Illinois Liquor Control Commission v. City of Joliet

The Illinois Liquor Control Commission appeals from a judgment of the Will County Circuit Court upholding an ordinance of the City of Joliet, Illinois. The action was instituted to invalidate the Joliet City Ordinance which prohibited the sale to and consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of 21. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. The circuit court judgment was entered upholding the ordinance of the City of Joliet as indicated.

Under the statutes of the State of Illinois, the sale to and consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under 21 years of age had…