City of Freeport v. Kaiser

Appellee, a tavern keeper, held a retail liquor dealer’s license, issued by the City of Freeport. The mayor and ex officio liquor control commissioner revoked the license on account of appellee’s conviction before a police magistrate on a charge of selling alcoholic liquor (beer) to a minor. Kaiser appealed to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. After notice and a hearing, the commission held the local commissioner had just cause to revoke the license and denied the appeal. The commission made a like finding and order upon a rehearing, and Kaiser prosecuted an appeal to the circuit court…