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Alcohol permits in McCook

A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in McCook, Illinois, mostly wholesalers (2).

3
Permit holders
268
ACS 2024 population estimate
2
Wholesalers
1
Importers
Illinois
State

McCook in one line

McCook, Illinois: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).

1,119.4 per 100k
permit-premises density
#3951 of 11,126
national city rank
#134 of 382
Illinois city rank

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

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

McCook vs nearby Illinois cities

McCook ranks 134th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Wholesalers and importers split McCook

McCook is a two-class market: 2 wholesalers (67%) and 1 importers (33%) among 3 holders.

Wholesalers2 · 67%
Importers1 · 33%

McCook among cities by permit count and density

Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total Permits (X) and Permits per 100k (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Big & denseSmall & denseBig & sparseSmall & sparse 05001,0001,5002,000 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 Total Permits Permits per 100k McCook among cities by permit count and density
Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates

Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. McCook is highlighted.

All 3 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Burke Beverage, INC. Importer
Burke Beverage, INC. Wholesaler
Burke Beverage, INC. Wholesaler

How McCook compares within Illinois

McCook ranks 134th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.

The 3 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% 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, McCook sits at #3,951 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 McCook's population at 268. That works out to 1,119.4 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 Burke Beverage, INC., Burke Beverage, INC., Burke Beverage, INC., spanning 2 wholesalers, 1 importers.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in McCook, Illinois?

McCook has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does McCook rank among Illinois cities?

McCook ranks 134th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.

How does McCook rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

McCook is #3,951 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the McCook extract?

Examples from this city's table: Burke Beverage, INC., Burke Beverage, INC., Burke Beverage, INC..

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. 3 TTB premises addresses grouped under McCook, 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.