Jacobsen v. Illinois Liquor Control Commission

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal questions the validity of an ordinance of the city of West Chicago which prohibited the issuance of a liquor license to any premises on which gasoline was sold.

Edward Jacobsen sought a liquor license for the premises on which he operated a gasoline station. The local commissioner denied the license under the local ordinance which prohibited the sale of gas and liquor at the same location. The State of Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) affirmed the local commissioner, and the circuit court reversed. The city…