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Lisle trustees ask staff to draft code amendment to allow liquor sales at fueling stations; Kwik Trip presents store plan
Summary
The Village of Lisle Committee of the Whole on Feb. 3 directed staff to draft an amendment to Title 3, Chapter 2 to allow fueling stations with convenience stores to apply for liquor licenses if they meet parameters such as a building-square-foot minimum, on-site food preparation and a ban on drive-through alcohol sales.
The Village of Lisle Committee of the Whole on Feb. 3, 2025 instructed staff to draft proposed amendments to Title 3, Chapter 2 of the village code to allow fueling stations with convenience stores to apply for liquor licenses if they meet defined criteria.
Charlie Tarwater, a Kwik Trip representative, told trustees his company operates a standardized "QT Kitchen," described a roughly 5,025-square-foot store prototype with a commercial kitchen area of about 750 square feet, and outlined training and compliance processes including mandatory cashier training, a "card if younger than 40" policy and secret-shopper audits. Tarwater said off-premise sales would be packaged only and that the store would not offer on-site alcohol sampling.
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