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Elmhurst council reduces liquor license fees, cites business retention as rationale
Summary
Following a committee review, the City Council voted to lower liquor license fees and adopt a minimum three-year review cycle, citing local business hardship and the goal of preserving downtown commerce; the measure passed 11–1 with two absences.
The Elmhurst City Council voted 11–1, with two members absent, on Oct. 6 to adopt committee-recommended reductions to the city's liquor license fee schedule and to set a minimum three-year review cycle for those fees.
Alderman Matthew Brennan, chairing the Public Affairs and Safety Committee, told the council the committee's initial consolidation of license classes simplified administration but produced an unintended revenue shortfall. "Our objective of reviewing the framework was to simplify it and not to reduce fees," Brennan said, describing a nearly $60,000 reduction produced by earlier changes and a projected $87,000 shortfall for 2026 under the…
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