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Concur with the Liquor Control Review Board and Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 3 (“Alcoholic Liquor Dealers”), Article 8 (“List of Licenses for Each License Class”), Section 3-8-1 (“Number of Licenses Permitted to Be Issued Per License Class”) and Section 3-8-2 (“Licenses by Name and Address Per License”) of the Oak Park Village Code for the Issuance of a Special Event Class E-1 License to Hemingway District Oak Park
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Introduction
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The proposed Ordinance grants a Special Event Class E-1 liquor license to Hemingway District Oak Park.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Ordinance.
Prior Board Action
There is no prior Board action associated with this item.
Background
The Hemingway District Association seeks a Class E-1 Special Event liquor license. This license would permit the district to sell and serve alcoholic liquor, beer and wine at special events, for consumption to happen in the boundaries of the district. This license would allow the district to have alcohol at special events, such as their upcoming event of On the Road Again, happening on November 14th.
Timing Considerations
There are no specific timing considerations associated with this item.
Financial Impact
There is no budget impact associated with this item.
Operations Impact
The Law Department and Development Services Department are primarily responsible for this item. A public meeting was held on October 27, 2026, that was attended by Development Services and Law Department staff. The Law Department spends approximately seven (7) hours on each liquor license application, which includes preparing meeting minutes and LCRB packets, sending LCRB emails and attending public hearings. The Development Services Department spends approximately ten (10) to twelve (12) hours on each application, which includes meetings with the applicant, processing the application and subsequent documents, and attending public hearings.
DEI Impact
There is no DEI impact associated with this item.
Community Input
There was a public hearing held on October 27, 2026. The Liquor Control Review Board unanimously voted to recommend that the Hemingway District be granted a Class E-1 liquor license.
Staff Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Advantages:
• Approval of the license can benefit the local economy by allowing the district to sell alcohol.
• Approval of the license advances the Village Board’s goal to support new and existing small businesses.
Disadvantages:
• There is no disadvantage to adopting the Ordinance.
Alternatives
Alternative 1:
The Board can deny the ordinance.
Advantages:
• There are no advantages to this action.
Disadvantages:
• If the Ordinance was not adopted, the Village ‘s local economy would not benefit from the creation of jobs, payment of taxes and attraction of new business.
Anticipated Future Actions
There are no anticipated future actions in relation to this item.
Prepared By: Noemy Diaz, Business Services Manager, Rasheda Jackson, Assistant Village Attorney
Reviewed By: Craig Failor, Development Services Director
Approved By: Kevin J. Jackson, Village Manager
Attachment(s):
1. Ordinance