Hanson v. Illinois Liquor Control Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE UNVERZAGT

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Russell and Audrey Hanson, d/b/a Senior’s and Junior’s Sportsman’s Bar, appeal from the decision of the trial court affirming the order of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (Commission) upholding the revocation of their liquor license by the City of Belvidere. The plaintiffs have raised two issues on appeal: first, whether the Commission’s finding that the individual who sold a controlled substance in the plaintiffs’ tavern was an agent or employee of the plaintiffs was against the manifest weight of the…