# Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, July 8, 2025 - When: Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 10:30 AM (Chicago time) - Where: 201A, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602 - Status: Scheduled & Published - Committee: [Committee on License and Consumer Protection](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/license-and-consumer-protection) - Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928556/video/1093784736 - Transcript: [full text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/1093784736.txt) (3,416 words, official captions) ## Meeting notes > AI-written from the transcript. Speakers are inferred from cues in the recording, so treat names as estimates and check the video at the linked time. The Committee on License and Consumer Protection, chaired by Alderperson Debra L. Silverstein, heard one public commenter and approved the June 2025 Rule 45 reports. The committee then passed seven ordinances lifting liquor or package goods license moratoriums on portions of streets in several wards: Madison Street in the 34th Ward, 47th Street in the 15th Ward, North Avenue in the 37th Ward, Clark and Chicago in the 42nd Ward, Ogden Avenue in the 27th Ward, Lincoln Avenue in the 40th Ward, and Diversey Parkway and Lincoln Avenue in the 43rd Ward. Sponsors or their staff described community and police review of the businesses involved, and the passed items were to be reported to the July 16, 2025 City Council meeting. Topics: liquor license moratoriums, package goods licenses, small business, Rule 45 report, public comment ### Agenda items discussed - [9:24](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=564) Public comment - [13:18](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=798) Approval of the June 2025 Rule 45 reports: passed - [14:24](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=864) Lift package goods license moratorium on a portion of Madison Street (34th Ward) (O2025-0017821): passed - [16:12](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=972) Lift liquor license moratorium on a portion of 47th Street (15th Ward): passed - [17:15](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1035) Amend package goods license moratorium on a portion of North Avenue to match 37th Ward boundaries (O2025-0017833): passed - [19:18](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1158) Lift package goods license moratorium on a portion of Chicago Avenue at Clark Street (42nd Ward) (O2025-0018024): passed - [20:36](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1236) Lift liquor license moratorium on a portion of Ogden Avenue (27th Ward) (O2025-0017637): passed - [22:51](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1371) Lift liquor license moratorium on portions of Lincoln Avenue (40th Ward): passed - [24:18](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1458) Lift liquor license moratoriums on portions of Diversey Parkway and Lincoln Avenue (43rd Ward) (O2025-0018058): passed ### Alderpersons who spoke - [Raymond A. Lopez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/15) (alderperson): Asked for support of lifting the 47th Street moratorium after review by his business license and zoning committee, to let an existing business expand. ([16:42](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1002)) - [Walter R. Burnett](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/27) (alderperson): Said the Ogden Avenue change would let a catering company in his ward host events, with approval from a community organization and police. ([21:30](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1290)) - [Andre Vasquez Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/40) (alderperson): Said lifting moratoriums at specific Lincoln Avenue locations supports community plans for an arts district and has community support. ([23:24](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1404)); Clarified that the change covers specific locations discussed at community meetings, not a blanket stretch of Lincoln Avenue. ([23:52](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1432)) - [Bennett R. Lawson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/44) (alderperson): Asked whether the Lincoln Avenue ordinance covered the entire stretch from Lawrence Avenue. ([23:48](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1428)) ### Exchanges between members - [16:42](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1002) Alderperson Raymond A. Lopez addressed the chairman to request favorable consideration of his item. - [17:09](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1029) Alderperson Raymond A. Lopez thanked the chairman and committee after passage. - [21:18](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1278) Alderperson Walter R. Burnett thanked the chair and committee members for their work. - [23:24](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1404) Alderperson Andre Vasquez Jr. thanked the chairwoman for the time. - [23:48](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1428) Alderperson Bennett R. Lawson asked Alderperson Andre Vasquez Jr. whether the ordinance covered all of Lincoln Avenue from Lawrence. - [23:52](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D?t=1432) Alderperson Andre Vasquez Jr. answered Alderperson Bennett R. Lawson that it covered specific locations, not a blanket stretch. ## Documents - [Agenda](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/f307a071-e555-f011-877a-001dd80525d9.pdf) - [Summary](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/681cd728-285b-4261-9bad-8d328e679e52.pdf) - [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/d4f7a38c-612f-f011-8c4d-001dd806cb3a.pdf) - [Monthly Rule 45](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/8dbaf05b-475c-f011-bec1-001dd8099bf1.pdf) --- Source: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/0FEF5B4A-612F-F011-8C4D-001DD8069D7D ยท Chicago Politics, an independent, nonpartisan tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt