Follow this link to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s Summer Newsletter http://www.state.il.us/lcc/DOCS/Summer09web.pdf  This Newsletter provides valuable information for all tiers of the Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality Industry, and is an execellent resource for education.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions about the materials in the Newsletter.

The City of Chicago Department of Business and Consumer Protection has been issuing citations to establishments who have a DJ and which have an occupancy of more than 100 persons.  The City claims that this is a “live” performance and thus, the establishment is required to have a PPA license.

We have handled several of these matters.  Please feel free to contact us if you would like more information.

The City Department which regulates liquor and all other business licenses is now the Deparment of Business and Consumer Protection/Local Liquor Control Commission.  The Department of Business Affairs & Licensing merged with the Department of Consumer Protection in January of 2009.  The Commissioner of the new department, or DCAP, is now Norma Reyes, who previously was the Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection.

Welcome to the Industry section of our website.  Here, we will post news and information relevant to the Beverage Alcohol & Hospitality Industry.  We hope you will follow it.

Thank you.

Dimitrios G. Christopoulos