Source: Sky Ranch Foundation December 3, 2018 As Sky Ranch Foundation enters our 59th year we thank the Beverage Alcohol Industry for continuing to support our nation’s at-risk youth. Your contributions have helped the Foundation to resultantly award grants to organizations so focused, such as these two Chicago-based organizations. Crusher’s Club (crushersclub.org) has operated in…
Source: http://www.stnonline.com/ November 29, 2018 New research has found that traffic crashes have jumped in states that have approved recreational pot usage – namely Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Now a number of school districts and bus drivers have even more to worry about on their daily routes, in addition to drunk drivers. According to…
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/ December 3, 2018 Regarding USA TODAY’s article “Fixes for the U.S. drinking problem are hard to sell”: Federal government data show that the country has made progress in reducing alcohol abuse. Alcohol consumption among secondary school students is at its lowest level since 2007, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Underage…
Lawyers and event planners share tips for reducing the risk of alcohol-related accidents and limiting liability Source: https://daily.sevenfifty.com/ Melanie Young November 29, 2018 It’s an event producer’s nightmare: A guest leaves the event intoxicated, has an accident, and injures someone. Even though the guest left the premises, under the particular state’s dram shop law, the…
All eyes will turn to the Supreme Court in January Interstate retail could become a little easier after a landmark decision in a US court this week. Source: https://www.wine-searcher.com/ By W. Blake Gray 01-Dec-2018 The looming Supreme Court wine showdown became more likely to have sweeping national impact on direct shipping, thanks to an important…
By The Editorial Board / Rockford Register Star Posted Nov 27, 2018 at 5:11 PMUpdated Nov 27, 2018 at 5:11 PM Wanna bet? The numbers show that there are plenty of people out there who do. They don’t mind spending their hard-earned cash on a (slim) chance to win more cash. Video gaming, in particular, has drawn more and more customers, according to a…
By BOB OKONEmailFollow Dec. 2, 2018 Caption Joliet for the second time in two years is taking action to try to control the growth of video gambling in the city. The Joliet City Council votes Tuesday on a one-year, partial moratorium on new video gambling licenses for liquor establishments east of Route 59. Joliet now has…
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker this week announced his Job Creation and Economic Opportunity Committee, which features members of the labor and business communities. One member, the president of an Illinois business group, is asking state policymakers to consider the full effects of a proposed raise to the state’s minimum wage. Pritzker said increasing the minimum wage…
Source: Law360 By Dave Simpson November 29, 2018 The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday revived a wine store owner’s suit claiming Illinois’ alcohol distribution law that bans out-of-state wine retailers from shipping directly to consumers in the state is unconstitutional, finding that questions remain about the justification of the law. In a unanimous decision written by…
By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network Nov 26, 2018 Jonathan Weiss | Shutterstock.com The Senate was able to get enough votes to pass a bill to ban anyone under 21 from getting tobacco and vaping products, but there might not be enough votes in the House to get the bill passed over the governor’s…