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Alcohol permits in Lake Forest

12 TTB Basic Permit holders with Lake Forest, Illinois premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.

12
Permit holders
19,416
ACS 2024 population estimate
7
Wholesalers
5
Importers
Illinois
State

Lake Forest in one line

Lake Forest, Illinois: 12 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (7).

61.8 per 100k
permit-premises density
#1145 of 11,126
national city rank
#34 of 382
Illinois city rank

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.

12 permit holders registered to Lake Forest, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Lake Forest vs nearby Illinois cities

Lake Forest ranks 34th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Wholesalers and importers split Lake Forest

Lake Forest is a two-class market: 7 wholesalers (58%) and 5 importers (42%) among 12 holders.

Wholesalers7 · 58%
Importers5 · 42%
All 12 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Diamond Beverages, LLC Importer
Grande Marque Trading, LLC Importer
Marvalhas LLC Importer
Lionstone International

SLJ Group, INC.

Importer
Global Wine Gallery

Turkish Wine Gallery, INC.

Importer
Franwyn CO. Wholesaler
Gabel Wine and Spirits, LLC Wholesaler
Grande Marque Trading, LLC Wholesaler
Marvalhas LLC Wholesaler
Materam Enterprises, LLC Wholesaler
Saboo INC Wholesaler
Lionstone International

SLJ Group, INC.

Wholesaler

How Lake Forest compares within Illinois

Lake Forest ranks 34th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.

The 12 permit holders listed here represent 0.5% 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, Lake Forest sits at #1,145 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 Lake Forest's population at 19,416. That works out to 61.8 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 Diamond Beverages, LLC, Grande Marque Trading, LLC, Marvalhas LLC (+9 more), spanning 7 wholesalers, 5 importers.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Lake Forest, Illinois?

Lake Forest has 12 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (7). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Lake Forest rank among Illinois cities?

Lake Forest ranks 34th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.

How does Lake Forest rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Lake Forest is #1,145 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Lake Forest extract?

Examples from this city's table: Diamond Beverages, LLC, Grande Marque Trading, LLC, Marvalhas LLC, Lionstone International, plus 8 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. 12 TTB premises addresses grouped under Lake Forest, 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.