Title
Ordinance amending Chapter 111.043 Number of Licenses in the Lake County Liquor Control Ordinance, increasing the number of Liquor Licenses.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County Liquor Commission recommends increasing the number of Class A, B, C, E, G, H, and I Liquor Licenses from 115 to 117.
• The Liquor Commission recommends the new language, “There shall be issued no more than 117 Class A, C, E, G, H, and I licenses, in the aggregate of which four shall be available for fraternal and service organizations, and four licenses shall be available for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Lake County Forest Preserve District.”
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board adopted the Lake County Liquor Control Ordinance for unincorporated Lake County on February 14, 1984; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Liquor Commission recommends increasing the number of Class A, B, C, E, G, H, and I Liquor Licenses from 115 to 117; and
WHEREAS, the Liquor Commission recommends the new language, “There shall be issued no more than 117 Class A, C, E, G, H and I licenses, in the aggregate of which four shall be available for fraternal and service organizations, and four licenses shall be available for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Lake County Forest Preserve District.”
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that amendments to the Lake County Liquor Control Ordinance be adopted and be made effective immediately.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 10, 2026.