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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 imp...
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