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Aldermen debate single-serve alcohol restrictions for downtown
Summary
Kankakee aldermen revisited a previous restriction on single-serve alcohol sales in the downtown area, with some members saying the rule has limited effect on public drinking and others urging support for social services instead of stricter sales bans.
KANKAKEE, Ill. — Members of the Kankakee City License and Franchise Committee revisited a downtown restriction on single-serve alcoholic beverage sales at their most recent meeting, debating whether limits on single cans have reduced public drinking or only shifted the problem.
Committee members said the downtown restriction—originally adopted about two years ago—prohibits sales of alcohol in packaging that differs from what is supplied by distributors. "I don't think that's the solution to our problem," Alderman Victor said of banning single…
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