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235 ILCS 5/1-2 (2026)

This Act shall be liberally construed, to the end that the health, safety, and welfare of the People of the State of Illinois shall be protected and temperance in the consumption of alcoholic liquors shall be fostered and promoted by sound and careful control and regulation of the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic liquors

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(235 ILCS 5/1-2) (from Ch. 43, par. 94)
    Sec. 1-2. This Act shall be liberally construed, to the end that the health, safety, and welfare of the People of the State of Illinois shall be protected and temperance in the consumption of alcoholic liquors shall be fostered and promoted by sound and careful control and regulation of the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic liquors. The State Commission may not enforce any trade practice policy or other rule that was not adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-46, eff. 7-15-15.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1995–2015 · leading case: People v. Boeckmann, 932 N.E.2d 998 (Ill. 2010).
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People v. Boeckmann, 932 N.E.2d 998 (Ill. 2010). “" 235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 2008). Sections 6-206(a)(38) and (a)(43) may be intended to effectuate this legitimate legislative purpose by giving persons under the age of 21 an incentive to resist the peer pressure to drink by conditioning their continued ability to drive on…”
Walter v. Carriage House Hotels, Ltd., 646 N.E.2d 599 (Ill. 1995). “2d 637 ; see 235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 1992) (the promotion of temperance remains a stated purpose of the current act).”
People v. Finkenbinder, 2011 IL App (2d) 100901 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “” 235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 2008). As the First District once explained, statutes regulating the possession, furnishment, and use of alcohol by minors “demonstrate that minors are to be afforded special protection, under Illinois law, from the deleterious consequences of alcohol…”
Move N Pick Convenience, Inc. v. Emanuel, 2015 IL App (1st) 133449 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “” 235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 2012). In that vein, the Municipal Code prohibits the sale of liquor in a retail establishment without first having obtained a license to do so.”
N & N Catering Co., Inc. v. City of Chicago, 37 F. Supp. 2d 1056 (N.D. Ill. 1999). “*1076 235 ILCS 5/1-2; cf. Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp.”
People v. Finkenbinder, 963 N.E.2d 1069 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “" 235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 2008). As the First District once explained, statutes regulating the possession, furnishment, and use of alcohol by minors "demonstrate that minors are to be afforded special protection, under Illinois law, from the deleterious consequences of alcohol…”
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Schnorf, 738 F. Supp. 2d 793 (N.D. Ill. 2010). “See 235 ILCS 5/1-2 (“This Act shall be liberally construed, to the end that the health, safety and welfare of the People of the State of Illinois shall be protected and temperance in the consumption of alcoholic liquors shall be fostered and promoted by sound and careful control…”
Move N Pick Convenience, Inc. v. Emanuel, 2015 IL App (1st) 133449 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “This court found support in the purpose of the ordinance, namely, to promote the City's goal of protecting the health and safety of the public (235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 2006)), and the requirement that an applicant disclose all information regarding a prior history of disobeying…”
El Sauz, Inc. v. Daley (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 1998). Under the Liquor Act, if a petition for rehearing is filed, "the licensee shall continue the operation of the licensed business until denial of the application or, if rehearing is granted, until the decision on rehearing.”
Mashni Corp. v. Bd. of Election Commissioners (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “" 235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 2004). Whether there is substantial compliance is a question of law for the court to determine.”
Bailey v. Illinois Liquor Control Comm'n (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “The Act "shall be liberally construed, to the end that the health, safety and welfare of the People of the State of Illinois shall be protected and temperance in the consumption of alcoholic liquors shall be fostered and promoted by sound and careful control and regulation of…”
People v. Select Specialties, Ltd. (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “235 ILCS 5/1-2 (West 1996). A strict or technical construction of any of its provisions detrimental to the public interest should be avoided.”
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