Vintage 76, Inc. v. Illinois Liquor Control Commission

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

In May of 1978, the local liquor commissioner of the village of Schiller Park revoked the 1977 liquor license issued to Vintage ’76 d/b/a Second Chance and denied a 1978 renewal application. In accordance with section 8 of article VII of the Liquor Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 43, par. 153), the matter was tried de novo by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission and affirmed. The circuit court of Cook County also affirmed. The basic issue raised on this appeal is whether the local commissioner had the authority to revoke…