Kane County
Kane County Liquor Control Commission
In short
Kane County Liquor Control Commission issues 2 permits we publish for Kane County, last verified 2026-10-07. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Retail Liquor License (Unincorporated Kane County)only if it applies to you | Kane County Liquor Control Commission | $75–$2,500 per license year by class: AR restaurant/inn $2,500; AP package store $2,500; AW brewpub/winemaker $2,500; E bar $2,500; G golf course $2,500; C club $2,500; C-1 small club $500; L gift baskets $500; J additional bar $200; Sunday endorsement $150; P outside service $100; Q-1 annual sampling $250; Q-2 temporary sampling $75 per license; O caterer $250 per license (24-hour period) | license year April 1 – March 31 (Code §3-15) | 2026-10-07 |
| Corkage (BYOB) License (Unincorporated Kane County)only if it applies to you | Kane County Liquor Control Commission | $250 per year | annual, on the county license year April 1 – March 31 | 2026-10-07 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
County Retail Liquor License (Unincorporated Kane County)
The county Liquor Control Commission page states that the Chairman of the County Board is the local liquor control commissioner and that the Chairman's authority extends only to the part of Kane County outside the corporate limits of its cities, villages and incorporated towns, and under no circumstances to any area where voters of a local political subdivision have voted to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor. Per Code §3-17(B), the annual fee is $2,500 for Class AR (restaurant/inn), AP (package store), AW (brewpub/winemaker), E (bar), G (golf course) and C (club); $500 for Class C-1 and L; $200 for Class J (additional bar); $150 for a Sunday endorsement; $100 for Class P (outside service); and $250 for Class Q-1 (annual sampling). Class Q-2 (temporary sampling) is $75 per license and Class O (caterer) is $250 per license for a 24-hour period. Under §3-17(C) an annual license granted one or more full months into the license year is reduced by 8% for each full month, never below $500. The license year runs April 1 to March 31 (§3-15); renewals are due by the last day of February, with a $50 a day penalty from March 1 through March 31, after which the prior license expires. Code §26-1 sets the allowable number of licenses in each class for each township, and its table allows zero licenses in every class in Burlington and Hampshire townships. The State retailer license under 235 ILCS 5/5-3 is required as well.
Corkage (BYOB) License (Unincorporated Kane County)
Kane County Code §3-17(B) lists a corkage license at $250 per year. Chapter 3 contains requirements and application requirements for bring-your-own-bottle (BYOB) establishments (§3-12-1, §3-26-1), including proof of BASSET training for servers and managers. Chapter 3 applies the same renewal rule as other licenses: the application, fees and documents are due by the last day of February, a $50 a day penalty runs from March 1 through March 31, and a corkage license not renewed by March 31 expires, after which the renewal is treated as a new application. The Liquor Control Commission page states that the commissioner's authority extends only to areas outside the corporate limits of the cities, villages and incorporated towns of Kane County.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Kane County
- Phone
- 630-232-5931
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Kane County Code §26-1 (allowable number of liquor licenses by township)Kane County, Illinois (American Legal Publishing codification) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
- Kane County Code Chapter 3 (§3-15 liquor license classes, §3-17 fees, renewal)Kane County, Illinois (American Legal Publishing codification) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
- Liquor Control CommissionKane County Board · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
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