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1    AN ACT concerning liquor.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5changing Section 6-11 as follows:
 
6    (235 ILCS 5/6-11)
7    Sec. 6-11. Sale near churches, schools, and hospitals.
8    (a) No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of
9any alcoholic liquor within 100 feet of any church, school
10other than an institution of higher learning, hospital, home
11for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or
12children or any military or naval station, provided, that this
13prohibition shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant
14service, regularly organized clubs, or to restaurants, food
15shops or other places where sale of alcoholic liquors is not
16the principal business carried on if the place of business so
17exempted is not located in a municipality of more than 500,000
18persons, unless required by local ordinance; nor to the renewal
19of a license for the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor on
20premises within 100 feet of any church or school where the
21church or school has been established within such 100 feet
22since the issuance of the original license. In the case of a
23church, the distance of 100 feet shall be measured to the

 

 

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1nearest part of any building used for worship services or
2educational programs and not to property boundaries.
3    (b) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
4a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor to a
5restaurant, the primary business of which is the sale of goods
6baked on the premises if (i) the restaurant is newly
7constructed and located on a lot of not less than 10,000 square
8feet, (ii) the restaurant costs at least $1,000,000 to
9construct, (iii) the licensee is the titleholder to the
10premises and resides on the premises, and (iv) the construction
11of the restaurant is completed within 18 months of July 10,
121998 (the effective date of Public Act 90-617) this amendatory
13Act of 1998.
14    (c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
15a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
16incidental to a restaurant if (1) the primary business of the
17restaurant consists of the sale of food where the sale of
18liquor is incidental to the sale of food and the applicant is a
19completely new owner of the restaurant, (2) the immediately
20prior owner or operator of the premises where the restaurant is
21located operated the premises as a restaurant and held a valid
22retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at the
23restaurant for at least part of the 24 months before the change
24of ownership, and (3) the restaurant is located 75 or more feet
25from a school.
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1in the area of commerce, tourism, convention, and banquet
2business, nothing in this Section shall prohibit issuance of a
3retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages to a
4restaurant, banquet facility, grocery store, or hotel having
5not fewer than 150 guest room accommodations located in a
6municipality of more than 500,000 persons, notwithstanding the
7proximity of such hotel, restaurant, banquet facility, or
8grocery store to any church or school, if the licensed premises
9described on the license are located within an enclosed mall or
10building of a height of at least 6 stories, or 60 feet in the
11case of a building that has been registered as a national
12landmark, or in a grocery store having a minimum of 56,010
13square feet of floor space in a single story building in an
14open mall of at least 3.96 acres that is adjacent to a public
15school that opened as a boys technical high school in 1934, or
16in a grocery store having a minimum of 31,000 square feet of
17floor space in a single story building located a distance of
18more than 90 feet but less than 100 feet from a high school
19that opened in 1928 as a junior high school and became a senior
20high school in 1933, and in each of these cases if the sale of
21alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on by
22the licensee.
23    For purposes of this Section, a "banquet facility" is any
24part of a building that caters to private parties and where the
25sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
26    (e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of

 

 

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1a license to a church or private school to sell at retail
2alcoholic liquor if any such sales are limited to periods when
3groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion
4of some common object other than the sale or consumption of
5alcoholic liquors.
6    (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a church or
7church affiliated school located in a home rule municipality or
8in a municipality with 75,000 or more inhabitants from locating
9within 100 feet of a property for which there is a preexisting
10license to sell alcoholic liquor at retail. In these instances,
11the local zoning authority may, by ordinance adopted
12simultaneously with the granting of an initial special use
13zoning permit for the church or church affiliated school,
14provide that the 100-foot restriction in this Section shall not
15apply to that church or church affiliated school and future
16retail liquor licenses.
17    (g) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
18a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at
19premises within 100 feet, but not less than 90 feet, of a
20public school if (1) the premises have been continuously
21licensed to sell alcoholic liquor for a period of at least 50
22years, (2) the premises are located in a municipality having a
23population of over 500,000 inhabitants, (3) the licensee is an
24individual who is a member of a family that has held the
25previous 3 licenses for that location for more than 25 years,
26(4) the principal of the school and the alderman of the ward in

 

 

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1which the school is located have delivered a written statement
2to the local liquor control commissioner stating that they do
3not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
4(g), and (5) the local liquor control commissioner has received
5the written consent of a majority of the registered voters who
6live within 200 feet of the premises.
7    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
8contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
9or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
10liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio area attached to
11premises that are located in a municipality with a population
12in excess of 300,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet
13of a church if:
14        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
15    incidental to the sale of food,
16        (2) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
17    carried on by the licensee at the premises,
18        (3) the premises are less than 1,000 square feet,
19        (4) the premises are owned by the University of
20    Illinois,
21        (5) the premises are immediately adjacent to property
22    owned by a church and are not less than 20 nor more than 40
23    feet from the church space used for worship services, and
24        (6) the principal religious leader at the place of
25    worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
26    of the license in writing.

 

 

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1    (i) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
2contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
3or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
4that is located within a municipality with a population in
5excess of 300,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a
6church, synagogue, or other place of worship if:
7        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
8    primary entrance of the church, synagogue, or other place
9    of worship are at least 100 feet apart, on parallel
10    streets, and separated by an alley; and
11        (2) the principal religious leader at the place of
12    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
13    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
14    (j) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at
17a theater that is within 100 feet of a church if (1) the church
18owns the theater, (2) the church leases the theater to one or
19more entities, and (3) the theater is used by at least 5
20different not-for-profit theater groups.
21    (k) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
22contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
23or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
24liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
25a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
26100 feet of a school if:

 

 

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1        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
2    primary entrance of the school are parallel, on different
3    streets, and separated by an alley;
4        (2) the southeast corner of the premises are at least
5    350 feet from the southwest corner of the school;
6        (3) the school was built in 1978;
7        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
8    incidental to the sale of food;
9        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
11        (6) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and
12    has held a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
13    liquor for the business to be conducted on the premises at
14    a different location for more than 7 years; and
15        (7) the premises is at least 2,300 square feet and sits
16    on a lot that is between 6,100 and 6,150 square feet.
17    (l) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
18contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
19or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
20liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
21a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
22100 feet of a church or school if:
23        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
24    closest entrance of the church or school is at least 90
25    feet apart and no greater than 95 feet apart;
26        (2) the shortest distance between the premises and the

 

 

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1    church or school is at least 80 feet apart and no greater
2    than 85 feet apart;
3        (3) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and on
4    November 15, 2006 held a valid license authorizing the sale
5    of alcoholic liquor for the business to be conducted on the
6    premises for at least 14 different locations;
7        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
8    incidental to the sale of food;
9        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
11        (6) the premises is at least 3,200 square feet and sits
12    on a lot that is between 7,150 and 7,200 square feet; and
13        (7) the principal religious leader at the place of
14    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
15    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
16    (m) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
17contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
18or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
19liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
20a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
21100 feet of a church if:
22        (1) the premises and the church are perpendicular, and
23    the primary entrance of the premises faces South while the
24    primary entrance of the church faces West and the distance
25    between the two entrances is more than 100 feet;
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1    and the exterior wall of the church is at least 80 feet;
2        (3) the church was established at the current location
3    in 1916 and the present structure was erected in 1925;
4        (4) the premises is a single story, single use building
5    with at least 1,750 square feet and no more than 2,000
6    square feet;
7        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
8    incidental to the sale of food;
9        (6) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10    business carried on by the licensee at the premises; and
11        (7) the principal religious leader at the place of
12    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
13    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
14    (n) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
18a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
19100 feet of a school if:
20        (1) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
21    school;
22        (2) the school is located within subarea E of City of
23    Chicago Residential Business Planned Development Number
24    70;
25        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
26    business carried on by the licensee on the premises;

 

 

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1        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
2    incidental to the sale of food; and
3        (5) the administration of City of Chicago School
4    District 299 has expressed, in writing, its support for the
5    issuance of the license.
6    (o) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8or renewal of a retail license authorizing the sale of
9alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a
10municipality in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11feet of a church if:
12        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
13    incidental to the sale of food;
14        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
16        (3) the premises is located on a street that runs
17    perpendicular to the street on which the church is located;
18        (4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
19    100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;
20        (5) the shortest distance between any part of the
21    premises and any part of the church is at least 60 feet;
22        (6) the premises is between 3,600 and 4,000 square feet
23    and sits on a lot that is between 3,600 and 4,000 square
24    feet; and
25        (7) the premises was built in the year 1909.
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1place of business together with a privately owned outdoor
2location that is adjacent to the place of business.
3    (p) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
4contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
7a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
8feet of a church if:
9        (1) the shortest distance between the backdoor of the
10    premises, which is used as an emergency exit, and the
11    church is at least 80 feet;
12        (2) the church was established at the current location
13    in 1889; and
14        (3) liquor has been sold on the premises since at least
15    1985.
16    (q) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
17contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
18or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
19liquor within a premises that is located in a municipality with
20a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
21feet of a church-owned property if:
22        (1) the premises is located within a larger building
23    operated as a grocery store;
24        (2) the area of the premises does not exceed 720 square
25    feet and the area of the larger building exceeds 18,000
26    square feet;

 

 

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1        (3) the larger building containing the premises is
2    within 100 feet of the nearest property line of a
3    church-owned property on which a church-affiliated school
4    is located;
5        (4) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
6    carried on within the larger building;
7        (5) the primary entrance of the larger building and the
8    premises and the primary entrance of the church-affiliated
9    school are on different, parallel streets, and the distance
10    between the 2 primary entrances is more than 100 feet;
11        (6) the larger building is separated from the
12    church-owned property and church-affiliated school by an
13    alley;
14        (7) the larger building containing the premises and the
15    church building front are on perpendicular streets and are
16    separated by a street; and
17        (8) (Blank).
18    (r) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
19contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance,
20renewal, or maintenance of a license authorizing the sale of
21alcoholic liquor incidental to the sale of food within a
22restaurant established in a premises that is located in a
23municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
24inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
25        (1) the primary entrance of the church and the primary
26    entrance of the restaurant are at least 100 feet apart;

 

 

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1        (2) the restaurant has operated on the ground floor and
2    lower level of a multi-story, multi-use building for more
3    than 40 years;
4        (3) the primary business of the restaurant consists of
5    the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to
6    the sale of food;
7        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is conducted primarily
8    in the below-grade level of the restaurant to which the
9    only public access is by a staircase located inside the
10    restaurant; and
11        (5) the restaurant has held a license authorizing the
12    sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises for more than 40
13    years.
14    (s) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit renewal of a
16license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises
17that is located within a municipality with a population more
18than 5,000 and less than 10,000 and is within 100 feet of a
19church if:
20        (1) the church was established at the location within
21    100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of
22    alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued;
23        (2) a license for sale of alcoholic liquor at the
24    premises was first issued before January 1, 2007; and
25        (3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the
26    premises has been continuously in effect since January 1,

 

 

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1    2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more
2    than 90 days.
3    (t) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
4contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant that
7is established in a premises that is located in a municipality
8with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within
9100 feet of a school and a church if:
10        (1) the restaurant is located inside a five-story
11    building with over 16,800 square feet of commercial space;
12        (2) the area of the premises does not exceed 31,050
13    square feet;
14        (3) the area of the restaurant does not exceed 5,800
15    square feet;
16        (4) the building has no less than 78 condominium units;
17        (5) the construction of the building in which the
18    restaurant is located was completed in 2006;
19        (6) the building has 10 storefront properties, 3 of
20    which are used for the restaurant;
21        (7) the restaurant will open for business in 2010;
22        (8) the building is north of the school and separated
23    by an alley; and
24        (9) the principal religious leader of the church and
25    either the alderman of the ward in which the school is
26    located or the principal of the school have delivered a

 

 

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1    written statement to the local liquor control commissioner
2    stating that he or she does not object to the issuance of a
3    license under this subsection (t).
4    (u) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
5contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
6or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
7that is located within a municipality with a population in
8excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school
9if:
10        (1) the premises operates as a restaurant and has been
11    in operation since February 2008;
12        (2) the applicant is the owner of the premises;
13        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
14    sale of food;
15        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
16    business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
17        (5) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
18    building that is at least 90 years old;
19        (6) the rear lot of the school and the rear corner of
20    the building that the premises occupy are separated by an
21    alley;
22        (7) the distance from the southwest corner of the
23    property line of the school and the northeast corner of the
24    building that the premises occupy is at least 16 feet, 5
25    inches;
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1    the southwest corner of the property line of the school is
2    at least 93 feet;
3        (9) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
4    school;
5        (10) the school's main structure was erected in 1902
6    and an addition was built to the main structure in 1959;
7    and
8        (11) the principal of the school and the alderman in
9    whose district the premises are located have expressed, in
10    writing, their support for the issuance of the license.
11    (v) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
12contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
13or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
14liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
15a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
16100 feet of a school if:
17        (1) the total land area of the premises for which the
18    license or renewal is sought is more than 600,000 square
19    feet;
20        (2) the premises for which the license or renewal is
21    sought has more than 600 parking stalls;
22        (3) the total area of all buildings on the premises for
23    which the license or renewal is sought exceeds 140,000
24    square feet;
25        (4) the property line of the premises for which the
26    license or renewal is sought is separated from the property

 

 

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1    line of the school by a street;
2        (5) the distance from the school's property line to the
3    property line of the premises for which the license or
4    renewal is sought is at least 60 feet;
5        (6) as of June 14, 2011 (the effective date of Public
6    Act 97-9) this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly,
7    the premises for which the license or renewal is sought is
8    located in the Illinois Medical District.
9    (w) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
10contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
11or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
12that is located within a municipality with a population in
13excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church
14if:
15        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
16    incidental to the sale of food;
17        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
18    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
19        (3) the premises occupy the first floor and basement of
20    a 2-story building that is 106 years old;
21        (4) the premises is at least 7,000 square feet and
22    located on a lot that is at least 11,000 square feet;
23        (5) the premises is located directly west of the
24    church, on perpendicular streets, and separated by an
25    alley;
26        (6) the distance between the property line of the

 

 

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1    premises and the property line of the church is at least 20
2    feet;
3        (7) the distance between the primary entrance of the
4    premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least
5    130 feet; and
6        (8) the church has been at its location for at least 40
7    years.
8    (x) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
9contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
10or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
11liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
12a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
13feet of a church if:
14        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
16        (2) the church has been operating in its current
17    location since 1973;
18        (3) the premises has been operating in its current
19    location since 1988;
20        (4) the church and the premises are owned by the same
21    parish;
22        (5) the premises is used for cultural and educational
23    purposes;
24        (6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
25    primary entrance to the church are located on the same
26    street;

 

 

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1        (7) the principal religious leader of the church has
2    indicated his support of the issuance of the license;
3        (8) the premises is a 2-story building of approximately
4    23,000 square feet; and
5        (9) the premises houses a ballroom on its ground floor
6    of approximately 5,000 square feet.
7    (y) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
8contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
9or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
10liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
11a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
12feet of a school if:
13        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
16    incidental to the sale of food;
17        (3) according to the municipality, the distance
18    between the east property line of the premises and the west
19    property line of the school is 97.8 feet;
20        (4) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
21    school;
22        (5) the school has been operating since 1959;
23        (6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
24    primary entrance to the school are located on the same
25    street;
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1    and the school are located is a major diagonal
2    thoroughfare;
3        (8) the premises is a single-story building of
4    approximately 2,900 square feet; and
5        (9) the premises is used for commercial purposes only.
6    (z) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
10a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11feet of a mosque if:
12        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
13    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
14        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
15    the premises;
16        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain having over
17    100 locations within the municipality;
18        (4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
19        (5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
20        (6) the premises is located in the North-East quadrant
21    of the municipality;
22        (7) the premises is a free-standing building that has
23    "drive-through" pharmacy service;
24        (8) the premises has approximately 14,490 square feet
25    of retail space;
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1    pharmacy space;
2        (10) the premises is located on a major arterial street
3    that runs east-west and accepts truck traffic; and
4        (11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
5    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
6    the issuance of the license.
7    (aa) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
8contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
9or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
10liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
11a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
12feet of a church if:
13        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
16    the premises;
17        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain having over
18    100 locations within the municipality;
19        (4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
20        (5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
21        (6) the premises is located in the North-East quadrant
22    of the municipality;
23        (7) the premises is located across the street from a
24    national grocery chain outlet;
25        (8) the premises has approximately 16,148 square feet
26    of retail space;

 

 

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1        (9) the premises has approximately 992 square feet of
2    pharmacy space;
3        (10) the premises is located on a major arterial street
4    that runs north-south and accepts truck traffic; and
5        (11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
6    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
7    the issuance of the license.
8    (bb) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
9contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
10or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
11liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
12a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
13feet of a church if:
14        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
16        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
17    incidental to the sale of food;
18        (3) the primary entrance to the premises and the
19    primary entrance to the church are located on the same
20    street;
21        (4) the premises is across the street from the church;
22        (5) the street on which the premises and the church are
23    located is a major arterial street that runs east-west;
24        (6) the church is an elder-led and Bible-based Assyrian
25    church;
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1    buildings;
2        (8) the storefront directly west of the church is being
3    used as a restaurant; and
4        (9) the distance between the northern-most property
5    line of the premises and the southern-most property line of
6    the church is 65 feet.
7    (cc) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
8contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
9or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
10liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
11a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
12feet of a school if:
13        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
16    the premises;
17        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
18        (4) as of October 25, 2011, the licensee has 1,767
19    stores operating nationwide, 87 stores operating in the
20    State, and 10 stores operating within the municipality;
21        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 124,000
22    square feet of space in the basement and first and second
23    floors of a building located across the street from a
24    school;
25        (6) the school opened in August of 2009 and occupies
26    approximately 67,000 square feet of space; and

 

 

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1        (7) the building in which the premises shall be located
2    has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
3    since April 17, 1970.
4    (dd) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
5contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
6or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
7liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that
8is located within a municipality with a population in excess of
91,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
10        (1) the premises is constructed on land that was
11    purchased from the municipality at a fair market price;
12        (2) the premises is constructed on land that was
13    previously used as a parking facility for public safety
14    employees;
15        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
16    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
17        (4) the main entrance to the store is more than 100
18    feet from the main entrance to the school;
19        (5) the premises is to be new construction;
20        (6) the school is a private school;
21        (7) the principal of the school has given written
22    approval for the license;
23        (8) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
24    located has given written approval of the issuance of the
25    license;
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1    60,000 and 70,000 square feet; and
2        (10) the owner and operator of the grocery store
3    operates 2 other grocery stores that have alcoholic liquor
4    licenses within the same municipality.
5    (ee) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
6contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that
9is located within a municipality with a population in excess of
101,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
11        (1) the premises is constructed on land that once
12    contained an industrial steel facility;
13        (2) the premises is located on land that has undergone
14    environmental remediation;
15        (3) the premises is located within a retail complex
16    containing retail stores where some of the stores sell
17    alcoholic beverages;
18        (4) the principal activity of any restaurant in the
19    retail complex is the sale of food, and the sale of
20    alcoholic liquor is incidental to the sale of food;
21        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
22    business carried on by the grocery store;
23        (6) the entrance to any business that sells alcoholic
24    liquor is more than 100 feet from the entrance to the
25    school;
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1    located has given written approval of the issuance of the
2    license; and
3        (8) the principal of the school has given written
4    consent to the issuance of the license.
5    (ff) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
9a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10feet of a school if:
11        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12    business carried on at the premises;
13        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
14    incidental to the operation of a theater;
15        (3) the premises is a one and one-half-story building
16    of approximately 10,000 square feet;
17        (4) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
18    school;
19        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
20    primary entrance of the school are at least 300 feet apart
21    and no more than 400 feet apart;
22        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
23    located has expressed, in writing, his support for the
24    issuance of the license; and
25        (7) the principal of the school has expressed, in
26    writing, that there is no objection to the issuance of a

 

 

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1    license under this subsection (ff).
2    (gg) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
3contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or
6banquet facility established in a premises that is located in a
7municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
8inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
9        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
11        (2) the property on which the church is located and the
12    property on which the premises are located are both within
13    a district originally listed on the National Register of
14    Historic Places on February 14, 1979;
15        (3) the property on which the premises are located
16    contains one or more multi-story buildings that are at
17    least 95 years old and have no more than three stories;
18        (4) the building in which the church is located is at
19    least 120 years old;
20        (5) the property on which the church is located is
21    immediately adjacent to and west of the property on which
22    the premises are located;
23        (6) the western boundary of the property on which the
24    premises are located is no less than 118 feet in length and
25    no more than 122 feet in length;
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1    and the property on which the premises are located are
2    within 250 feet of City of Chicago Business-Residential
3    Planned Development Number 38;
4        (8) the principal religious leader at the place of
5    worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
6    of the license in writing; and
7        (9) the alderman in whose district the premises are
8    located has expressed his or her support for the issuance
9    of the license in writing.
10    For the purposes of this subsection, "banquet facility"
11means the part of the building that is located on the floor
12above a restaurant and caters to private parties and where the
13sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
14    (hh) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17liquor within a hotel and at an outdoor patio area attached to
18the hotel that are located in a municipality with a population
19in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet
20of a hospital if:
21        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
22    business carried on by the licensee at the hotel;
23        (2) the hotel is located within the City of Chicago
24    Business Planned Development Number 468; and
25        (3) the hospital is located within the City of Chicago
26    Institutional Planned Development Number 3.

 

 

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1    (ii) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
2contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
3or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
4liquor within a restaurant and at an outdoor patio area
5attached to the restaurant that are located in a municipality
6with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that
7are within 100 feet of a church if:
8        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is not
9    the principal business carried on by the licensee and is
10    incidental to the sale of food;
11        (2) the restaurant has been operated on the street
12    level of a 2-story building located on a corner lot since
13    2008;
14        (3) the restaurant is between 3,700 and 4,000 square
15    feet and sits on a lot that is no more than 6,200 square
16    feet;
17        (4) the primary entrance to the restaurant and the
18    primary entrance to the church are located on the same
19    street;
20        (5) the street on which the restaurant and the church
21    are located is a major east-west street;
22        (6) the restaurant and the church are separated by a
23    one-way northbound street;
24        (7) the church is located to the west of and no more
25    than 65 feet from the restaurant; and
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1    worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
2    the license in writing.
3    (jj) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
4contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
7population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
8feet of a church if:
9        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
11        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
12    sale of food;
13        (3) the premises are located east of the church, on
14    perpendicular streets, and separated by an alley;
15        (4) the distance between the primary entrance of the
16    premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least
17    175 feet;
18        (5) the distance between the property line of the
19    premises and the property line of the church is at least 40
20    feet;
21        (6) the licensee has been operating at the premises
22    since 2012;
23        (7) the church was constructed in 1904;
24        (8) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
25    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
26    the issuance of the license; and

 

 

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1        (9) the principal religious leader of the church has
2    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
3    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
4    (jj).
5    (kk) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
9a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10feet of a school if:
11        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
13        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
14    the premises;
15        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
16        (4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
17    stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State,
18    and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
19        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 169,048
20    square feet of space within a building that is located
21    across the street from a tuition-based preschool; and
22        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
23    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
24    the issuance of the license.
25    (ll) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance

 

 

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1or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
2liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
3a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
4feet of a school if:
5        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
6    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
7        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
8    the premises;
9        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
10        (4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
11    stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State,
12    and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
13        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 191,535
14    square feet of space within a building that is located
15    across the street from an elementary school; and
16        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
17    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
18    the issuance of the license.
19    (mm) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
20contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
21or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
22liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio or sidewalk
23cafe, or both, attached to premises that are located in a
24municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
25inhabitants and that are within 100 feet of a hospital if:
26        (1) the primary business of the restaurant consists of

 

 

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1    the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to
2    the sale of food;
3        (2) as a restaurant, the premises may or may not offer
4    catering as an incidental part of food service;
5        (3) the primary business of the restaurant is conducted
6    in space owned by a hospital or an entity owned or
7    controlled by, under common control with, or that controls
8    a hospital, and the chief hospital administrator has
9    expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
10    license in writing; and
11        (4) the hospital is an adult acute care facility
12    primarily located within the City of Chicago Institutional
13    Planned Development Number 3.
14    (nn) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
18a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
19feet of a church if:
20        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
21    business carried out on the premises;
22        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
23    incidental to the operation of a theater;
24        (3) the premises are a building that was constructed in
25    1913 and opened on May 24, 1915 as a vaudeville theater,
26    and the premises were converted to a motion picture theater

 

 

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1    in 1935;
2        (4) the church was constructed in 1889 with a stone
3    exterior;
4        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
5    primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart;
6    and
7        (6) the principal religious leader at the place of
8    worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
9    the license in writing; and
10        (7) the alderman in whose ward the premises are located
11    has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
12    license in writing.
13    (oo) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
14contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
16liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
17a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
18feet of a mosque, church, or other place of worship if:
19        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
20    primary entrance of the mosque, church, or other place of
21    worship are perpendicular and are on different streets;
22        (2) the primary entrance to the premises faces West and
23    the primary entrance to the mosque, church, or other place
24    of worship faces South;
25        (3) the distance between the 2 primary entrances is at
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1        (4) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
2    established in a location within 100 feet of the premises
3    after a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises was
4    first issued;
5        (5) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
6    established on or around January 1, 2011;
7        (6) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
8    was first issued on or before January 1, 1985;
9        (7) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
10    has been continuously in effect since January 1, 1985,
11    except for interruptions between licenses of no more than
12    90 days; and
13        (8) the premises are a single-story, single-use
14    building of at least 3,000 square feet and no more than
15    3,380 square feet.
16    (pp) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
17contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
18or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
19liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or
20banquet facility established on premises that are located in a
21municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
22inhabitants and within 100 feet of at least one church if:
23        (1) the sale of liquor shall not be the principal
24    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
25        (2) the premises are at least 2,000 square feet and no
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1    single-story building;
2        (3) the property on which the premises are located is
3    within an area that, as of 2009, was designated as a
4    Renewal Community by the United States Department of
5    Housing and Urban Development;
6        (4) the property on which the premises are located and
7    the properties on which the churches are located are on the
8    same street;
9        (5) the property on which the premises are located is
10    immediately adjacent to and east of the property on which
11    at least one of the churches is located;
12        (6) the property on which the premises are located is
13    across the street and southwest of the property on which
14    another church is located;
15        (7) the principal religious leaders of the churches
16    have indicated their support for the issuance of the
17    license in writing; and
18        (8) the alderman in whose ward the premises are located
19    has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
20    license in writing.
21    For purposes of this subsection (pp), "banquet facility"
22means the part of the building that caters to private parties
23and where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal
24business.
25    (qq) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance

 

 

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1or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
2liquor on premises that are located within a municipality with
3a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
4feet of a church or school if:
5        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
6    closest entrance of the church or school are at least 200
7    feet apart and no greater than 300 feet apart;
8        (2) the shortest distance between the premises and the
9    church or school is at least 66 feet apart and no greater
10    than 81 feet apart;
11        (3) the premises are a single-story, steel-framed
12    commercial building with at least 18,042 square feet, and
13    was constructed in 1925 and 1997;
14        (4) the owner of the business operated within the
15    premises has been the general manager of a similar
16    supermarket within one mile from the premises, which has
17    had a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
18    liquor since 2002, and is in good standing with the City of
19    Chicago;
20        (5) the principal religious leader at the place of
21    worship has indicated his or her support to the issuance or
22    renewal of the license in writing;
23        (6) the alderman of the ward has indicated his or her
24    support to the issuance or renewal of the license in
25    writing; and
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1    her support to the issuance or renewal of the license in
2    writing.
3    (rr) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
4contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
7population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
8feet of a club that leases space to a school if:
9        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10    business carried out on the premises;
11        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
12    incidental to the operation of a grocery store;
13        (3) the premises are a building of approximately 1,750
14    square feet and is rented by the owners of the grocery
15    store from a family member;
16        (4) the property line of the premises is approximately
17    68 feet from the property line of the club;
18        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
19    primary entrance of the club where the school leases space
20    are at least 100 feet apart;
21        (6) the director of the club renting space to the
22    school has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
23    the license in writing; and
24        (7) the alderman in whose district the premises are
25    located has expressed his or her support for the issuance
26    of the license in writing.

 

 

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1    (ss) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
2contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
3or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
4liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
5population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
6feet of a church if:
7        (1) the premises are located within a 15 unit building
8    with 13 residential apartments and 2 commercial spaces, and
9    the licensee will occupy both commercial spaces;
10        (2) a restaurant has been operated on the premises
11    since June 2011;
12        (3) the restaurant currently occupies 1,075 square
13    feet, but will be expanding to include 975 additional
14    square feet;
15        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
16    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
17        (5) the premises are located south of the church and on
18    the same street and are separated by a one-way westbound
19    street;
20        (6) the primary entrance of the premises is at least 93
21    feet from the primary entrance of the church;
22        (7) the shortest distance between any part of the
23    premises and any part of the church is at least 72 feet;
24        (8) the building in which the restaurant is located was
25    built in 1910;
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1    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
2    the issuance of the license; and
3        (10) the principal religious leader of the church has
4    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
5    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
6    (ss).
7    (tt) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
8contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
9or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
10liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
11population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
12feet of a church if:
13        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
16    sale of food;
17        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was
18    previously authorized by a package goods liquor license;
19        (4) the premises are at least 40,000 square feet with
20    25 parking spaces in the contiguous surface lot to the
21    north of the store and 93 parking spaces on the roof;
22        (5) the shortest distance between the lot line of the
23    parking lot of the premises and the exterior wall of the
24    church is at least 80 feet;
25        (6) the distance between the building in which the
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1    are located is at least 180 feet;
2        (7) the main entrance to the church faces west and is
3    at least 257 feet from the main entrance of the premises;
4    and
5        (8) the applicant is the owner of 10 similar grocery
6    stores within the City of Chicago and the surrounding area
7    and has been in business for more than 30 years.
8    (uu) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
9contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
10or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
11liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
12population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
13feet of a church if:
14        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
16        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
17    operation of a grocery store;
18        (3) the premises are located in a building that is
19    approximately 68,000 square feet with 157 parking spaces on
20    property that was previously vacant land;
21        (4) the main entrance to the church faces west and is
22    at least 500 feet from the entrance of the premises, which
23    faces north;
24        (5) the church and the premises are separated by an
25    alley;
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1    stores in the City of Chicago and the surrounding area and
2    has been in business for more than 40 years; and
3        (7) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
4    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
5    the issuance of the license.
6    (vv) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
10population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11feet of a church if:
12        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is the principal
13    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
14        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is primary to the sale
15    of food;
16        (3) the premises are located south of the church and on
17    perpendicular streets and are separated by a driveway;
18        (4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
19    100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;
20        (5) the shortest distance between any part of the
21    premises and any part of the church is at least 15 feet;
22        (6) the premises are less than 100 feet from the church
23    center, but greater than 100 feet from the area within the
24    building where church services are held;
25        (7) the premises are 25,830 square feet and sit on a
26    lot that is 0.48 acres;

 

 

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1        (8) the premises were once designated as a Korean
2    American Presbyterian Church and were once used as a
3    Masonic Temple;
4        (9) the premises were built in 1910;
5        (10) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
6    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
7    the issuance of the license; and
8        (11) the principal religious leader of the church has
9    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
10    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
11    (vv).
12    For the purposes of this subsection (vv), "premises" means
13a place of business together with a privately owned outdoor
14location that is adjacent to the place of business.
15    (ww) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
16contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
17or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
18liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
19population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
20feet of a school if:
21        (1) the school is located within Sub Area III of City
22    of Chicago Residential-Business Planned Development Number
23    523, as amended; and
24        (2) the premises are located within Sub Area I, Sub
25    Area II, or Sub Area IV of City of Chicago
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1    amended.
2    (xx) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
3contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
6population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
7feet of a church if:
8        (1) the sale of wine or wine-related products is the
9    exclusive business carried on by the licensee at the
10    premises;
11        (2) the primary entrance of the premises and the
12    primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart
13    and are located on different streets;
14        (3) the building in which the premises are located and
15    the building in which the church is located are separated
16    by an alley;
17        (4) the premises consists of less than 2,000 square
18    feet of floor area dedicated to the sale of wine or
19    wine-related products;
20        (5) the premises are located on the first floor of a
21    2-story building that is at least 99 years old and has a
22    residential unit on the second floor; and
23        (6) the principal religious leader at the church has
24    indicated his or her support for the issuance or renewal of
25    the license in writing.
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1contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
3liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
4population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
5feet of a church if:
6        (1) the premises are a 27-story hotel containing 191
7    guest rooms;
8        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9    business carried on by the licensee at the premises and is
10    limited to a restaurant located on the first floor of the
11    hotel;
12        (3) the hotel is adjacent to the church;
13        (4) the site is zoned as DX-16;
14        (5) the principal religious leader of the church has
15    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
16    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
17    (yy); and
18        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
19    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
20    the issuance of the license.
21    (zz) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
22contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
23or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
24liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
25population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
26feet of a church if:

 

 

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1        (1) the premises are a 15-story hotel containing 143
2    guest rooms;
3        (2) the premises are approximately 85,691 square feet;
4        (3) a restaurant is operated on the premises;
5        (4) the restaurant is located in the first floor lobby
6    of the hotel;
7        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
8    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
9        (6) the hotel is located approximately 50 feet from the
10    church and is separated from the church by a public street
11    on the ground level and by air space on the upper level,
12    which is where the public entrances are located;
13        (7) the site is zoned as DX-16;
14        (8) the principal religious leader of the church has
15    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
16    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
17    (zz); and
18        (9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
19    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
20    the issuance of the license.
21    (aaa) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
22contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
23or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
24liquor within a full-service grocery store at premises located
25within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
26inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:

 

 

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1        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the primary
2    business activity of the grocery store;
3        (2) the premises are newly constructed on land that was
4    formerly used by the Young Men's Christian Association;
5        (3) the grocery store is located within a planned
6    development that was approved by the municipality in 2007;
7        (4) the premises are located in a multi-building,
8    mixed-use complex;
9        (5) the entrance to the grocery store is located more
10    than 200 feet from the entrance to the school;
11        (6) the entrance to the grocery store is located across
12    the street from the back of the school building, which is
13    not used for student or public access;
14        (7) the grocery store executed a binding lease for the
15    property in 2008;
16        (8) the premises consist of 2 levels and occupy more
17    than 80,000 square feet;
18        (9) the owner and operator of the grocery store
19    operates at least 10 other grocery stores that have
20    alcoholic liquor licenses within the same municipality;
21    and
22        (10) the director of the school has expressed, in
23    writing, his or her support for the issuance of the
24    license.
25    (bbb) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance

 

 

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1or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
2liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
3population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
4feet of a church if:
5        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
6    incidental to the sale of food;
7        (2) the premises are located in a single-story building
8    of primarily brick construction containing at least 6
9    commercial units constructed before 1940;
10        (3) the premises are located in a B3-2 zoning district;
11        (4) the premises are less than 4,000 square feet;
12        (5) the church established its congregation in 1891 and
13    completed construction of the church building in 1990;
14        (6) the premises are located south of the church;
15        (7) the premises and church are located on the same
16    street and are separated by a one-way westbound street; and
17        (8) the principal religious leader of the church has
18    not indicated his or her opposition to the issuance or
19    renewal of the license in writing.
20    (ccc) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
21contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
22or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
23liquor within a full-service grocery store at premises located
24within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
25inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church and school if:
26        (1) as of March 14, 2007, the premises are located in a

 

 

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1    City of Chicago Residential-Business Planned Development
2    No. 1052;
3        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
4    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
5        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
6    operation of a grocery store and comprises no more than 10%
7    of the total in-store sales;
8        (4) the owner and operator of the grocery store
9    operates at least 10 other grocery stores that have
10    alcoholic liquor licenses within the same municipality;
11        (5) the premises are new construction when the license
12    is first issued;
13        (6) the constructed premises are to be no less than
14    50,000 square feet;
15        (7) the school is a private church-affiliated school;
16        (8) the premises and the property containing the church
17    and church-affiliated school are located on perpendicular
18    streets and the school and church are adjacent to one
19    another;
20        (9) the pastor of the church and school has expressed,
21    in writing, support for the issuance of the license; and
22        (10) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
23    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
24    the issuance of the license.
25    (ddd) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance

 

 

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1or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
2liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
3population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
4feet of a church or school if:
5        (1) the business has been issued a license from the
6    municipality to allow the business to operate a theater on
7    the premises;
8        (2) the theater has less than 200 seats;
9        (3) the premises are approximately 2,700 to 3,100
10    square feet of space;
11        (4) the premises are located to the north of the
12    church;
13        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
14    primary entrance of any church within 100 feet of the
15    premises are located either on a different street or across
16    a right-of-way from the premises;
17        (6) the primary entrance of the premises and the
18    primary entrance of any school within 100 feet of the
19    premises are located either on a different street or across
20    a right-of-way from the premises;
21        (7) the premises are located in a building that is at
22    least 100 years old; and
23        (8) any church or school located within 100 feet of the
24    premises has indicated its support for the issuance or
25    renewal of the license to the premises in writing.
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1contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
3liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
4population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
5feet of a church and school if:
6        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
7    sale of food;
8        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9    business carried on by the applicant on the premises;
10        (3) a family-owned restaurant has operated on the
11    premises since 1957;
12        (4) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
13    building that is at least 90 years old;
14        (5) the distance between the property line of the
15    premises and the property line of the church is at least 20
16    feet;
17        (6) the church was established at its current location
18    and the present structure was erected before 1900;
19        (7) the primary entrance of the premises is at least 75
20    feet from the primary entrance of the church;
21        (8) the school is affiliated with the church;
22        (9) the principal religious leader at the place of
23    worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
24    of the license in writing;
25        (10) the principal of the school has indicated in
26    writing that he or she is not opposed to the issuance of

 

 

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1    the license; and
2        (11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
3    located has expressed, in writing, his or her lack of an
4    objection to the issuance of the license.
5    (fff) (yy) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to
6the contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the
7issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of
8alcoholic liquor at premises located within a municipality with
9a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10feet of a church if:
11        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
13        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
14    incidental to the operation of a grocery store;
15        (3) the premises are a one-story building containing
16    approximately 10,000 square feet and are rented by the
17    owners of the grocery store;
18        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises occurs
19    in a retail area of the grocery store that is approximately
20    3,500 square feet;
21        (5) the grocery store has operated at the location
22    since 1984;
23        (6) the grocery store is closed on Sundays;
24        (7) the property on which the premises are located is a
25    corner lot that is bound by 3 streets and an alley, where
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1    street runs east-west, and one street runs
2    northwest-southeast;
3        (8) the property line of the premises is approximately
4    16 feet from the property line of the building where the
5    church is located;
6        (9) the premises are separated from the building
7    containing the church by a public alley;
8        (10) the primary entrance of the premises and the
9    primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart;
10        (11) representatives of the church have delivered a
11    written statement that the church does not object to the
12    issuance of a license under this subsection (fff) (yy); and
13        (12) the alderman of the ward in which the grocery
14    store is located has expressed, in writing, his or her
15    support for the issuance of the license.
16    (ggg) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
17contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
18or renewal of licenses authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
19within a restaurant or lobby coffee house at premises located
20within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
21inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church and school if:
22        (1) a residential retirement home formerly operated on
23    the premises and the premises are being converted into a
24    new apartment living complex containing studio and
25    one-bedroom apartments with ground floor retail space;
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1    within a Community Shopping District within the
2    municipality;
3        (3) the premises are located in a single-building,
4    mixed-use complex that, in addition to the restaurant and
5    lobby coffee house, contains apartment residences, a
6    fitness center for the residents of the apartment building,
7    a lobby designed as a social center for the residents, a
8    rooftop deck, and a patio with a dog run for the exclusive
9    use of the residents;
10        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the primary
11    business activity of the apartment complex, restaurant, or
12    lobby coffee house;
13        (5) the entrance to the apartment residence is more
14    than 310 feet from the entrance to the school and church;
15        (6) the entrance to the apartment residence is located
16    at the end of the block around the corner from the south
17    side of the school building;
18        (7) the school is affiliated with the church;
19        (8) the pastor of the parish, principal of the school,
20    and the titleholder to the church and school have given
21    written consent to the issuance of the license;
22        (9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
23    located has given written consent to the issuance of the
24    license; and
25        (10) the neighborhood block club has given written
26    consent to the issuance of the license.

 

 

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1    (hhh) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
2contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
3or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at premises
4located within a municipality with a population in excess of
51,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a home for
6indigent persons or a church if:
7        (1) a restaurant operates on the premises and has been
8    in operation since January of 2014;
9        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
10    sale of food;
11        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12    business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
13        (4) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
14    building that is at least 100 years old;
15        (5) the primary entrance to the premises is more than
16    100 feet from the primary entrance to the home for indigent
17    persons, which opened in 1989 and is operated to address
18    homelessness and provide shelter;
19        (6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
20    primary entrance to the home for indigent persons are
21    located on different streets;
22        (7) the executive director of the home for indigent
23    persons has given written consent to the issuance of the
24    license;
25        (8) the entrance to the premises is located within 100
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1        (9) the entrance to the premises is more than 100 feet
2    from where any worship or educational programming is
3    conducted by the Buddhist temple and is located in an area
4    used only for other purposes; and
5        (10) the president and the board of directors of the
6    Buddhist temple have given written consent to the issuance
7    of the license.
8    (iii) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
9contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
10or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
11liquor at premises located within a municipality in excess of
121,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a home for the
13aged if:
14        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15    business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
16        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
17    incidental to the operation of a restaurant;
18        (3) the premises are on the ground floor of a
19    multi-floor, university-affiliated housing facility;
20        (4) the premises occupy 1,916 square feet of space,
21    with the total square footage from which liquor will be
22    sold, served, and consumed to be 900 square feet;
23        (5) the premises are separated from the home for the
24    aged by an alley;
25        (6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
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1    feet apart and located on different streets;
2        (7) representatives of the home for the aged have
3    expressed, in writing, that the home does not object to the
4    issuance of a license under this subsection; and
5        (8) the alderman of the ward in which the restaurant is
6    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
7    the issuance of the license.
8    (jjj) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
9contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
10or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
11liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
12population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
13feet of a school if:
14        (1) as of January 1, 2016, the premises were used for
15    the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the
16    premises and were authorized to do so pursuant to a retail
17    tavern license held by an individual as the sole proprietor
18    of the premises;
19        (2) the primary entrance to the school and the primary
20    entrance to the premises are on the same street;
21        (3) the school was founded in 1949;
22        (4) the building in which the premises are situated was
23    constructed before 1930;
24        (5) the building in which the premises are situated is
25    immediately across the street from the school; and
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1    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
2    (kkk) (Blank).
3    (lll) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
4contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
7population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
8feet of a synagogue or school if:
9        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
10    incidental to the sale of food;
11        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
13        (3) the premises are located on the same street on
14    which the synagogue or school is located;
15        (4) the primary entrance to the premises and the
16    closest entrance to the synagogue or school is at least 100
17    feet apart;
18        (5) the shortest distance between the premises and the
19    synagogue or school is at least 65 feet apart and no
20    greater than 70 feet apart;
21        (6) the premises are between 1,800 and 2,000 square
22    feet;
23        (7) the synagogue was founded in 1861; and
24        (8) the leader of the synagogue has indicated, in
25    writing, the synagogue's support for the issuance or
26    renewal of the license.

 

 

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1    (mmm) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
2contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
3or renewal of licenses authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
4within a restaurant or lobby coffee house at premises located
5within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
6inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
7        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
8    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
9        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
10    incidental to the sale of food in a restaurant;
11        (3) the restaurant has been run by the same family for
12    at least 19 consecutive years;
13        (4) the premises are located in a 3-story building in
14    the most easterly part of the first floor;
15        (5) the building in which the premises are located has
16    residential housing on the second and third floors;
17        (6) the primary entrance to the premises is on a
18    north-south street around the corner and across an alley
19    from the primary entrance to the church, which is on an
20    east-west street;
21        (7) the primary entrance to the church and the primary
22    entrance to the premises are more than 160 feet apart; and
23        (8) the church has expressed, in writing, its support
24    for the issuance of a license under this subsection.
25    (nnn) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance

 

 

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1or renewal of licenses authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
2within a restaurant or lobby coffee house at premises located
3within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
4inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school and church or
5synagogue if:
6        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
7    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
8        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
9    incidental to the sale of food in a restaurant;
10        (3) the front door of the synagogue faces east on the
11    next north-south street east of and parallel to the
12    north-south street on which the restaurant is located where
13    the restaurant's front door faces west;
14        (4) the closest exterior pedestrian entrance that
15    leads to the school or the synagogue is across an east-west
16    street and at least 300 feet from the primary entrance to
17    the restaurant;
18        (5) the nearest church-related or school-related
19    building is a community center building;
20        (6) the restaurant is on the ground floor of a 3-story
21    building constructed in 1896 with a brick façade;
22        (7) the restaurant shares the ground floor with a
23    theater, and the second and third floors of the building in
24    which the restaurant is located consists of residential
25    housing;
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1    expressed, in writing, that the synagogue does not object
2    to the issuance of a license under this subsection; and
3        (9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
4    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
5    the issuance of the license.
6    (ooo) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
10population in excess of 2,000 but less than 5,000 inhabitants
11in a county with a population in excess of 3,000,000 and within
12100 feet of a home for the aged if:
13        (1) as of March 1, 2016, the premises were used to sell
14    alcohol pursuant to a retail tavern and packaged goods
15    license issued by the municipality and held by a limited
16    liability company as the proprietor of the premises;
17        (2) the home for the aged was completed in 2015;
18        (3) the home for the aged is a 5-story structure;
19        (4) the building in which the premises are situated is
20    directly adjacent to the home for the aged;
21        (5) the building in which the premises are situated was
22    constructed before 1950;
23        (6) the home for the aged has not indicated its
24    opposition to the issuance or renewal of the license; and
25        (7) the president of the municipality has expressed in
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1    renewal of the license.
2(Source: P.A. 98-274, eff. 8-9-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13;
398-571, eff. 8-27-13; 98-592, eff. 11-15-13; 98-1092, eff.
48-26-14; 98-1158, eff. 1-9-15; 99-46, eff. 7-15-15; 99-47, eff.
57-15-15; 99-477, eff. 8-27-15; 99-484, eff. 10-30-15; revised
611-4-15.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.