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Park Forest wholesaler permits (Illinois)
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Park Forest, Illinois, mostly wholesalers (2).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 21,156
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Illinois
- State
Park Forest in one line
Park Forest, Illinois: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).
- 9.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5231 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #211 of 382
- Illinois city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Park Forest, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Park Forest vs nearby Illinois cities
Park Forest ranks 211th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
2 of 2 Basic Permits in Park Forest are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| J & J Beverage Group, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Thrive Distributing INC | Wholesaler |
How Park Forest compares within Illinois
Park Forest ranks 211th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.
The 2 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, Park Forest sits at #5,231 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 Park Forest's population at 21,156. That works out to 9.5 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Wholesalers dominate this city's mix (2 of 2, 100%) — including J & J Beverage Group, INC., Thrive Distributing INC.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Park Forest, Illinois?
Park Forest has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Park Forest rank among Illinois cities?
Park Forest ranks 211th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.
How does Park Forest rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Park Forest is #5,231 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Park Forest extract?
Examples from this city's table: J & J Beverage Group, INC., Thrive Distributing 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. 2 TTB premises addresses grouped under Park 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.