Schiller Park Colonial Inn, Inc. v. Berz

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County holding unconstitutional section 12a of article VI of “An Act relating to alcoholic liquors” (hereinafter referred to as the Liquor Control Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 43, par. 132).

The plaintiffs are liquor licensees who each received a “Citation and Notice of Hearing” from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. The citations informed the plaintiffs that they were charged with having made certain political campaign contributions in violation of article VI, section 12a, of the Liquor Control Act (hereinafter referred…