Issued by Your city or county liquor commission; in Chicago the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.
The local license comes first and the state license needs a copy of it. Chicago posts a notice at the premises and takes objections, so allow weeks. Some precincts are dry or restricted, and a plan of operation may limit hours and live music.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your city or county liquor commission; in Chicago the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
Sources and dates
City of Chicago classes of liquor licenses page. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. The local license comes first and the state license needs a copy of it.
Yes. The local license comes first and the state license needs a copy of it.
Yes. The local license comes first and the state license needs a copy of it.
Yes. The local license comes first and the state license needs a copy of it.
Yes. The local license comes first and the state license needs a copy of it.
Yes. The local license comes first and the state license needs a copy of it.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Illinois it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Your city or county liquor commission; in Chicago the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
Step 5 of 6, alcohol permits. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space and get the permits for your kind of business.
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