Illinois Compiled Statutes
235 ILCS 5/4-4 (2026)
Each local liquor control commissioner shall also have the following powers, functions, and duties with respect to licenses, other than licenses to manufacturers, importing distributors, distributors, foreign importers, non-resident dealers, non-beverage users, brokers, railroads, airplanes, and boats: 1
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(235 ILCS 5/4-4)
(from Ch. 43, par. 112)
Sec. 4-4. Each local liquor control commissioner shall also have the
following powers, functions, and duties with respect to licenses, other than
licenses to manufacturers, importing distributors, distributors, foreign
importers, non-resident dealers, non-beverage users, brokers, railroads,
airplanes, and boats:
1. To grant or suspend for not more than 30 days or | revoke for cause all local licenses issued to persons for premises within his jurisdiction; |
2. To enter or to authorize any law enforcing officer | to enter at any time upon any premises licensed hereunder to determine whether any of the provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations adopted by him or by the State Commission have been or are being violated, and at such time to examine said premises of said licensee in connection therewith; |
3. To notify the Secretary of State where a club | incorporated under the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986 or a foreign corporation functioning as a club in this State under a certificate of authority issued under that Act has violated this Act by selling or offering for sale at retail alcoholic liquors without a retailer's license; |
4. To receive a complaint from any citizen within his | jurisdiction that any of the provisions of this Act, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant hereto, have been or are being violated and to act upon the complaint in the manner hereinafter provided; |
5. To receive local license fees and pay the same | forthwith to the city, village, town, or county treasurer, as the case may be. |
Each local liquor commissioner also has the duty to notify
the Secretary of State of any convictions or dispositions of court supervision for a violation of Section 6-20 of
this Act or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
In counties and municipalities, the local liquor control
commissioners shall also have the power to levy fines in accordance with
Section 7-5 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1999–2016 · leading case: 59th & State Street Corp. v. Emanuel, 2016 IL App (1st) 153098 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
59th & State Street Corp. v. Emanuel, 2016 IL App (1st) 153098 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “19, 2008)) and section 4-4(2) of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (Liquor Control Act) (235 ILCS 5/4-4(2) (West 2010)) allowed the officers to enter upon the plaintiff's licensed premises "at any time to investigate any potential violations of the law.”
HEIDEGGER v. City of Chicago, 585 F. Supp. 2d 1006 (N.D. Ill. 2008). “In their motions, defendant police officers also argue that they were at Caballo legally, performing a routine inspection of the bar pursuant to the Illinois Liquor Control Act (235 ILCS 5/4-4) and Chicago Municipal Code (§ 4-4-290 M.”
Laristos, Inc. v. Chicago License Appeal Comm'n (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “The parties agree that Laristos filed its complaint within the allotted time if the Procedure Act controls.”
— 235 ILCS 5/4-4(2) — 1 case
59th & State Street Corp. v. Emanuel, 2016 IL App (1st) 153098 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “19, 2008)) and section 4-4(2) of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (Liquor Control Act) (235 ILCS 5/4-4(2) (West 2010)) allowed the officers to enter upon the plaintiff's licensed premises "at any time to investigate any potential violations of the law.”
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