Will County panel amends key liquor-license rules, debates transferability and timing

Mar 10, 2026

The committee debated sweeping changes to Chapter 110 on alcoholic beverages, voting to extend the grace period for abandoned licenses from 45 to 60 days, standardize Sunday opening hours with weekday hours, correct special-event hours language, and strike inconsistent wording; members deferred some policy choices about license counts and transferability pending further drafting.

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The Will County ordinance-review committee undertook an extended review of proposed changes to Chapter 110 of the county code governing alcoholic beverages, amending several provisions and flagging others for additional drafting.

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