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    Liquor Moratorium Districts - Dry Precincts

    Metadata Updated: December 2, 2023

    The Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934 permits voters in any precinct in the City of Chicago to vote an entire precinct “dry” through a local option referendum. If a precinct has been voted “dry,” no liquor licenses can be issued.

    VOTE_DRY_I column is the Precinct/Ward which was voted dry. It reflects the Ward/Precinct that was effective at the date of the referendum. Ward/Precinct boundaries may have changed since that date. STATUS column indicates if the precinct was voted 'dry' or 'wet'. The Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934 permits voters in any precinct in the City of Chicago to vote an entire precinct “dry” through a local option referendum.

    If a precinct has been voted “Dry/Dry,” no liquor licenses, other than a caterer’s liquor license, may be issued.
    If a precinct has been voted "Dry/Wet" no liquor licenses can be obtained for the consumption of alcohol on premise but the sale of package goods is allowed along with the caterer’s liquor license.

    The VOTE_DRY_I column is the Precinct/Ward which was voted dry. It reflects the Ward/Precinct that was effective at the date of the referendum. Ward/Precinct boundaries may have changed since that date. STATUS column indicates if the precinct was voted 'dry/dry' or 'dry/wet'.

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    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 2, 2023

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    Harvested from Chicago JSON

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    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 2, 2023
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    Data First Published 2011-11-02
    Data Last Modified 2012-12-10
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    Homepage URL https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/3cpd-5xpf
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