This Spring, ABL returns to the “Entertainment Capital of the World” for the 2019 ABL Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking place March 24-26, 2019 at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, the ABL Annual Meeting will include an exciting program that focuses on a wide-range of issues affecting on- and off-premise beverage retailers…
Source: CSA BY DEENA M. AMATO-MCCOY September 18, 2018 It is the largest-ever class-action settlement of a U.S. antitrust case. Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and several U.S. banks have agreed to pay up to $6.2-billion settlement to settle a long-running class-action with U.S. retailers over swipe-fees. The agreement, which still must be approved by the…
Mike DanaheyThe Courier-News Restrictions that prevent bars, liquor stores or restaurants that serve alcohol from opening near churches, schools or hospitals may soon be a thing of the past in Elgin. The Elgin City Council, acting its role as the city’s Liquor Control Commission, unanimously agreed Wednesday to amend its liquor code to remove provisions included…
Source: Beer Business Daily September 7, 2018 Yesterday we reported that the TTB issued a statement claiming Illinois’ Skokie Valley Beverage Company does not currently hold a valid wholesaler basic permit “due to unreported changes in ownership and control, and that continued operations without a valid permit may constitute a criminal offense.” It’s a bit…
Riverside Chief Thomas Weitzel said this is the first such wrong-way driving DUI legislation in the nation. By Andrea Earnest, Patch Staff | Aug 30, 2018 2:10 pm ET RIVERSIDE, IL — Governor Bruce Rauner recently signed House Bill 4554, which was drafted by Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers. After an off-duty Chicago Ridge…
Source: SKY RANCH FOUNDATION September 2018 Sky Ranch Foundation, now in our 58th year, continues to support our nation’s at-risk youth on behalf of the Beverage Alcohol Industry. The Foundation has recognized and honored long-time wine and spirits industry executive & Foundation Vice President and board member Peggy Donovan for 25+ years of service and…
Source: TTB September 5, 2018 On August 29, 2018, TTB informed Skokie Valley Beverage Company, a Wheeling, Illinois, alcohol beverage distributor, that it does not currently hold a valid wholesaler basic permit due to unreported changes in ownership and control, and that continued operations without a valid permit may constitute a criminal offense under Title…
In Illinois, the push for a Rockford casino continues as the mayor and local state representatives of the Land of Lincoln travel to Chicago on Wednesday for a hearing on gaming expansion. According to MyStateline.com… The midwestern state that borders Indiana in the east and the Mississippi River in the west has only allowed for 10 casinos statewide over…
Mike RiopellChicago Tribune Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed legislation that would have banned the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to people under 21. In his veto message, the Republican governor wrote that raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 would “push residents to buy tobacco products from non-licensed vendors or in neighboring…
Friendships protect us against outside threats and internal stresses For humans this is where shared bottle of red wine plays powerful role Alcohol causes us to lose social inhibitions and become over-friendly It triggers brain mechanism intimately involved in building friendships Source: Daily Mail By ROBIN DUNBAR 24 August 2018 Why do humans drink? To…