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1		AN ACT concerning regulation.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5		changing Section 6-11 as follows:
6		(235 ILCS 5/6-11)
7		Sec. 6-11. Sale near churches, schools, and hospitals.
8		(a) No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of
9		any alcoholic liquor within 100 feet of any church, school
10		other than an institution of higher learning, hospital, home
11		for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or
12		children or any military or naval station, provided, that this
13		prohibition shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant
14		service, regularly organized clubs, or to restaurants, food
15		shops or other places where sale of alcoholic liquors is not
16		the principal business carried on if the place of business so
17		exempted is not located in a municipality of more than 500,000
18		persons, unless required by local ordinance; nor to the renewal
19		of a license for the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor on
20		premises within 100 feet of any church or school where the
21		church or school has been established within such 100 feet
22		since the issuance of the original license. In the case of a
23		church, the distance of 100 feet shall be measured to the

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1		nearest part of any building used for worship services or
2		educational programs and not to property boundaries.
3		(b) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
4		a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor to a
5		restaurant, the primary business of which is the sale of goods
6		baked on the premises if (i) the restaurant is newly
7		constructed and located on a lot of not less than 10,000 square
8		feet, (ii) the restaurant costs at least $1,000,000 to
9		construct, (iii) the licensee is the titleholder to the
10		premises and resides on the premises, and (iv) the construction
11		of the restaurant is completed within 18 months of July 10,
12		1998 (the effective date of Public Act 90-617).
13		(c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
14		a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
15		incidental to a restaurant if (1) the primary business of the
16		restaurant consists of the sale of food where the sale of
17		liquor is incidental to the sale of food and the applicant is a
18		completely new owner of the restaurant, (2) the immediately
19		prior owner or operator of the premises where the restaurant is
20		located operated the premises as a restaurant and held a valid
21		retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at the
22		restaurant for at least part of the 24 months before the change
23		of ownership, and (3) the restaurant is located 75 or more feet
24		from a school.
25		(d) In the interest of further developing Illinois' economy
26		in the area of commerce, tourism, convention, and banquet

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1		business, nothing in this Section shall prohibit issuance of a
2		retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages to a
3		restaurant, banquet facility, grocery store, or hotel having
4		not fewer than 150 guest room accommodations located in a
5		municipality of more than 500,000 persons, notwithstanding the
6		proximity of such hotel, restaurant, banquet facility, or
7		grocery store to any church or school, if the licensed premises
8		described on the license are located within an enclosed mall or
9		building of a height of at least 6 stories, or 60 feet in the
10		case of a building that has been registered as a national
11		landmark, or in a grocery store having a minimum of 56,010
12		square feet of floor space in a single story building in an
13		open mall of at least 3.96 acres that is adjacent to a public
14		school that opened as a boys technical high school in 1934, or
15		in a grocery store having a minimum of 31,000 square feet of
16		floor space in a single story building located a distance of
17		more than 90 feet but less than 100 feet from a high school
18		that opened in 1928 as a junior high school and became a senior
19		high school in 1933, and in each of these cases if the sale of
20		alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on by
21		the licensee.
22		For purposes of this Section, a "banquet facility" is any
23		part of a building that caters to private parties and where the
24		sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
25		(e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
26		a license to a church or private school to sell at retail

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1		alcoholic liquor if any such sales are limited to periods when
2		groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion
3		of some common object other than the sale or consumption of
4		alcoholic liquors.
5		(f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a church or
6		church affiliated school located in a home rule municipality or
7		in a municipality with 75,000 or more inhabitants from locating
8		within 100 feet of a property for which there is a preexisting
9		license to sell alcoholic liquor at retail. In these instances,
10		the local zoning authority may, by ordinance adopted
11		simultaneously with the granting of an initial special use
12		zoning permit for the church or church affiliated school,
13		provide that the 100-foot restriction in this Section shall not
14		apply to that church or church affiliated school and future
15		retail liquor licenses.
16		(g) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
17		a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at
18		premises within 100 feet, but not less than 90 feet, of a
19		public school if (1) the premises have been continuously
20		licensed to sell alcoholic liquor for a period of at least 50
21		years, (2) the premises are located in a municipality having a
22		population of over 500,000 inhabitants, (3) the licensee is an
23		individual who is a member of a family that has held the
24		previous 3 licenses for that location for more than 25 years,
25		(4) the principal of the school and the alderman of the ward in
26		which the school is located have delivered a written statement

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1		to the local liquor control commissioner stating that they do
2		not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
3		(g), and (5) the local liquor control commissioner has received
4		the written consent of a majority of the registered voters who
5		live within 200 feet of the premises.
6		(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9		liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio area attached to
10		premises that are located in a municipality with a population
11		in excess of 300,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet
12		of a church if:
13		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
14		incidental to the sale of food,
15		(2) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
16		carried on by the licensee at the premises,
17		(3) the premises are less than 1,000 square feet,
18		(4) the premises are owned by the University of
19		Illinois,
20		(5) the premises are immediately adjacent to property
21		owned by a church and are not less than 20 nor more than 40
22		feet from the church space used for worship services, and
23		(6) the principal religious leader at the place of
24		worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
25		of the license in writing.
26		(i) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the

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1		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2		or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
3		that is located within a municipality with a population in
4		excess of 300,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a
5		church, synagogue, or other place of worship if:
6		(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
7		primary entrance of the church, synagogue, or other place
8		of worship are at least 100 feet apart, on parallel
9		streets, and separated by an alley; and
10		(2) the principal religious leader at the place of
11		worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
12		issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
13		(j) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
14		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15		of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at
16		a theater that is within 100 feet of a church if (1) the church
17		owns the theater, (2) the church leases the theater to one or
18		more entities, and (3) the theater is used by at least 5
19		different not-for-profit theater groups.
20		(k) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
21		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
22		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
23		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
24		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
25		100 feet of a school if:
26		(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the

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1		primary entrance of the school are parallel, on different
2		streets, and separated by an alley;
3		(2) the southeast corner of the premises are at least
4		350 feet from the southwest corner of the school;
5		(3) the school was built in 1978;
6		(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7		incidental to the sale of food;
8		(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10		(6) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and
11		has held a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
12		liquor for the business to be conducted on the premises at
13		a different location for more than 7 years; and
14		(7) the premises is at least 2,300 square feet and sits
15		on a lot that is between 6,100 and 6,150 square feet.
16		(l) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
17		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
18		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
19		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
20		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
21		100 feet of a church or school if:
22		(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
23		closest entrance of the church or school is at least 90
24		feet apart and no greater than 95 feet apart;
25		(2) the shortest distance between the premises and the
26		church or school is at least 80 feet apart and no greater

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1		than 85 feet apart;
2		(3) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and on
3		November 15, 2006 held a valid license authorizing the sale
4		of alcoholic liquor for the business to be conducted on the
5		premises for at least 14 different locations;
6		(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7		incidental to the sale of food;
8		(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10		(6) the premises is at least 3,200 square feet and sits
11		on a lot that is between 7,150 and 7,200 square feet; and
12		(7) the principal religious leader at the place of
13		worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
14		issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
15		(m) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
16		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
17		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
18		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
19		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
20		100 feet of a church if:
21		(1) the premises and the church are perpendicular, and
22		the primary entrance of the premises faces South while the
23		primary entrance of the church faces West and the distance
24		between the two entrances is more than 100 feet;
25		(2) the shortest distance between the premises lot line
26		and the exterior wall of the church is at least 80 feet;

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1		(3) the church was established at the current location
2		in 1916 and the present structure was erected in 1925;
3		(4) the premises is a single story, single use building
4		with at least 1,750 square feet and no more than 2,000
5		square feet;
6		(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7		incidental to the sale of food;
8		(6) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9		business carried on by the licensee at the premises; and
10		(7) the principal religious leader at the place of
11		worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
12		issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
13		(n) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
14		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
16		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
17		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
18		100 feet of a school if:
19		(1) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
20		school;
21		(2) the school is located within subarea E of City of
22		Chicago Residential Business Planned Development Number
23		70;
24		(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
25		business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
26		(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is

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1		incidental to the sale of food; and
2		(5) the administration of City of Chicago School
3		District 299 has expressed, in writing, its support for the
4		issuance of the license.
5		(o) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7		or renewal of a retail license authorizing the sale of
8		alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a
9		municipality in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10		feet of a church if:
11		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
12		incidental to the sale of food;
13		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15		(3) the premises is located on a street that runs
16		perpendicular to the street on which the church is located;
17		(4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
18		100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;
19		(5) the shortest distance between any part of the
20		premises and any part of the church is at least 60 feet;
21		(6) the premises is between 3,600 and 4,000 square feet
22		and sits on a lot that is between 3,600 and 4,000 square
23		feet; and
24		(7) the premises was built in the year 1909.
25		For purposes of this subsection (o), "premises" means a
26		place of business together with a privately owned outdoor

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1		location that is adjacent to the place of business.
2		(p) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
3		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
6		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
7		feet of a church if:
8		(1) the shortest distance between the backdoor of the
9		premises, which is used as an emergency exit, and the
10		church is at least 80 feet;
11		(2) the church was established at the current location
12		in 1889; and
13		(3) liquor has been sold on the premises since at least
14		1985.
15		(q) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
16		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
17		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
18		liquor within a premises that is located in a municipality with
19		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
20		feet of a church-owned property if:
21		(1) the premises is located within a larger building
22		operated as a grocery store;
23		(2) the area of the premises does not exceed 720 square
24		feet and the area of the larger building exceeds 18,000
25		square feet;
26		(3) the larger building containing the premises is

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1		within 100 feet of the nearest property line of a
2		church-owned property on which a church-affiliated school
3		is located;
4		(4) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
5		carried on within the larger building;
6		(5) the primary entrance of the larger building and the
7		premises and the primary entrance of the church-affiliated
8		school are on different, parallel streets, and the distance
9		between the 2 primary entrances is more than 100 feet;
10		(6) the larger building is separated from the
11		church-owned property and church-affiliated school by an
12		alley;
13		(7) the larger building containing the premises and the
14		church building front are on perpendicular streets and are
15		separated by a street; and
16		(8) (Blank).
17		(r) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
18		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance,
19		renewal, or maintenance of a license authorizing the sale of
20		alcoholic liquor incidental to the sale of food within a
21		restaurant established in a premises that is located in a
22		municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
23		inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
24		(1) the primary entrance of the church and the primary
25		entrance of the restaurant are at least 100 feet apart;
26		(2) the restaurant has operated on the ground floor and

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1		lower level of a multi-story, multi-use building for more
2		than 40 years;
3		(3) the primary business of the restaurant consists of
4		the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to
5		the sale of food;
6		(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is conducted primarily
7		in the below-grade level of the restaurant to which the
8		only public access is by a staircase located inside the
9		restaurant; and
10		(5) the restaurant has held a license authorizing the
11		sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises for more than 40
12		years.
13		(s) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
14		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit renewal of a
15		license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises
16		that is located within a municipality with a population more
17		than 5,000 and less than 10,000 and is within 100 feet of a
18		church if:
19		(1) the church was established at the location within
20		100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of
21		alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued;
22		(2) a license for sale of alcoholic liquor at the
23		premises was first issued before January 1, 2007; and
24		(3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the
25		premises has been continuously in effect since January 1,
26		2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more

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1		than 90 days.
2		(t) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
3		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5		liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant that
6		is established in a premises that is located in a municipality
7		with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within
8		100 feet of a school and a church if:
9		(1) the restaurant is located inside a five-story
10		building with over 16,800 square feet of commercial space;
11		(2) the area of the premises does not exceed 31,050
12		square feet;
13		(3) the area of the restaurant does not exceed 5,800
14		square feet;
15		(4) the building has no less than 78 condominium units;
16		(5) the construction of the building in which the
17		restaurant is located was completed in 2006;
18		(6) the building has 10 storefront properties, 3 of
19		which are used for the restaurant;
20		(7) the restaurant will open for business in 2010;
21		(8) the building is north of the school and separated
22		by an alley; and
23		(9) the principal religious leader of the church and
24		either the alderman of the ward in which the school is
25		located or the principal of the school have delivered a
26		written statement to the local liquor control commissioner

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1		stating that he or she does not object to the issuance of a
2		license under this subsection (t).
3		(u) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
4		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5		or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
6		that is located within a municipality with a population in
7		excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school
8		if:
9		(1) the premises operates as a restaurant and has been
10		in operation since February 2008;
11		(2) the applicant is the owner of the premises;
12		(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
13		sale of food;
14		(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15		business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
16		(5) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
17		building that is at least 90 years old;
18		(6) the rear lot of the school and the rear corner of
19		the building that the premises occupy are separated by an
20		alley;
21		(7) the distance from the southwest corner of the
22		property line of the school and the northeast corner of the
23		building that the premises occupy is at least 16 feet, 5
24		inches;
25		(8) the distance from the rear door of the premises to
26		the southwest corner of the property line of the school is

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1		at least 93 feet;
2		(9) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
3		school;
4		(10) the school's main structure was erected in 1902
5		and an addition was built to the main structure in 1959;
6		and
7		(11) the principal of the school and the alderman in
8		whose district the premises are located have expressed, in
9		writing, their support for the issuance of the license.
10		(v) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
11		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
12		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
13		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
14		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
15		100 feet of a school if:
16		(1) the total land area of the premises for which the
17		license or renewal is sought is more than 600,000 square
18		feet;
19		(2) the premises for which the license or renewal is
20		sought has more than 600 parking stalls;
21		(3) the total area of all buildings on the premises for
22		which the license or renewal is sought exceeds 140,000
23		square feet;
24		(4) the property line of the premises for which the
25		license or renewal is sought is separated from the property
26		line of the school by a street;

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1		(5) the distance from the school's property line to the
2		property line of the premises for which the license or
3		renewal is sought is at least 60 feet;
4		(6) as of June 14, 2011 (the effective date of Public
5		Act 97-9), the premises for which the license or renewal is
6		sought is located in the Illinois Medical District.
7		(w) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
8		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
9		or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
10		that is located within a municipality with a population in
11		excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church
12		if:
13		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
14		incidental to the sale of food;
15		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
16		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
17		(3) the premises occupy the first floor and basement of
18		a 2-story building that is 106 years old;
19		(4) the premises is at least 7,000 square feet and
20		located on a lot that is at least 11,000 square feet;
21		(5) the premises is located directly west of the
22		church, on perpendicular streets, and separated by an
23		alley;
24		(6) the distance between the property line of the
25		premises and the property line of the church is at least 20
26		feet;

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1		(7) the distance between the primary entrance of the
2		premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least
3		130 feet; and
4		(8) the church has been at its location for at least 40
5		years.
6		(x) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
10		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11		feet of a church if:
12		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
13		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
14		(2) the church has been operating in its current
15		location since 1973;
16		(3) the premises has been operating in its current
17		location since 1988;
18		(4) the church and the premises are owned by the same
19		parish;
20		(5) the premises is used for cultural and educational
21		purposes;
22		(6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
23		primary entrance to the church are located on the same
24		street;
25		(7) the principal religious leader of the church has
26		indicated his support of the issuance of the license;

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1		(8) the premises is a 2-story building of approximately
2		23,000 square feet; and
3		(9) the premises houses a ballroom on its ground floor
4		of approximately 5,000 square feet.
5		(y) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
9		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10		feet of a school if:
11		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
13		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
14		incidental to the sale of food;
15		(3) according to the municipality, the distance
16		between the east property line of the premises and the west
17		property line of the school is 97.8 feet;
18		(4) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
19		school;
20		(5) the school has been operating since 1959;
21		(6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
22		primary entrance to the school are located on the same
23		street;
24		(7) the street on which the entrances of the premises
25		and the school are located is a major diagonal
26		thoroughfare;

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1		(8) the premises is a single-story building of
2		approximately 2,900 square feet; and
3		(9) the premises is used for commercial purposes only.
4		(z) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
5		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
6		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
7		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
8		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
9		feet of a mosque if:
10		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
11		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
12		(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
13		the premises;
14		(3) the licensee is a national retail chain having over
15		100 locations within the municipality;
16		(4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
17		(5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
18		(6) the premises is located in the North-East quadrant
19		of the municipality;
20		(7) the premises is a free-standing building that has
21		"drive-through" pharmacy service;
22		(8) the premises has approximately 14,490 square feet
23		of retail space;
24		(9) the premises has approximately 799 square feet of
25		pharmacy space;
26		(10) the premises is located on a major arterial street

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1		that runs east-west and accepts truck traffic; and
2		(11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
3		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
4		the issuance of the license.
5		(aa) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
9		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10		feet of a church if:
11		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
13		(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
14		the premises;
15		(3) the licensee is a national retail chain having over
16		100 locations within the municipality;
17		(4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
18		(5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
19		(6) the premises is located in the North-East quadrant
20		of the municipality;
21		(7) the premises is located across the street from a
22		national grocery chain outlet;
23		(8) the premises has approximately 16,148 square feet
24		of retail space;
25		(9) the premises has approximately 992 square feet of
26		pharmacy space;

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1		(10) the premises is located on a major arterial street
2		that runs north-south and accepts truck traffic; and
3		(11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
4		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
5		the issuance of the license.
6		(bb) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
10		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11		feet of a church if:
12		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
13		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
14		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
15		incidental to the sale of food;
16		(3) the primary entrance to the premises and the
17		primary entrance to the church are located on the same
18		street;
19		(4) the premises is across the street from the church;
20		(5) the street on which the premises and the church are
21		located is a major arterial street that runs east-west;
22		(6) the church is an elder-led and Bible-based Assyrian
23		church;
24		(7) the premises and the church are both single-story
25		buildings;
26		(8) the storefront directly west of the church is being

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1		used as a restaurant; and
2		(9) the distance between the northern-most property
3		line of the premises and the southern-most property line of
4		the church is 65 feet.
5		(cc) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
9		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10		feet of a school if:
11		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
13		(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
14		the premises;
15		(3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
16		(4) as of October 25, 2011, the licensee has 1,767
17		stores operating nationwide, 87 stores operating in the
18		State, and 10 stores operating within the municipality;
19		(5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 124,000
20		square feet of space in the basement and first and second
21		floors of a building located across the street from a
22		school;
23		(6) the school opened in August of 2009 and occupies
24		approximately 67,000 square feet of space; and
25		(7) the building in which the premises shall be located
26		has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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1		since April 17, 1970.
2		(dd) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
3		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5		liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that
6		is located within a municipality with a population in excess of
7		1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
8		(1) the premises is constructed on land that was
9		purchased from the municipality at a fair market price;
10		(2) the premises is constructed on land that was
11		previously used as a parking facility for public safety
12		employees;
13		(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15		(4) the main entrance to the store is more than 100
16		feet from the main entrance to the school;
17		(5) the premises is to be new construction;
18		(6) the school is a private school;
19		(7) the principal of the school has given written
20		approval for the license;
21		(8) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
22		located has given written approval of the issuance of the
23		license;
24		(9) the grocery store level of the premises is between
25		60,000 and 70,000 square feet; and
26		(10) the owner and operator of the grocery store

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1		operates 2 other grocery stores that have alcoholic liquor
2		licenses within the same municipality.
3		(ee) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
4		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6		liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that
7		is located within a municipality with a population in excess of
8		1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
9		(1) the premises is constructed on land that once
10		contained an industrial steel facility;
11		(2) the premises is located on land that has undergone
12		environmental remediation;
13		(3) the premises is located within a retail complex
14		containing retail stores where some of the stores sell
15		alcoholic beverages;
16		(4) the principal activity of any restaurant in the
17		retail complex is the sale of food, and the sale of
18		alcoholic liquor is incidental to the sale of food;
19		(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
20		business carried on by the grocery store;
21		(6) the entrance to any business that sells alcoholic
22		liquor is more than 100 feet from the entrance to the
23		school;
24		(7) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
25		located has given written approval of the issuance of the
26		license; and

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1		(8) the principal of the school has given written
2		consent to the issuance of the license.
3		(ff) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
4		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
7		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
8		feet of a school if:
9		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10		business carried on at the premises;
11		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
12		incidental to the operation of a theater;
13		(3) the premises is a one and one-half-story building
14		of approximately 10,000 square feet;
15		(4) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
16		school;
17		(5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
18		primary entrance of the school are at least 300 feet apart
19		and no more than 400 feet apart;
20		(6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
21		located has expressed, in writing, his support for the
22		issuance of the license; and
23		(7) the principal of the school has expressed, in
24		writing, that there is no objection to the issuance of a
25		license under this subsection (ff).
26		(gg) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the

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1		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
3		liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or
4		banquet facility established in a premises that is located in a
5		municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
6		inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
7		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
8		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
9		(2) the property on which the church is located and the
10		property on which the premises are located are both within
11		a district originally listed on the National Register of
12		Historic Places on February 14, 1979;
13		(3) the property on which the premises are located
14		contains one or more multi-story buildings that are at
15		least 95 years old and have no more than three stories;
16		(4) the building in which the church is located is at
17		least 120 years old;
18		(5) the property on which the church is located is
19		immediately adjacent to and west of the property on which
20		the premises are located;
21		(6) the western boundary of the property on which the
22		premises are located is no less than 118 feet in length and
23		no more than 122 feet in length;
24		(7) as of December 31, 2012, both the church property
25		and the property on which the premises are located are
26		within 250 feet of City of Chicago Business-Residential

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1		Planned Development Number 38;
2		(8) the principal religious leader at the place of
3		worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
4		of the license in writing; and
5		(9) the alderman in whose district the premises are
6		located has expressed his or her support for the issuance
7		of the license in writing.
8		For the purposes of this subsection, "banquet facility"
9		means the part of the building that is located on the floor
10		above a restaurant and caters to private parties and where the
11		sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
12		(hh) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
13		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
14		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
15		liquor within a hotel and at an outdoor patio area attached to
16		the hotel that are located in a municipality with a population
17		in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet
18		of a hospital if:
19		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
20		business carried on by the licensee at the hotel;
21		(2) the hotel is located within the City of Chicago
22		Business Planned Development Number 468; and
23		(3) the hospital is located within the City of Chicago
24		Institutional Planned Development Number 3.
25		(ii) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance

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1		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
2		liquor within a restaurant and at an outdoor patio area
3		attached to the restaurant that are located in a municipality
4		with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that
5		are within 100 feet of a church if:
6		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is not
7		the principal business carried on by the licensee and is
8		incidental to the sale of food;
9		(2) the restaurant has been operated on the street
10		level of a 2-story building located on a corner lot since
11		2008;
12		(3) the restaurant is between 3,700 and 4,000 square
13		feet and sits on a lot that is no more than 6,200 square
14		feet;
15		(4) the primary entrance to the restaurant and the
16		primary entrance to the church are located on the same
17		street;
18		(5) the street on which the restaurant and the church
19		are located is a major east-west street;
20		(6) the restaurant and the church are separated by a
21		one-way northbound street;
22		(7) the church is located to the west of and no more
23		than 65 feet from the restaurant; and
24		(8) the principal religious leader at the place of
25		worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
26		the license in writing.

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1		(jj) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
2		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
3		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
4		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
5		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
6		feet of a church if:
7		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
8		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
9		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
10		sale of food;
11		(3) the premises are located east of the church, on
12		perpendicular streets, and separated by an alley;
13		(4) the distance between the primary entrance of the
14		premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least
15		175 feet;
16		(5) the distance between the property line of the
17		premises and the property line of the church is at least 40
18		feet;
19		(6) the licensee has been operating at the premises
20		since 2012;
21		(7) the church was constructed in 1904;
22		(8) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
23		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
24		the issuance of the license; and
25		(9) the principal religious leader of the church has
26		delivered a written statement that he or she does not

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1		object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
2		(jj).
3		(kk) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
4		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
7		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
8		feet of a school if:
9		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
11		(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
12		the premises;
13		(3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
14		(4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
15		stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State,
16		and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
17		(5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 169,048
18		square feet of space within a building that is located
19		across the street from a tuition-based preschool; and
20		(6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
21		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
22		the issuance of the license.
23		(ll) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
24		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
25		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
26		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with

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1		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
2		feet of a school if:
3		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
4		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
5		(2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
6		the premises;
7		(3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
8		(4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
9		stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State,
10		and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
11		(5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 191,535
12		square feet of space within a building that is located
13		across the street from an elementary school; and
14		(6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
15		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
16		the issuance of the license.
17		(mm) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
18		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
19		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
20		liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio or sidewalk
21		cafe, or both, attached to premises that are located in a
22		municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
23		inhabitants and that are within 100 feet of a hospital if:
24		(1) the primary business of the restaurant consists of
25		the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to
26		the sale of food;

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1		(2) as a restaurant, the premises may or may not offer
2		catering as an incidental part of food service;
3		(3) the primary business of the restaurant is conducted
4		in space owned by a hospital or an entity owned or
5		controlled by, under common control with, or that controls
6		a hospital, and the chief hospital administrator has
7		expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
8		license in writing; and
9		(4) the hospital is an adult acute care facility
10		primarily located within the City of Chicago Institutional
11		Planned Development Number 3.
12		(nn) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
13		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
14		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
15		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
16		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
17		feet of a church if:
18		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
19		business carried out on the premises;
20		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
21		incidental to the operation of a theater;
22		(3) the premises are a building that was constructed in
23		1913 and opened on May 24, 1915 as a vaudeville theater,
24		and the premises were converted to a motion picture theater
25		in 1935;
26		(4) the church was constructed in 1889 with a stone

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1		exterior;
2		(5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
3		primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart;
4		(6) the principal religious leader at the place of
5		worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
6		the license in writing; and
7		(7) the alderman in whose ward the premises are located
8		has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
9		license in writing.
10		(oo) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
11		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
12		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
13		liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
14		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
15		feet of a mosque, church, or other place of worship if:
16		(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
17		primary entrance of the mosque, church, or other place of
18		worship are perpendicular and are on different streets;
19		(2) the primary entrance to the premises faces West and
20		the primary entrance to the mosque, church, or other place
21		of worship faces South;
22		(3) the distance between the 2 primary entrances is at
23		least 100 feet;
24		(4) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
25		established in a location within 100 feet of the premises
26		after a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises was

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1		first issued;
2		(5) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
3		established on or around January 1, 2011;
4		(6) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
5		was first issued on or before January 1, 1985;
6		(7) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
7		has been continuously in effect since January 1, 1985,
8		except for interruptions between licenses of no more than
9		90 days; and
10		(8) the premises are a single-story, single-use
11		building of at least 3,000 square feet and no more than
12		3,380 square feet.
13		(pp) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
14		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
16		liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or
17		banquet facility established on premises that are located in a
18		municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
19		inhabitants and within 100 feet of at least one church if:
20		(1) the sale of liquor shall not be the principal
21		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
22		(2) the premises are at least 2,000 square feet and no
23		more than 10,000 square feet and is located in a
24		single-story building;
25		(3) the property on which the premises are located is
26		within an area that, as of 2009, was designated as a

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1		Renewal Community by the United States Department of
2		Housing and Urban Development;
3		(4) the property on which the premises are located and
4		the properties on which the churches are located are on the
5		same street;
6		(5) the property on which the premises are located is
7		immediately adjacent to and east of the property on which
8		at least one of the churches is located;
9		(6) the property on which the premises are located is
10		across the street and southwest of the property on which
11		another church is located;
12		(7) the principal religious leaders of the churches
13		have indicated their support for the issuance of the
14		license in writing; and
15		(8) the alderman in whose ward the premises are located
16		has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
17		license in writing.
18		For purposes of this subsection (pp), "banquet facility"
19		means the part of the building that caters to private parties
20		and where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal
21		business.
22		(qq) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
23		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
24		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
25		liquor on premises that are located within a municipality with
26		a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100

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1		feet of a church or school if:
2		(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
3		closest entrance of the church or school are at least 200
4		feet apart and no greater than 300 feet apart;
5		(2) the shortest distance between the premises and the
6		church or school is at least 66 feet apart and no greater
7		than 81 feet apart;
8		(3) the premises are a single-story, steel-framed
9		commercial building with at least 18,042 square feet, and
10		was constructed in 1925 and 1997;
11		(4) the owner of the business operated within the
12		premises has been the general manager of a similar
13		supermarket within one mile from the premises, which has
14		had a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
15		liquor since 2002, and is in good standing with the City of
16		Chicago;
17		(5) the principal religious leader at the place of
18		worship has indicated his or her support to the issuance or
19		renewal of the license in writing;
20		(6) the alderman of the ward has indicated his or her
21		support to the issuance or renewal of the license in
22		writing; and
23		(7) the principal of the school has indicated his or
24		her support to the issuance or renewal of the license in
25		writing.
26		(rr) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the

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1		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
3		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
4		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
5		feet of a club that leases space to a school if:
6		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
7		business carried out on the premises;
8		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
9		incidental to the operation of a grocery store;
10		(3) the premises are a building of approximately 1,750
11		square feet and is rented by the owners of the grocery
12		store from a family member;
13		(4) the property line of the premises is approximately
14		68 feet from the property line of the club;
15		(5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
16		primary entrance of the club where the school leases space
17		are at least 100 feet apart;
18		(6) the director of the club renting space to the
19		school has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
20		the license in writing; and
21		(7) the alderman in whose district the premises are
22		located has expressed his or her support for the issuance
23		of the license in writing.
24		(ss) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
25		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
26		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic

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1		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
2		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
3		feet of a church if:
4		(1) the premises are located within a 15 unit building
5		with 13 residential apartments and 2 commercial spaces, and
6		the licensee will occupy both commercial spaces;
7		(2) a restaurant has been operated on the premises
8		since June 2011;
9		(3) the restaurant currently occupies 1,075 square
10		feet, but will be expanding to include 975 additional
11		square feet;
12		(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
13		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
14		(5) the premises are located south of the church and on
15		the same street and are separated by a one-way westbound
16		street;
17		(6) the primary entrance of the premises is at least 93
18		feet from the primary entrance of the church;
19		(7) the shortest distance between any part of the
20		premises and any part of the church is at least 72 feet;
21		(8) the building in which the restaurant is located was
22		built in 1910;
23		(9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
24		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
25		the issuance of the license; and
26		(10) the principal religious leader of the church has

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1		delivered a written statement that he or she does not
2		object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
3		(ss).
4		(tt) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
5		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
6		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
7		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
8		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
9		feet of a church if:
10		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
11		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
12		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
13		sale of food;
14		(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was
15		previously authorized by a package goods liquor license;
16		(4) the premises are at least 40,000 square feet with
17		25 parking spaces in the contiguous surface lot to the
18		north of the store and 93 parking spaces on the roof;
19		(5) the shortest distance between the lot line of the
20		parking lot of the premises and the exterior wall of the
21		church is at least 80 feet;
22		(6) the distance between the building in which the
23		church is located and the building in which the premises
24		are located is at least 180 feet;
25		(7) the main entrance to the church faces west and is
26		at least 257 feet from the main entrance of the premises;

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1		and
2		(8) the applicant is the owner of 10 similar grocery
3		stores within the City of Chicago and the surrounding area
4		and has been in business for more than 30 years.
5		(uu) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
9		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10		feet of a church if:
11		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
13		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
14		operation of a grocery store;
15		(3) the premises are located in a building that is
16		approximately 68,000 square feet with 157 parking spaces on
17		property that was previously vacant land;
18		(4) the main entrance to the church faces west and is
19		at least 500 feet from the entrance of the premises, which
20		faces north;
21		(5) the church and the premises are separated by an
22		alley;
23		(6) the applicant is the owner of 9 similar grocery
24		stores in the City of Chicago and the surrounding area and
25		has been in business for more than 40 years; and
26		(7) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are

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1		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
2		the issuance of the license.
3		(vv) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
4		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
7		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
8		feet of a church if:
9		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is the principal
10		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
11		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is primary to the sale
12		of food;
13		(3) the premises are located south of the church and on
14		perpendicular streets and are separated by a driveway;
15		(4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
16		100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;
17		(5) the shortest distance between any part of the
18		premises and any part of the church is at least 15 feet;
19		(6) the premises are less than 100 feet from the church
20		center, but greater than 100 feet from the area within the
21		building where church services are held;
22		(7) the premises are 25,830 square feet and sit on a
23		lot that is 0.48 acres;
24		(8) the premises were once designated as a Korean
25		American Presbyterian Church and were once used as a
26		Masonic Temple;

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1		(9) the premises were built in 1910;
2		(10) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
3		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
4		the issuance of the license; and
5		(11) the principal religious leader of the church has
6		delivered a written statement that he or she does not
7		object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
8		(vv).
9		For the purposes of this subsection (vv), "premises" means
10		a place of business together with a privately owned outdoor
11		location that is adjacent to the place of business.
12		(ww) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
13		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
14		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
15		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
16		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
17		feet of a school if:
18		(1) the school is located within Sub Area III of City
19		of Chicago Residential-Business Planned Development Number
20		523, as amended; and
21		(2) the premises are located within Sub Area I, Sub
22		Area II, or Sub Area IV of City of Chicago
23		Residential-Business Planned Development Number 523, as
24		amended.
25		(xx) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance

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1		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
2		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
3		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
4		feet of a church if:
5		(1) the sale of wine or wine-related products is the
6		exclusive business carried on by the licensee at the
7		premises;
8		(2) the primary entrance of the premises and the
9		primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart
10		and are located on different streets;
11		(3) the building in which the premises are located and
12		the building in which the church is located are separated
13		by an alley;
14		(4) the premises consists of less than 2,000 square
15		feet of floor area dedicated to the sale of wine or
16		wine-related products;
17		(5) the premises are located on the first floor of a
18		2-story building that is at least 99 years old and has a
19		residential unit on the second floor; and
20		(6) the principal religious leader at the church has
21		indicated his or her support for the issuance or renewal of
22		the license in writing.
23		(yy) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
24		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
25		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
26		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a

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1		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
2		feet of a church if:
3		(1) the premises are a 27-story hotel containing 191
4		guest rooms;
5		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
6		business carried on by the licensee at the premises and is
7		limited to a restaurant located on the first floor of the
8		hotel;
9		(3) the hotel is adjacent to the church;
10		(4) the site is zoned as DX-16;
11		(5) the principal religious leader of the church has
12		delivered a written statement that he or she does not
13		object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
14		(yy); and
15		(6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
16		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
17		the issuance of the license.
18		(zz) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
19		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
20		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
21		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
22		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
23		feet of a church if:
24		(1) the premises are a 15-story hotel containing 143
25		guest rooms;
26		(2) the premises are approximately 85,691 square feet;

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1		(3) a restaurant is operated on the premises;
2		(4) the restaurant is located in the first floor lobby
3		of the hotel;
4		(5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
5		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
6		(6) the hotel is located approximately 50 feet from the
7		church and is separated from the church by a public street
8		on the ground level and by air space on the upper level,
9		which is where the public entrances are located;
10		(7) the site is zoned as DX-16;
11		(8) the principal religious leader of the church has
12		delivered a written statement that he or she does not
13		object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
14		(zz); and
15		(9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
16		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
17		the issuance of the license.
18		(aaa) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
19		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
20		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
21		liquor within a full-service grocery store at premises located
22		within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
23		inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
24		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the primary
25		business activity of the grocery store;
26		(2) the premises are newly constructed on land that was

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1		formerly used by the Young Men's Christian Association;
2		(3) the grocery store is located within a planned
3		development that was approved by the municipality in 2007;
4		(4) the premises are located in a multi-building,
5		mixed-use complex;
6		(5) the entrance to the grocery store is located more
7		than 200 feet from the entrance to the school;
8		(6) the entrance to the grocery store is located across
9		the street from the back of the school building, which is
10		not used for student or public access;
11		(7) the grocery store executed a binding lease for the
12		property in 2008;
13		(8) the premises consist of 2 levels and occupy more
14		than 80,000 square feet;
15		(9) the owner and operator of the grocery store
16		operates at least 10 other grocery stores that have
17		alcoholic liquor licenses within the same municipality;
18		and
19		(10) the director of the school has expressed, in
20		writing, his or her support for the issuance of the
21		license.
22		(bbb) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
23		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
24		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
25		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
26		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100

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1		feet of a church if:
2		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
3		incidental to the sale of food;
4		(2) the premises are located in a single-story building
5		of primarily brick construction containing at least 6
6		commercial units constructed before 1940;
7		(3) the premises are located in a B3-2 zoning district;
8		(4) the premises are less than 4,000 square feet;
9		(5) the church established its congregation in 1891 and
10		completed construction of the church building in 1990;
11		(6) the premises are located south of the church;
12		(7) the premises and church are located on the same
13		street and are separated by a one-way westbound street; and
14		(8) the principal religious leader of the church has
15		not indicated his or her opposition to the issuance or
16		renewal of the license in writing.
17		(ccc) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
18		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
19		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
20		liquor within a full-service grocery store at premises located
21		within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
22		inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church and school if:
23		(1) as of March 14, 2007, the premises are located in a
24		City of Chicago Residential-Business Planned Development
25		No. 1052;
26		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal

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1		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
2		(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
3		operation of a grocery store and comprises no more than 10%
4		of the total in-store sales;
5		(4) the owner and operator of the grocery store
6		operates at least 10 other grocery stores that have
7		alcoholic liquor licenses within the same municipality;
8		(5) the premises are new construction when the license
9		is first issued;
10		(6) the constructed premises are to be no less than
11		50,000 square feet;
12		(7) the school is a private church-affiliated school;
13		(8) the premises and the property containing the church
14		and church-affiliated school are located on perpendicular
15		streets and the school and church are adjacent to one
16		another;
17		(9) the pastor of the church and school has expressed,
18		in writing, support for the issuance of the license; and
19		(10) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
20		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
21		the issuance of the license.
22		(ddd) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
23		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
24		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
25		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
26		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100

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1		feet of a church or school if:
2		(1) the business has been issued a license from the
3		municipality to allow the business to operate a theater on
4		the premises;
5		(2) the theater has less than 200 seats;
6		(3) the premises are approximately 2,700 to 3,100
7		square feet of space;
8		(4) the premises are located to the north of the
9		church;
10		(5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
11		primary entrance of any church within 100 feet of the
12		premises are located either on a different street or across
13		a right-of-way from the premises;
14		(6) the primary entrance of the premises and the
15		primary entrance of any school within 100 feet of the
16		premises are located either on a different street or across
17		a right-of-way from the premises;
18		(7) the premises are located in a building that is at
19		least 100 years old; and
20		(8) any church or school located within 100 feet of the
21		premises has indicated its support for the issuance or
22		renewal of the license to the premises in writing.
23		(eee) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
24		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
25		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
26		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a

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1		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
2		feet of a church and school if:
3		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
4		sale of food;
5		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
6		business carried on by the applicant on the premises;
7		(3) a family-owned restaurant has operated on the
8		premises since 1957;
9		(4) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
10		building that is at least 90 years old;
11		(5) the distance between the property line of the
12		premises and the property line of the church is at least 20
13		feet;
14		(6) the church was established at its current location
15		and the present structure was erected before 1900;
16		(7) the primary entrance of the premises is at least 75
17		feet from the primary entrance of the church;
18		(8) the school is affiliated with the church;
19		(9) the principal religious leader at the place of
20		worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
21		of the license in writing;
22		(10) the principal of the school has indicated in
23		writing that he or she is not opposed to the issuance of
24		the license; and
25		(11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
26		located has expressed, in writing, his or her lack of an

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1		objection to the issuance of the license.
2		(fff) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
3		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
6		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
7		feet of a church if:
8		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
11		incidental to the operation of a grocery store;
12		(3) the premises are a one-story building containing
13		approximately 10,000 square feet and are rented by the
14		owners of the grocery store;
15		(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises occurs
16		in a retail area of the grocery store that is approximately
17		3,500 square feet;
18		(5) the grocery store has operated at the location
19		since 1984;
20		(6) the grocery store is closed on Sundays;
21		(7) the property on which the premises are located is a
22		corner lot that is bound by 3 streets and an alley, where
23		one street is a one-way street that runs north-south, one
24		street runs east-west, and one street runs
25		northwest-southeast;
26		(8) the property line of the premises is approximately

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1		16 feet from the property line of the building where the
2		church is located;
3		(9) the premises are separated from the building
4		containing the church by a public alley;
5		(10) the primary entrance of the premises and the
6		primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart;
7		(11) representatives of the church have delivered a
8		written statement that the church does not object to the
9		issuance of a license under this subsection (fff); and
10		(12) the alderman of the ward in which the grocery
11		store is located has expressed, in writing, his or her
12		support for the issuance of the license.
13		(ggg) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
14		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15		or renewal of licenses authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
16		within a restaurant or lobby coffee house at premises located
17		within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
18		inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church and school if:
19		(1) a residential retirement home formerly operated on
20		the premises and the premises are being converted into a
21		new apartment living complex containing studio and
22		one-bedroom apartments with ground floor retail space;
23		(2) the restaurant and lobby coffee house are located
24		within a Community Shopping District within the
25		municipality;
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1		mixed-use complex that, in addition to the restaurant and
2		lobby coffee house, contains apartment residences, a
3		fitness center for the residents of the apartment building,
4		a lobby designed as a social center for the residents, a
5		rooftop deck, and a patio with a dog run for the exclusive
6		use of the residents;
7		(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the primary
8		business activity of the apartment complex, restaurant, or
9		lobby coffee house;
10		(5) the entrance to the apartment residence is more
11		than 310 feet from the entrance to the school and church;
12		(6) the entrance to the apartment residence is located
13		at the end of the block around the corner from the south
14		side of the school building;
15		(7) the school is affiliated with the church;
16		(8) the pastor of the parish, principal of the school,
17		and the titleholder to the church and school have given
18		written consent to the issuance of the license;
19		(9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
20		located has given written consent to the issuance of the
21		license; and
22		(10) the neighborhood block club has given written
23		consent to the issuance of the license.
24		(hhh) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
25		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
26		or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at premises

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1		located within a municipality with a population in excess of
2		1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a home for
3		indigent persons or a church if:
4		(1) a restaurant operates on the premises and has been
5		in operation since January of 2014;
6		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
7		sale of food;
8		(3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9		business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
10		(4) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
11		building that is at least 100 years old;
12		(5) the primary entrance to the premises is more than
13		100 feet from the primary entrance to the home for indigent
14		persons, which opened in 1989 and is operated to address
15		homelessness and provide shelter;
16		(6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
17		primary entrance to the home for indigent persons are
18		located on different streets;
19		(7) the executive director of the home for indigent
20		persons has given written consent to the issuance of the
21		license;
22		(8) the entrance to the premises is located within 100
23		feet of a Buddhist temple;
24		(9) the entrance to the premises is more than 100 feet
25		from where any worship or educational programming is
26		conducted by the Buddhist temple and is located in an area

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1		used only for other purposes; and
2		(10) the president and the board of directors of the
3		Buddhist temple have given written consent to the issuance
4		of the license.
5		(iii) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8		liquor at premises located within a municipality in excess of
9		1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a home for the
10		aged if:
11		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12		business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
13		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
14		incidental to the operation of a restaurant;
15		(3) the premises are on the ground floor of a
16		multi-floor, university-affiliated housing facility;
17		(4) the premises occupy 1,916 square feet of space,
18		with the total square footage from which liquor will be
19		sold, served, and consumed to be 900 square feet;
20		(5) the premises are separated from the home for the
21		aged by an alley;
22		(6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
23		primary entrance to the home for the aged are at least 500
24		feet apart and located on different streets;
25		(7) representatives of the home for the aged have
26		expressed, in writing, that the home does not object to the

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1		issuance of a license under this subsection; and
2		(8) the alderman of the ward in which the restaurant is
3		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
4		the issuance of the license.
5		(jjj) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
9		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10		feet of a school if:
11		(1) as of January 1, 2016, the premises were used for
12		the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the
13		premises and were authorized to do so pursuant to a retail
14		tavern license held by an individual as the sole proprietor
15		of the premises;
16		(2) the primary entrance to the school and the primary
17		entrance to the premises are on the same street;
18		(3) the school was founded in 1949;
19		(4) the building in which the premises are situated was
20		constructed before 1930;
21		(5) the building in which the premises are situated is
22		immediately across the street from the school; and
23		(6) the school has not indicated its opposition to the
24		issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
25		(kkk) (Blank).
26		(lll) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the

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1		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
3		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
4		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
5		feet of a synagogue or school if:
6		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7		incidental to the sale of food;
8		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10		(3) the premises are located on the same street on
11		which the synagogue or school is located;
12		(4) the primary entrance to the premises and the
13		closest entrance to the synagogue or school is at least 100
14		feet apart;
15		(5) the shortest distance between the premises and the
16		synagogue or school is at least 65 feet apart and no
17		greater than 70 feet apart;
18		(6) the premises are between 1,800 and 2,000 square
19		feet;
20		(7) the synagogue was founded in 1861; and
21		(8) the leader of the synagogue has indicated, in
22		writing, the synagogue's support for the issuance or
23		renewal of the license.
24		(mmm) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
25		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
26		or renewal of licenses authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor

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1		within a restaurant or lobby coffee house at premises located
2		within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
3		inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
4		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
5		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
6		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7		incidental to the sale of food in a restaurant;
8		(3) the restaurant has been run by the same family for
9		at least 19 consecutive years;
10		(4) the premises are located in a 3-story building in
11		the most easterly part of the first floor;
12		(5) the building in which the premises are located has
13		residential housing on the second and third floors;
14		(6) the primary entrance to the premises is on a
15		north-south street around the corner and across an alley
16		from the primary entrance to the church, which is on an
17		east-west street;
18		(7) the primary entrance to the church and the primary
19		entrance to the premises are more than 160 feet apart; and
20		(8) the church has expressed, in writing, its support
21		for the issuance of a license under this subsection.
22		(nnn) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
23		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
24		or renewal of licenses authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
25		within a restaurant or lobby coffee house at premises located
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1		inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school and church or
2		synagogue if:
3		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
4		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
5		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
6		incidental to the sale of food in a restaurant;
7		(3) the front door of the synagogue faces east on the
8		next north-south street east of and parallel to the
9		north-south street on which the restaurant is located where
10		the restaurant's front door faces west;
11		(4) the closest exterior pedestrian entrance that
12		leads to the school or the synagogue is across an east-west
13		street and at least 300 feet from the primary entrance to
14		the restaurant;
15		(5) the nearest church-related or school-related
16		building is a community center building;
17		(6) the restaurant is on the ground floor of a 3-story
18		building constructed in 1896 with a brick façade;
19		(7) the restaurant shares the ground floor with a
20		theater, and the second and third floors of the building in
21		which the restaurant is located consists of residential
22		housing;
23		(8) the leader of the synagogue and school has
24		expressed, in writing, that the synagogue does not object
25		to the issuance of a license under this subsection; and
26		(9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is

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1		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
2		the issuance of the license.
3		(ooo) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
4		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
7		population in excess of 2,000 but less than 5,000 inhabitants
8		in a county with a population in excess of 3,000,000 and within
9		100 feet of a home for the aged if:
10		(1) as of March 1, 2016, the premises were used to sell
11		alcohol pursuant to a retail tavern and packaged goods
12		license issued by the municipality and held by a limited
13		liability company as the proprietor of the premises;
14		(2) the home for the aged was completed in 2015;
15		(3) the home for the aged is a 5-story structure;
16		(4) the building in which the premises are situated is
17		directly adjacent to the home for the aged;
18		(5) the building in which the premises are situated was
19		constructed before 1950;
20		(6) the home for the aged has not indicated its
21		opposition to the issuance or renewal of the license; and
22		(7) the president of the municipality has expressed in
23		writing that he or she does not object to the issuance or
24		renewal of the license.
25		(ppp) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance

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1		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
2		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
3		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
4		feet of a church or churches if:
5		(1) the shortest distance between the premises and a
6		church is at least 78 feet apart and no greater than 95
7		feet apart;
8		(2) the premises are a single-story, brick commercial
9		building and between 3,600 to 4,000 at least 5,067 square
10		feet and the original building was built before were
11		constructed in 1922;
12		(3) the premises are located in a B3-2 zoning district;
13		(4) the premises are separated from the buildings
14		containing the churches by a street;
15		(5) the previous owners of the business located on the
16		premises held a liquor license for at least 10 years;
17		(6) the new owner of the business located on the
18		premises has managed 2 other food and liquor stores since
19		1997;
20		(7) the principal religious leaders at the places of
21		worship have indicated their support for the issuance or
22		renewal of the license in writing; and
23		(8) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
24		located has indicated his or her support for the issuance
25		or renewal of the license in writing.
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1		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
3		liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
4		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
5		feet of a church if:
6		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7		incidental to the sale of food;
8		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10		(3) the premises are located on the opposite side of
11		the same street on which the church is located;
12		(4) the church is located on a corner lot;
13		(5) the shortest distance between the premises and the
14		church is at least 90 feet apart and no greater than 95
15		feet apart;
16		(6) the premises are between 4,350 and 5,000 square
17		feet;
18		(7) the church's original chapel was built in 1858;
19		(8) the church's first congregation was organized in
20		1860; and
21		(9) the leaders of the church and the alderman of the
22		ward in which the premises are located has expressed, in
23		writing, their support for the issuance of the license.
24		(rrr) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
25		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
26		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic

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1		liquor at a restaurant or banquet facility established within
2		premises located within a municipality with a population in
3		excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church
4		or school if:
5		(1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
6		incidental to the sale of food;
7		(2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
8		business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
9		(3) the immediately prior owner or the operator of the
10		restaurant or banquet facility held a valid retail license
11		authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises
12		for at least part of the 24 months before a change of
13		ownership;
14		(4) the premises are located immediately east and
15		across the street from an elementary school;
16		(5) the premises and elementary school are part of an
17		approximately 100-acre campus owned by the church;
18		(6) the school opened in 1999 and was named after the
19		founder of the church; and
20		(7) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
21		located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
22		the issuance of the license.
23		(sss) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
24		contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
25		or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
26		liquor at a store that is located within a municipality with a

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1		population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
2		feet of a church if:
3		(1) the premises are primarily used for the sale of
4		alcoholic liquor;
5		(2) on January 1, 2017, the store was authorized to
6		sell alcoholic liquor pursuant to a package goods liquor
7		license;
8		(3) on January 1, 2017, the store occupied
9		approximately 5,560 square feet and will be expanded to
10		include 440 additional square feet for the purpose of
11		storage;
12		(4) the store was in existence before the church;
13		(5) the building in which the store is located was
14		built in 1956 and is immediately south of the church;
15		(6) the store and church are separated by an east-west
16		street;
17		(7) the owner of the store received his first liquor
18		license in 1986;
19		(8) the church has not indicated its opposition to the
20		issuance or renewal of the license in writing; and
21		(9) the alderman of the ward in which the store is
22		located has expressed his or her support for the issuance
23		or renewal of the license.
24		(Source: P.A. 98-274, eff. 8-9-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13;
25		98-571, eff. 8-27-13; 98-592, eff. 11-15-13; 98-1092, eff.
26		8-26-14; 98-1158, eff. 1-9-15; 99-46, eff. 7-15-15; 99-47, eff.

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1		7-15-15; 99-477, eff. 8-27-15; 99-484, eff. 10-30-15; 99-558,
2		eff. 7-15-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-936, eff. 2-24-17.)
3		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4		becoming law.