Applied for with a copy of the local license; the ILCC says three to ten business days. Nothing may be sold before the state license is issued. If you are buying an existing bar, the purchase closes before you apply.
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 Illinois Liquor Control Commission.
Sources and dates
ILCC retailer’s liquor license application. 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. Applied for with a copy of the local license; the ILCC says three to ten business days.
Yes. Applied for with a copy of the local license; the ILCC says three to ten business days.
Yes. Applied for with a copy of the local license; the ILCC says three to ten business days.
Yes. Applied for with a copy of the local license; the ILCC says three to ten business days.
Yes. Applied for with a copy of the local license; the ILCC says three to ten business days.
Yes. Applied for with a copy of the local license; the ILCC says three to ten business days.
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.
Illinois Liquor Control Commission.
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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