License committee advances liquor license changes
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The committee advanced most liquor-license zoning changes, including measures to allow new package goods licenses on parts of S Ashland Ave and W Lawrence Ave and to disallow them on parts of S Halsted St, W Chicago Ave, and N Clark St.
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What this means
The committee approved its June Rule 45 report and moved most of the license-related ordinance changes forward. Those measures would change where additional package goods or alcohol licenses can be issued on several Chicago streets, which can affect the number and location of liquor stores and related businesses in those areas. One proposal to disallow additional package goods licenses on part of W Fullerton Ave was held in committee, so it did not advance. The summary does not say when the full City Council will act or whether any final changes were adopted.
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- Approved the June 2026 Rule 45 report.
- Held in committee: proposal to disallow additional package goods licenses on part of W Fullerton Ave.
- Recommended to pass: proposal to disallow additional alcoholic liquor and package goods licenses on part of S Halsted St.
- Recommended to pass: proposal to allow additional package goods licenses on part of S Ashland Ave.
- Recommended to pass: proposal to allow additional package goods licenses on part of W Lawrence Ave.
- Recommended to pass: proposal to disallow additional package goods licenses on parts of W Chicago Ave and N Clark St.
- Recommended to pass: proposal to allow additional package goods licenses on part of W Lawrence Ave.
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Committee on License and Consumer Protection
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- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/adbb3878-d485-4895-a7bc-57e81822f774.pdf
- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/b3d3e1bb-4f6e-f111-ab0c-001dd8007078.pdf
- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/2df7d8af-4f79-f111-ab0d-001dd806633e.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/bcaae53a-f77a-f111-ab0d-001dd8066831.pdf
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