Alpern v. License Appeal Commission

Defendants appeal from a judgment by the circuit court entered in an action under the Administrative Review Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110, par. 264 et seq.). The judgment reversed a decision of the License Appeal Commission of the City of Chicago which sustained the revocation of a liquor license by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner.

Plaintiff, Philip Alpern, was the holder of a liquor license for the premises located at 1439 West Fullerton Avenue in the City of Chicago. On May 2,1972, he was indicted on two counts of arson and two counts of conspiracy to commit arson. On October 17,…