Beer Barn, Inc. v. Dillard

The plaintiffs, Beer Barn, Inc. (Beer Barn), and Saluki Liquors, Inc. (Saluki), applied for retail package-liquor licenses. The defendants denied the applications. Beer Barn and Saluki appealed to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (State Commission), which reversed the defendants’ decision and ordered the Local Liquor Control Commission (Local Commission) to issue a retail package-liquor license to each plaintiff. On September 7, 1990, the State Commission denied the defendants’ petitions for rehearing. The defendants filed a complaint for administrative review in the circuit court, and…