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Will County committee postpones alcohol ordinance rewrite after members flag errors and licensing questions

Will County (committee meeting) · February 13, 2026
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Summary

The committee postponed final action on Chapter 1-10 (alcoholic beverages) to next month after staff and members identified typos, inconsistent definitions and open questions about license counts, temporary licenses and proof-of-age language.

The Will County committee voted to postpone final consideration of a rewrite to Chapter 1-10, the county's alcoholic beverages ordinance, after members found drafting errors and asked for clearer rules on how liquor licenses are counted and issued.

Mr. Mack, the staff presenter, opened the chapter review and described the process for moving several code titles through the committee; he said the land-use chapters will be routed to the land use committee if substantive zoning language is needed. Several members raised concerns about how the county controls the number of county-issued liquor licenses in unincorporated areas and how temporary and special-event licenses…

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