Authorities said the owners of Columbia Liquors concocted an elaborate scheme to skip paying taxes on alcohol purchased for their Hammond, Ind., store and then sold for millions in cash to Illinois stores from a backdoor register. According to a civil forfeiture case in the Northern District of Indiana, the government says Sam and Dipti…
Source: http://www.nwitimes.com/ Joseph S. Pete Dec 20, 2017 Though bootlegging is most commonly associated with Prohibition, bathtub gin and gangsters like Al Capone, federal prosecutors say it’s alive and well in Northwest Indiana. The federal government has seized $1 million from a Hammond liquor store alleged to have sold booze to Illinois liquor stores so…
Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that substantially reduces startup, annual filing and other fees for limited liability companies (LLCs), the organizational structure preferred by many of Illinois’ 1.2 million small businesses. The new law will encourage more businesses to form in Illinois rather than go to other states to escape high fees. Effective immediately,…
Source: https://www.illinoispolicy.org Vincent Caruso NOVEMBER 28, 2017 Prohibition died in 1933, but alcohol-related cronyism is alive and well. “Chicago’s retail wine scene is hopping,” the Wall Street Journal trumpeted this month. As part of a series exploring Midwestern wine culture, the Windy City was extolled as the “Great Retail Wine Town.” But legislation signed into…
RNDC President & CEO Tom Cole to Deliver Keynote Address at ABL Annual Meeting Will Address Beverage Alcohol Retailers on the Future of Distribution December 20, 2017 – Bethesda, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL), is pleased to announce that Tom Cole, President & CEO of Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), will deliver the keynote…
Source: VinePair Adam Teeter November 23, 2017 During the holidays many of us will journey to far-flung hometowns to share meals with our families, and drink regrettable Jack-and-Cokes with our high-school classmates at townie dives. If, like me, you hail from one of the 14 states that still permit smoking in bars (real cigarettes, not…
Source: Crain’s By CRAIN’S EDITORIAL BOARD November 23rd Say you live on the North Shore and frequent Pantheon Wine Shoppe, where you plan to buy a nice, rare Bordeaux for a valued New York client. Sorry, but unless you plan to deliver it yourself, you’re out of luck. For years, regulators have looked the other…
Award Will Be Presented at the 16th ABL Annual Meeting in New Orleans November 27, 2017 – Bethesda, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) is proud to announce Mark Brown, President & CEO of Sazerac Company, Inc., will be recognized with the 2018 ABL Top Shelf Award at ABL’s 16th Annual Meeting on March 12,…
2018 ABL Annual Meeting Registration Now Open With Theme of “Navigating the Future,” Association’s Signature Event to Feature Presentations from Industry Leaders, Networking Opportunities & Hospitality Events BETHESDA, MD – November 16, 2017 – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) is proud to announce that registration is now open for the 2018 ABL Annual Meeting, to be…
Celebrate Package Liquor Store Month This November 8th Annual Celebration Recognizes the Role Independent Off-Premise Retailers Have in Job Creation, Product Accessibility & Responsible Policies BETHESDA, MD – October 31, 2017 – This November, American Beverage Licensees (ABL) and licensed beverage alcohol retailers nationwide will join together to celebrate the 8th Annual Package Liquor Store…