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Alcohol permits in Champaign
9 TTB Basic Permit holders with Champaign, Illinois premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 9
- Permit holders
- 89,996
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 3
- Wineries
- 2
- Importers
- Illinois
- State
Champaign in one line
Champaign, Illinois: 9 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (4).
- 10 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1536 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #48 of 382
- Illinois city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
9 permit holders registered to Champaign, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Champaign vs nearby Illinois cities
Champaign ranks 48th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Streamwood 9 permits
- Quincy 9 permits
Four permit classes in Champaign
Wholesalers lead (4, 44%), followed by 3 wineries and 2 importers across 9 TTB premises.
All 9 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Gibson Spirits Gibson Spirits | Importer |
| Koerner Distributor, INC. | Importer |
| A & B Spirits LLC | Wholesaler |
| Gibson Spirits Gibson Spirits | Wholesaler |
| Koerner Distributor, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Amansvini International Zong Enterprises INC. | Wholesaler |
| Blue Ethiopian Cuisine & Cafe Blue Ethiopian Cuisine LLC | Winery |
| The Blind Pig Company | Winery |
| The Blind Pig Brewery Twilight Lounge INC. | Winery |
How Champaign compares within Illinois
Champaign ranks 48th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.
The 9 permit holders listed here represent 0.4% of Illinois's 2,342 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Champaign sits at #1,536 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts Champaign's population at 89,996. That works out to 10 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include Gibson Spirits, Koerner Distributor, INC., A & B Spirits LLC (+6 more), spanning 4 wholesalers, 3 wineries, 2 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Champaign, Illinois?
Champaign has 9 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Champaign rank among Illinois cities?
Champaign ranks 48th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.
How does Champaign rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Champaign is #1,536 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Champaign extract?
Examples from this city's table: Gibson Spirits, Koerner Distributor, INC., A & B Spirits LLC, Gibson Spirits, plus 5 more in the full list.
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 9 TTB premises addresses grouped under Champaign, Illinois — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.