocery store to any church or school, if the licensed premises described on the license are located within an enclosed mall or building of a height of at least 6 stories, or 60 feet in the case of a building that has been registered as a national landmark, or in a grocery store having a minimum of 56,010 square feet of floor space in a single story building in an open mall of at least 3.96 acres that is adjacent to a public school that opened as a boys technical high school in 1934, or in a grocery store having a minimum of 31,000 square feet of floor space in a single story building located a distance of more than 90 feet but less than 100 feet from a high school that opened in 1928 as a junior high school and became a senior high school in 1933, and in each of these cases if the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on by the licensee.
For purposes of this Section, a "banquet facility" is any part of a building that caters to private parties and where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
(e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of a license to a church or private school to sell at retail alcoholic liquor if any such sales are limited to periods when groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors.
(f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a church or church affiliated school located in a home rule municipality or in a municipality with 75,000 or more inhabitants from locating within 100 feet of a property for which there is a preexisting license to sell alcoholic liquor at retail. In these instances, the local zoning authority may, by ordinance adopted simultaneously with the granting of an initial special use zoning permit for the church or church affiliated school, provide that the 100-foot restriction in this Section shall not apply to that church or church affiliated school and future retail liquor licenses.
(g) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises within 100 feet, but not less than 90 feet, of a public school if (1) the premises have been continuously licensed to sell alcoholic liquor for a period of at least 50 years, (2) the premises are located in a municipality having a population of over 500,000 inhabitants, (3) the licensee is an individual who is a member of a family that has held the previous 3 licenses for that location for more than 25 years, (4) the principal of the school and the alderman of the ward in which the school is located have delivered a written statement to the local liquor control commissioner stating that they do not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection (g), and (5) the local liquor control commissioner has received the written consent of a majority of the registered voters who live within 200 feet of the premises.
(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio area attached to premises that are located in a municipality with a population in excess of 300,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food,
(2) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
carried on by the licensee at the premises,
(3) the premises are less than 1,000 square feet,
(4) the premises are owned by the University of
Illinois,
(5) the premises are immediately adjacent to property
owned by a church and are not less than 20 nor more than 40 feet from the church space used for worship services, and
(6) the principal religious leader at the place of
worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance of the license in writing.
(i) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 300,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a church, synagogue, or other place of worship if:
(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
primary entrance of the church, synagogue, or other place of worship are at least 100 feet apart, on parallel streets, and separated by an alley; and
(2) the principal religious leader at the place of
worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
(j) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a theater that is within 100 feet of a church if (1) the church owns the theater, (2) the church leases the theater to one or more entities, and (3) the theater is used by at least 5 different not-for-profit theater groups.
(k) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
primary entrance of the school are parallel, on different streets, and separated by an alley;
(2) the southeast corner of the premises are at least
350 feet from the southwest corner of the school;
(3) the school was built in 1978;
(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food;
(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(6) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and
has held a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor for the business to be conducted on the premises at a different location for more than 7 years; and
(7) the premises is at least 2,300 square feet and
sits on a lot that is between 6,100 and 6,150 square feet.
(l) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a church or school if:
(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
closest entrance of the church or school is at least 90 feet apart and no greater than 95 feet apart;
(2) the shortest distance between the premises and
the church or school is at least 80 feet apart and no greater than 85 feet apart;
(3) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and
on November 15, 2006 held a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor for the business to be conducted on the premises for at least 14 different locations;
(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food;
(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(6) the premises is at least 3,200 square feet and
sits on a lot that is between 7,150 and 7,200 square feet; and
(7) the principal religious leader at the place of
worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
(m) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the premises and the church are perpendicular,
and the primary entrance of the premises faces South while the primary entrance of the church faces West and the distance between the two entrances is more than 100 feet;
(2) the shortest distance between the premises lot
line and the exterior wall of the church is at least 80 feet;
(3) the church was established at the current
location in 1916 and the present structure was erected in 1925;
(4) the premises is a single story, single use
building with at least 1,750 square feet and no more than 2,000 square feet;
(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food;
(6) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises; and
(7) the principal religious leader at the place of
worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
(n) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the school is a City of Chicago School District
299 school;
(2) the school is located within subarea E of City of
Chicago Residential Business Planned Development Number 70;
(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food; and
(5) the administration of City of Chicago School
District 299 has expressed, in writing, its support for the issuance of the license.
(o) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(3) the premises is located on a street that runs
perpendicular to the street on which the church is located;
(4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;
(5) the shortest distance between any part of the
premises and any part of the church is at least 60 feet;
(6) the premises is between 3,600 and 4,000 square
feet and sits on a lot that is between 3,600 and 4,000 square feet; and
(7) the premises was built in the year 1909.
For purposes of this subsection (o), "premises" means a place of business together with a privately owned outdoor location that is adjacent to the place of business.
(p) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the shortest distance between the backdoor of the
premises, which is used as an emergency exit, and the church is at least 80 feet;
(2) the church was established at the current
location in 1889; and
(3) liquor has been sold on the premises since at
least 1985.
(q) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor within a premises that is located in a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church-owned property if:
(1) the premises is located within a larger building
operated as a grocery store;
(2) the area of the premises does not exceed 720
square feet and the area of the larger building exceeds 18,000 square feet;
(3) the larger building containing the premises is
within 100 feet of the nearest property line of a church-owned property on which a church-affiliated school is located;
(4) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
carried on within the larger building;
(5) the primary entrance of the larger building and
the premises and the primary entrance of the church-affiliated school are on different, parallel streets, and the distance between the 2 primary entrances is more than 100 feet;
(6) the larger building is separated from the
church-owned property and church-affiliated school by an alley;
(7) the larger building containing the premises and
the church building front are on perpendicular streets and are separated by a street; and
(8) (Blank).
(r) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance, renewal, or maintenance of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant established in a premises that is located in a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the primary entrance of the church and the
primary entrance of the restaurant are at least 100 feet apart;
(2) the restaurant has operated on the ground floor
and lower level of a multi-story, multi-use building for more than 40 years;
(3) the primary business of the restaurant consists
of the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to the sale of food;
(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is conducted
primarily in the below-grade level of the restaurant to which the only public access is by a staircase located inside the restaurant; and
(5) the restaurant has held a license authorizing the
sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises for more than 40 years.
(s) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population more than 5,000 and less than 10,000 and is within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the church was established at the location within
100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued;
(2) a license for sale of alcoholic liquor at the
premises was first issued before January 1, 2007; and
(3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on
the premises has been continuously in effect since January 1, 2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more than 90 days.
(t) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant that is established in a premises that is located in a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school and a church if:
(1) the restaurant is located inside a five-story
building with over 16,800 square feet of commercial space;
(2) the area of the premises does not exceed 31,050
square feet;
(3) the area of the restaurant does not exceed 5,800
square feet;
(4) the building has no less than 78 condominium
units;
(5) the construction of the building in which the
restaurant is located was completed in 2006;
(6) the building has 10 storefront properties, 3 of
which are used for the restaurant;
(7) the restaurant will open for business in 2010;
(8) the building is north of the school and separated
by an alley; and
(9) the principal religious leader of the church and
either the alderman of the ward in which the school is located or the principal of the school have delivered a written statement to the local liquor control commissioner stating that he or she does not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection (t).
(u) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the premises operates as a restaurant and has
been in operation since February 2008;
(2) the applicant is the owner of the premises;
(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
sale of food;
(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
(5) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
building that is at least 90 years old;
(6) the rear lot of the school and the rear corner of
the building that the premises occupy are separated by an alley;
(7) the distance from the southwest corner of the
property line of the school and the northeast corner of the building that the premises occupy is at least 16 feet, 5 inches;
(8) the distance from the rear door of the premises
to the southwest corner of the property line of the school is at least 93 feet;
(9) the school is a City of Chicago School District
299 school;
(10) the school's main structure was erected in 1902
and an addition was built to the main structure in 1959; and
(11) the principal of the school and the alderman in
whose district the premises are located have expressed, in writing, their support for the issuance of the license.
(v) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the total land area of the premises for which the
license or renewal is sought is more than 600,000 square feet;
(2) the premises for which the license or renewal is
sought has more than 600 parking stalls;
(3) the total area of all buildings on the premises
for which the license or renewal is sought exceeds 140,000 square feet;
(4) the property line of the premises for which the
license or renewal is sought is separated from the property line of the school by a street;
(5) the distance from the school's property line to
the property line of the premises for which the license or renewal is sought is at least 60 feet;
(6) as of the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 97th General Assembly, the premises for which the license or renewal is sought is located in the Illinois Medical District.
(w) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(3) the premises occupy the first floor and basement
of a 2-story building that is 106 years old;
(4) the premises is at least 7,000 square feet and
located on a lot that is at least 11,000 square feet;
(5) the premises is located directly west of the
church, on perpendicular streets, and separated by an alley;
(6) the distance between the property line of the
premises and the property line of the church is at least 20 feet;
(7) the distance between the primary entrance of the
premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least 130 feet; and
(8) the church has been at its location for at least
40 years.
(x) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the church has been operating in its current
location since 1973;
(3) the premises has been operating in its current
location since 1988;
(4) the church and the premises are owned by the same
parish;
(5) the premises is used for cultural and educational
purposes;
(6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
primary entrance to the church are located on the same street;
(7) the principal religious leader of the church has
indicated his support of the issuance of the license;
(8) the premises is a 2-story building of
approximately 23,000 square feet; and
(9) the premises houses a ballroom on its ground
floor of approximately 5,000 square feet.
(y) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food;
(3) according to the municipality, the distance
between the east property line of the premises and the west property line of the school is 97.8 feet;
(4) the school is a City of Chicago School District
299 school;
(5) the school has been operating since 1959;
(6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
primary entrance to the school are located on the same street;
(7) the street on which the entrances of the premises
and the school are located is a major diagonal thoroughfare;
(8) the premises is a single-story building of
approximately 2,900 square feet; and
(9) the premises is used for commercial purposes only.
(z) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a mosque if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
the premises;
(3) the licensee is a national retail chain having
over 100 locations within the municipality;
(4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
(5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
(6) the premises is located in the North-East
quadrant of the municipality;
(7) the premises is a free-standing building that has
"drive-through" pharmacy service;
(8) the premises has approximately 14,490 square feet
of retail space;
(9) the premises has approximately 799 square feet of
pharmacy space;
(10) the premises is located on a major arterial
street that runs east-west and accepts truck traffic; and
(11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises
is located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for the issuance of the license.
(aa) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
the premises;
(3) the licensee is a national retail chain having
over 100 locations within the municipality;
(4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
(5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
(6) the premises is located in the North-East
quadrant of the municipality;
(7) the premises is located across the street from a
national grocery chain outlet;
(8) the premises has approximately 16,148 square feet
of retail space;
(9) the premises has approximately 992 square feet of
pharmacy space;
(10) the premises is located on a major arterial
street that runs north-south and accepts truck traffic; and
(11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises
is located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for the issuance of the license.
(bb) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the sale of food;
(3) the primary entrance to the premises and the
primary entrance to the church are located on the same street;
(4) the premises is across the street from the church;
(5) the street on which the premises and the church
are located is a major arterial street that runs east-west;
(6) the church is an elder-led and Bible-based
Assyrian church;
(7) the premises and the church are both single-story
buildings;
(8) the storefront directly west of the church is
being used as a restaurant; and
(9) the distance between the northern-most property
line of the premises and the southern-most property line of the church is 65 feet.
(cc) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
the premises;
(3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
(4) as of October 25, 2011, the licensee has 1,767
stores operating nationwide, 87 stores operating in the State, and 10 stores operating within the municipality;
(5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 124,000
square feet of space in the basement and first and second floors of a building located across the street from a school;
(6) the school opened in August of 2009 and occupies
approximately 67,000 square feet of space; and
(7) the building in which the premises shall be
located has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 17, 1970.
(dd) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the premises is constructed on land that was
purchased from the municipality at a fair market price;
(2) the premises is constructed on land that was
previously used as a parking facility for public safety employees;
(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(4) the main entrance to the store is more than 100
feet from the main entrance to the school;
(5) the premises is to be new construction;
(6) the school is a private school;
(7) the principal of the school has given written
approval for the license;
(8) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
located has given written approval of the issuance of the license;
(9) the grocery store level of the premises is
between 60,000 and 70,000 square feet; and
(10) the owner and operator of the grocery store
operates 2 other grocery stores that have alcoholic liquor licenses within the same municipality.
(ee) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the premises is constructed on land that once
contained an industrial steel facility;
(2) the premises is located on land that has
undergone environmental remediation;
(3) the premises is located within a retail complex
containing retail stores where some of the stores sell alcoholic beverages;
(4) the principal activity of any restaurant in the
retail complex is the sale of food, and the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the sale of food;
(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the grocery store;
(6) the entrance to any business that sells alcoholic
liquor is more than 100 feet from the entrance to the school;
(7) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
located has given written approval of the issuance of the license; and
(8) the principal of the school has given written
consent to the issuance of the license.
(ff) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on at the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the operation of a theater;
(3) the premises is a one and one-half-story building
of approximately 10,000 square feet;
(4) the school is a City of Chicago School District
299 school;
(5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
primary entrance of the school are at least 300 feet apart and no more than 400 feet apart;
(6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
located has expressed, in writing, his support for the issuance of the license; and
(7) the principal of the school has expressed, in
writing, that there is no objection to the issuance of a license under this subsection (ff).
(gg) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or banquet facility established in a premises that is located in a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the property on which the church is located and
the property on which the premises are located are both within a district originally listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1979;
(3) the property on which the premises are located
contains one or more multi-story buildings that are at least 95 years old and have no more than three stories;
(4) the building in which the church is located is at
least 120 years old;
(5) the property on which the church is located is
immediately adjacent to and west of the property on which the premises are located;
(6) the western boundary of the property on which the
premises are located is no less than 118 feet in length and no more than 122 feet in length;
(7) as of December 31, 2012, both the church property
and the property on which the premises are located are within 250 feet of City of Chicago Business-Residential Planned Development Number 38;
(8) the principal religious leader at the place of
worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance of the license in writing; and
(9) the alderman in whose district the premises are
located has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the license in writing.
For the purposes of this subsection, "banquet facility" means the part of the building that is located on the floor above a restaurant and caters to private parties and where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
(hh) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor within a hotel and at an outdoor patio area attached to the hotel that are located in a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet of a hospital if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the hotel;
(2) the hotel is located within the City of Chicago
Business Planned Development Number 468; and
(3) the hospital is located within the City of
Chicago Institutional Planned Development Number 3.
(ii) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor within a restaurant and at an outdoor patio area attached to the restaurant that are located in a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
not the principal business carried on by the licensee and is incidental to the sale of food;
(2) the restaurant has been operated on the street
level of a 2-story building located on a corner lot since 2008;
(3) the restaurant is between 3,700 and 4,000 square
feet and sits on a lot that is no more than 6,200 square feet;
(4) the primary entrance to the restaurant and the
primary entrance to the church are located on the same street;
(5) the street on which the restaurant and the church
are located is a major east-west street;
(6) the restaurant and the church are separated by a
one-way northbound street;
(7) the church is located to the west of and no more
than 65 feet from the restaurant; and
(8) the principal religious leader at the place of
worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of the license in writing.
(jj) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
sale of food;
(3) the premises are located east of the church, on
perpendicular streets, and separated by an alley;
(4) the distance between the primary entrance of the
premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least 175 feet;
(5) the distance between the property line of the
premises and the property line of the church is at least 40 feet;
(6) the licensee has been operating at the premises
since 2012;
(7) the church was constructed in 1904;
(8) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for the issuance of the license; and
(9) the principal religious leader of the church has
delivered a written statement that he or she does not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection (jj).
(kk) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
the premises;
(3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
(4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State, and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
(5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 169,048
square feet of space within a building that is located across the street from a tuition-based preschool; and
(6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for the issuance of the license.
(ll) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
the premises;
(3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
(4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State, and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
(5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 191,535
square feet of space within a building that is located across the street from an elementary school; and
(6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for the issuance of the license.
(mm) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio or sidewalk cafe, or both, attached to premises that are located in a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet of a hospital if:
(1) the primary business of the restaurant consists
of the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to the sale of food;
(2) as a restaurant, the premises may or may not
offer catering as an incidental part of food service;
(3) the primary business of the restaurant is
conducted in space owned by a hospital or an entity owned or controlled by, under common control with, or that controls a hospital, and the chief hospital administrator has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the license in writing; and
(4) the hospital is an adult acute care facility
primarily located within the City of Chicago Institutional Planned Development Number 3.
(nn) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried out on the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the operation of a theater;
(3) the premises are a building that was constructed
in 1913 and opened on May 24, 1915 as a vaudeville theater, and the premises were converted to a motion picture theater in 1935;
(4) the church was constructed in 1889 with a stone
exterior;
(5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart; and
(6) the principal religious leader at the place of
worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of the license in writing; and
(7) the alderman in whose ward the premises are
located has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the license in writing.
(oo) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a mosque, church, or other place of worship if:
(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
primary entrance of the mosque, church, or other place of worship are perpendicular and are on different streets;
(2) the primary entrance to the premises faces West
and the primary entrance to the mosque, church, or other place of worship faces South;
(3) the distance between the 2 primary entrances is
at least 100 feet;
(4) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
established in a location within 100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises was first issued;
(5) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
established on or around January 1, 2011;
(6) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
was first issued on or before January 1, 1985;
(7) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
has been continuously in effect since January 1, 1985, except for interruptions between licenses of no more than 90 days; and
(8) the premises are a single-story, single-use
building of at least 3,000 square feet and no more than 3,380 square feet.
(pp) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or banquet facility established on premises that are located in a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of at least one church if:
(1) the sale of liquor shall not be the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the premises are at least 2,000 square feet and
no more than 10,000 square feet and is located in a single-story building;
(3) the property on which the premises are located is
within an area that, as of 2009, was designated as a Renewal Community by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(4) the property on which the premises are located
and the properties on which the churches are located are on the same street;
(5) the property on which the premises are located is
immediately adjacent to and east of the property on which at least one of the churches is located;
(6) the property on which the premises are located is
across the street and southwest of the property on which another church is located;
(7) the principal religious leaders of the churches
have indicated their support for the issuance of the license in writing; and
(8) the alderman in whose ward the premises are
located has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the license in writing.
For purposes of this subsection (pp), "banquet facility" means the part of the building that caters to private parties and where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
(qq) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor on premises that are located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church or school if:
(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
closest entrance of the church or school are at least 200 feet apart and no greater than 300 feet apart;
(2) the shortest distance between the premises and
the church or school is at least 66 feet apart and no greater than 81 feet apart;
(3) the premises are a single-story, steel-framed
commercial building with at least 18,042 square feet, and was constructed in 1925 and 1997;
(4) the owner of the business operated within the
premises has been the general manager of a similar supermarket within one mile from the premises, which has had a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor since 2002, and is in good standing with the City of Chicago;
(5) the principal religious leader at the place of
worship has indicated his or her support to the issuance or renewal of the license in writing;
(6) the alderman of the ward has indicated his or her
support to the issuance or renewal of the license in writing; and
(7) the principal of the school has indicated his or
her support to the issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
(rr) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a club that leases space to a school if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried out on the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
incidental to the operation of a grocery store;
(3) the premises are a building of approximately
1,750 square feet and is rented by the owners of the grocery store from a family member;
(4) the property line of the premises is
approximately 68 feet from the property line of the club;
(5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
primary entrance of the club where the school leases space are at least 100 feet apart;
(6) the director of the club renting space to the
school has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of the license in writing; and
(7) the alderman in whose district the premises are
located has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the license in writing.
(ss) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the premises are located within a 15 unit
building with 13 residential apartments and 2 commercial spaces, and the licensee will occupy both commercial spaces;
(2) a restaurant has been operated on the premises
since June 2011;
(3) the restaurant currently occupies 1,075 square
feet, but will be expanding to include 975 additional square feet;
(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(5) the premises are located south of the church and
on the same street and are separated by a one-way westbound street;
(6) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
93 feet from the primary entrance of the church;
(7) the shortest distance between any part of the
premises and any part of the church is at least 72 feet;
(8) the building in which the restaurant is located
was built in 1910;
(9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises
are located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for the issuance of the license; and
(10) the principal religious leader of the church has
delivered a written statement that he or she does not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection (ss).
(tt) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
sale of food;
(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was
previously authorized by a package goods liquor license;
(4) the premises are at least 40,000 square feet with
25 parking spaces in the contiguous surface lot to the north of the store and 93 parking spaces on the roof;
(5) the shortest distance between the lot line of the
parking lot of the premises and the exterior wall of the church is at least 80 feet;
(6) the distance between the building in which the
church is located and the building in which the premises are located is at least 180 feet;
(7) the main entrance to the church faces west and is
at least 257 feet from the main entrance of the premises; and
(8) the applicant is the owner of 10 similar grocery
stores within the City of Chicago and the surrounding area and has been in business for more than 30 years.
(uu) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
operation of a grocery store;
(3) the premises are located in a building that is
approximately 68,000 square feet with 157 parking spaces on property that was previously vacant land;
(4) the main entrance to the church faces west and is
at least 500 feet from the entrance of the premises, which faces north;
(5) the church and the premises are separated by an
alley;
(6) the applicant is the owner of 9 similar grocery
stores in the City of Chicago and the surrounding area and has been in business for more than 40 years; and
(7) the alderman of the ward in which the premises
are located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for the issuance of the license.
(vv) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is the principal
business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is primary to the
sale of food;
(3) the premises are located south of the church and
on perpendicular streets and are separated by a driveway;
(4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;
(5) the shortest distance between any part of the
premises and any part of the church is at least 15 feet;
(6) the premises are less than 100 feet from the
church center, but greater than 100 feet from the area within the building where church services are held;
(7) the premises are 25,830 square feet and sit on a
lot that is 0.48 acres;
(8) the premises were once designated as a Korean
American Presbyterian Church and were once used as a Masonic Temple;
(9) the premises were built in 1910;
(10) the alderman of the ward in which the premises
are located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for the issuance of the license; and
(11) the principal religious leader of the church has
delivered a written statement that he or she does not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection (vv).
For the purposes of this subsection (vv), "premises" means a place of business together with a privately owned outdoor location that is adjacent to the place of business.
(ww) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
(1) the school is located within Sub Area III of City
of Chicago Residential-Business Planned Development Number 523, as amended; and
(2) the premises are located within Sub Area I, Sub
Area II, or Sub Area IV of City of Chicago Residential-Business Planned Development Number 523, as amended.
(xx) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
(1) the sale of wine or wine-related products is the
exclusive business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
(2) the primary entrance of the premises and the
primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart and are located on different streets;
(3) the building in which the premises are located
and the building in which the church is located are separated by an alley;
(4) the premises consists of less than 2,000 square
feet of floor area dedicated to the sale of wine or wine-related products;
(5) the premises are located on the first floor of a
2-story building that is at least 99 years old and has a residential unit on the second floor; and
(6) the principal religious leader at the church has
indicated his or her support for the issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
(Source: P.A. 97-9, eff. 6-14-11; 97-12, eff. 6-14-11; 97-634, eff. 12-16-11; 97-774, eff. 7-13-12; 97-780, eff. 7-13-12; 97-806, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1166, eff. 3-1-13; 98-274, eff. 8-9-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-571, eff. 8-27-13; 98-592, eff. 11-15-13; 98-1092, eff. 8-26-14; 98-1158, eff. 1-9-15.)
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