St. Clair County
St. Clair County Local Liquor Control Commissioner (Chairman of the County Board)
In short
St. Clair County Local Liquor Control Commissioner (Chairman of the County Board) issues 1 permit we publish for St. Clair County, last verified 2026-10-24. 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 St. Clair County)only if it applies to you | St. Clair County Local Liquor Control Commissioner (Chairman of the County Board) | $20–$1,500 by class: Class A Tavern–Short Hours $400 a year; Class B Tavern–Long Hours $600 a year; Class C Recreation and Park $200 per six-month period; Class D Liquor Store $600 a year; Class E Retail Liquor Entertainment $1,500 a year; Class F Special Events (not-for-profit) $20 a day for beer or wine, $35 a day for other alcoholic liquor; Class G Caterer $400 a year; Class H Beer and Wine $400 a year; plus a non-refundable $250 first-time application fee for every class except Class F | January 1 – December 31 (Class C licenses, six-month period); fees prorated for licenses granted part-way through the year | 2026-10-24 |
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 St. Clair County)
County Code §21-2-1 makes the Chairman of the County Board the Local Liquor Control Commissioner for the territory of the county outside the corporate limits of any city, village or incorporated town, and §21-2-2 requires both a county license and a State of Illinois license to sell alcoholic liquor at retail there. A first-time application carries a non-refundable $250 fee for every class except Class F (§21-2-3). Annual fees are $400 for Class A (Tavern–Short Hours), $600 for Class B (Tavern–Long Hours), $600 for Class D (Liquor Store, package sales), $1,500 for Class E (Retail Liquor Entertainment), $400 for Class G (Caterer) and $400 for Class H (Beer and Wine); Class C (Recreation and Park) is $200 for a six-month period, and Class F (Special Events, not-for-profit organizations) is $20 a day for beer or wine and $35 a day for other alcoholic liquor. Licenses run January 1 to December 31, fees are prorated for the remainder of a year and paid in advance, and the application is filed with the County Clerk (§21-2-6). Figures are per Chapter 21 as posted in the County Code (Supplement No. 31, 09-01-11). Section 21-2-10 requires a dram shop insurance binder before any license is issued.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- St. Clair County
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
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.
- County CodeSt. Clair County, Illinois · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-24
- County Code Chapter 21, Liquor (Supplement No. 31; 09-01-11)St. Clair County, Illinois · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-24
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