License - Qualifications.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-155-040
in effect4-155-040 License - Qualifications.
No license under this chapter shall be issued to:
(a) An applicant who makes any false, misleading, or fraudulent statement or misrepresents any fact in the application or uses any scheme or subterfuge for the purpose of evading any provision of this chapter or the Act.
(b) A person who has been convicted of any gambling offense or any felony (other than a minor cannabis offense) under any federal or state law, if the Commissioner determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
(c) A person whose license issued under this chapter, or any license issued by the Illinois Gaming Board, has been revoked or not renewed for cause;
(d) A person who at the time of application or renewal of any license issued pursuant to this chapter would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;
(e) An applicant for a location license if any license issued under this chapter or Chapter 4-60 for such location has been revoked for cause;
(f) An applicant for a location license if such applicant does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon;
(g) Any elected public official of local government, or any nonelected law enforcing official or employee of the City;
(h) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee;
(i) Any premises on which the carrying of concealed firearms on the property is permitted, other than individuals authorized to carry a firearm under Section 24-2 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012, retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed firearm, and the owner, lessee, tenant or operator of the licensed premises or the agents thereof; or
(j) A corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or any other business entity if any person with a substantial interest in such entity would not be eligible to receive a license under this chapter or the Act.
(Added Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. XIII, § 2)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2703014Fetched: 10/24/2026