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Contact Information

Maria Acosta
815-774-7485 | macosta@willcounty.gov

License Fees

Type of License / Fee                                     

Class A (Package - Premises) ............................................. $2,000
Class A1 (Package - Premises - Entertainment)............... $2,500


Class B (Premises) ................................................................ $2,000
Class B1 (Premises - Entertainment)...................................$2,500


Class C (Package)...................................................................$2,000
Class C1 (Gas Station) ...........................................................$2,000


Class D (Beer and Wine - Premises) ...................................$1,300
Class D1 (Caterer Retailer) .................................................... $250


Class E (Restaurant - Hotel)...................................................$2,000


Class F (Club)             - 250 members or less........................ $750
                                     - 251 - 500 members.........................$1,000
                                     - Over 500 members .........................$2,000


Class G (Beer Garden) Supplemental License .................... $500
Class GC (Golf Course) Supplemental License…..................…$0


Permit H (Extended Hour Permit)............................................ $250


Class T (Temporary - 48 hours) per issuance.......................... $50
Class SE (Special Event) per issuance..................................... $50


Transfer of business (ownership) .................................................................. $100
Change in location or expansion............................................. $100


Change in license class; more than 6 months....................... $500
Half year change in license class ............................................ $300


All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid from the date of issuance, or in the case of renewals, from January 1 through the business night of December 31, including the morning hours of January 1, per the closing times as stated in the license. A new or renewed license will be required in order for the licensed establishment to commence operations on January 1 of the new year.

No rebate of any fee shall be made to any licensee.

(Res. 86-90, adopted 6-19-86; Am. Res. 90-104, adopted 5-17-90; Am. Res. 95-38, adopted2-16-95)

Statutory reference:​ Authority to determine license fees, see ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 4-1