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Addison committee backs ordinance to prohibit 'bring your own' alcohol; changes to local retail liquor rules advance

5916225 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

The combined committees recommended amendments to Chapter 3 of the Village Code to prohibit BYOB (bring-your-own alcohol) at businesses and to adjust local retail liquor-license provisions; the village board gave first reading to the code changes Oct. 6.

The Village of Addison’s committees recommended amendments to Chapter 3 of the village code on Oct. 6 to prohibit businesses from allowing patrons to bring their own alcoholic beverages and to adjust the regulation of retail liquor licenses. The changes would require any business that allows alcohol on its premises to hold a liquor license.

Why it matters: the amendment would broaden the licensing requirement beyond restaurants to any business that permits alcohol on its premises, creating new compliance obligations for…

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