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Section 7-9 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 provides for the appeal of an order issued by a local liquor commission to be conducted by the ILCC (except for orders entered by the Chicago Liquor Commission).
Filing an Appeal:
- Each appellant is required to file one copy of a Notice of Appeal. The framework of such Notice may be found here. The Notice should include the legal and factual basis for the appeal.
- In addition to the Notice of Appeal, if applicable, the appellant shall file:
- a copy of the citation and notice of hearing before the local liquor control commissioner, if any;
- a copy of the decision or order of the local liquor control commissioner;
- a copy of any local ordinances charged to be violated;
- the current State Retail Liquor License number of the establishment involved;
- a statement indicating whether or not the licensee has, within the last 12 month period, had a suspension or revocation placed upon the licensee, and if so, all the details relating to the suspension or revocation thereto.
- All appeals must contain e-mail contact information for all relevant parties.
- Each appeal should include a PDF version of any documents being filed. The PDF version of the documents should be emailed to all relevant parties and the Illinois Liquor Control Commission at ILCC.LEGAL@ILLINOIS.GOV.
- Once an appeal has been received, the ILCC will send a confirmation of receipt and additional instructions to the parties.
If you have any further questions regarding the appeals process, please call our Legal Division at 312-814-2206.