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Alcohol permits in Downers Grove
15 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Downers Grove; wholesalers are the dominant class (10).
- 15
- Permit holders
- 50,054
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 10
- Wholesalers
- 5
- Importers
- Illinois
- State
Downers Grove in one line
Downers Grove, Illinois: 15 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (10).
- 30 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #913 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #26 of 382
- Illinois city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
15 permit holders registered to Downers Grove, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Downers Grove vs nearby Illinois cities
Downers Grove ranks 26th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Wholesalers and importers split Downers Grove
Downers Grove is a two-class market: 10 wholesalers (67%) and 5 importers (33%) among 15 holders.
All 15 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Morgan Imports, LLC | Importer |
| The Whiskey Lab LLC | Importer |
| Wino Distribution INC. | Importer |
| Winter Ski & Sport INC. | Importer |
| Ziontek Enterprise LLC | Importer |
| Big Shoulders Beer Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Bos Bottling Company Bos Distilling Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Glanbia Performance Nutrition (Na), INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hand Truck Beer CO. Hand Truck Brewing CO. | Wholesaler |
| Merritt Wines Merritt Distributors LLC | Wholesaler |
| Specialty Wine Distributors, LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Whiskey Lab LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wino Distribution INC. | Wholesaler |
| Winter Ski & Sport INC. | Wholesaler |
| Ziontek Enterprise LLC | Wholesaler |
How Downers Grove compares within Illinois
Downers Grove ranks 26th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.
The 15 permit holders listed here represent 0.6% 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, Downers Grove sits at #913 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 Downers Grove's population at 50,054. That works out to 30 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 Morgan Imports, LLC, The Whiskey Lab LLC, Wino Distribution INC. (+12 more), spanning 10 wholesalers, 5 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Downers Grove, Illinois?
Downers Grove has 15 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (10). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Downers Grove rank among Illinois cities?
Downers Grove ranks 26th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.
How does Downers Grove rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Downers Grove is #913 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Downers Grove extract?
Examples from this city's table: Morgan Imports, LLC, The Whiskey Lab LLC, Wino Distribution INC., Winter Ski & Sport INC., plus 11 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. 15 TTB premises addresses grouped under Downers Grove, 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.