Carbondale Liquor Control Commission v. Illinois Liquor Control Commission

Beer Barn, Inc. (Beer Bam), and Saluki Liquor, Inc. (Saluki Liquor), applied for retail package-liquor licenses in the City of Carbon-dale in 1990. The Carbondale Liquor Control Commission (Carbondale Commission) denied the licenses, and Beer Barn and Saluki Liquor appealed to the State of Illinois Liquor Control Commission, which reversed the Carbondale Commission’s decision and ordered the Carbon-dale Commission to issue retail package-liquor licenses to Beer Barn and Saluki Liquor. The Carbondale Commission filed a complaint for administrative review in the circuit court. The trial court…