ABL Elects Officers for 2020-2022 July 30, 2020 BETHESDA, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) elected officers to two-year terms at the association’s 18th Annual Meeting in July. Officers elected were Mat Dinsmore of Wilbur’s Total Beverage in Fort Collins, Colorado, Treasurer; Juan Negrin of Super Wine Warehouse in Paterson, New Jersey, Vice President…
There are currently 4 sit down Basset Classes scheduled through out the State, below are the dates and locations: Monday – July 27, 2020 in Pawnee, IL at Locals 609 Douglas Street. Call Cathy at 217-523-3232 to sign up Tuesday – July 28, 2020 in Belleville, IL at Crehan’s Irish Pub 5500 N. Belt West. …
Governor J.B. Pritzker announced an update to Restore Illinois – July 15, 2020. Cut and paste the below link into your browser to read the full plans. https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/sfc/servlet.shepherd/document/download/069t000000Cvp1CAAR?operationContext=S1
Gov. J.B. Pritzker focuses on bars as potential COVID-19 transmission hot spots when asked about possible rollback of reopening By DAN PETRELLA CHICAGO TRIBUNE | JUL 14, 2020 AT 5:54 PM Again facing questions about whether Illinois needs to scale back its reopening as COVID-19 cases inch up, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday sidestepped any discussion of imminent…
Illinois Association of Convenience Stores CEO says move would hurt c-stores’ bottom line By Hannah Prokop on Jul. 08, 2020 CHICAGO — A proposed Chicago ordinance seeking to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in the city could destroy a category that makes upwards of 30% of convenience stores’ in-store sales, one opponent of the ban said.Illinois c-stores…
Chicago closes loophole, taxes remote DTC wine sales starting July 2020 Source: <https://www.avalara.com/> https://www.avalara.com/ Gail Cole Jun 30, 2020 As of July 1, 2020, wineries are required to collect Chicago liquor tax on sales made directly to consumers with a Chicago address. This is a significant departure from previous policy: Chicago liquor tax applied only…
PLACE YOUR BETS By BEN ZIGTERMAN bzigterman@news-gazette.com CHAMPAIGN — Beginning at 9 a.m. today, video-gambling machines at establishments around the state will be turned on for the first time since March 16, when they were shut down because of the coronavirus. Of course, that’s assuming all goes smoothly, which isn’t a take-it-to-the-bank bet. “We’ve been…
June 30, 2020 BETHESDA, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) Executive Director John Bodnovich issued the following statement regarding states re-closing bars and taverns due to COVID-19: “After being shut down for up to 100 days in some states, laying off their employees and suffering devastating financial losses, bar and tavern owners have taken steps…