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Liquor
Commission accepts largest ever fine, suspension of retailer
license
DATE:
May 15, 2006
CONTACT: Ted Penesis (tpenesis@revenue.state.il.us)
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC)
has leveled a $300,000.00 fine and seven-day suspension, of
which three days will be served, as part of a negotiated settlement
with Sam's Wine & Spirits.
The fine and suspension by the ILCC was the culmination of
a nearly two-year investigation into the Chicago retailer's
business practices. The fine is the largest ever given by
the ILCC, which was established in 1934 to regulate the liquor
industry after the repeal of Prohibition.
Sam's Wine & Spirits will serve its three-day suspension
beginning on January 1, 2007, with the remaining four days
of the suspension served in the event that the licensee does
not adhere to the terms stated in the agreement.
The licensee must also remove all alcoholic beverages from
its warehouse by the end of May, have store employees attend
an ILCC training seminar detailing the proper sale and marketing
of alcoholic beverages to the public, and post a notice at
each of its cash registers stating that other retail liquor
licensees are not permitted by law to purchase alcoholic beverages
from the licensee.
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