Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting summary
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The committee approved the May Rule 45 report, passed eight municipal code amendments changing where alcoholic liquor and package goods licenses can be issued (including reducing one lakefront venue license), renewed restricted residential zone designations, and held one item regarding S Halsted St.
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What this means
The committee agreed to several changes that affect where new businesses that sell alcohol or packaged alcohol products can open. One lakefront venue liquor license was removed, some streets were limited from getting additional liquor or package goods licenses while others were allowed to get more, and the committee renewed rules that prohibit new shared housing units and short-term rentals in specified precincts. One proposal to restrict licenses on S Halsted St was held for further consideration, so it did not advance.
Key decisions
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- Approved the May 2026 Rule 45 Report.
- Passed amendment to reduce maximum Lakefront Venue liquor licenses from 31 to 30.
- Passed renewal designating the 4th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 32nd Precincts of the 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zones prohibiting additional shared housing units and vacation rentals.
- Held in committee the amendment to disallow additional alcoholic liquor and package goods licenses on portion(s) of S Halsted St.
- Passed amendment to disallow additional alcoholic liquor licenses on a portion of W 55th St.
- Passed amendment to allow additional package goods licenses on portions of W Chicago Ave.
- Passed amendment to disallow additional package goods licenses on portion(s) of W Howard St.
- Passed amendment to disallow additional package goods licenses on portions of N Clark St.
- Passed amendment to allow additional alcoholic liquor licenses on portion(s) of W Devon Ave.
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Committee on License and Consumer Protection
Written Public Comment Deadline: June 8, 2026, 12:00 P.M.
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- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/67fc79aa-3955-f111-bec6-001dd80b0e39.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/8bd8b7d7-3064-f111-a823-001dd80071ea.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/3bdd8609-4a60-f111-bec5-001dd80754e8.pdf
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