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Alcohol permits in Waukegan
6 TTB Basic Permit holders with Waukegan, Illinois premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 6
- Permit holders
- 89,076
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 3
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- Illinois
- State
Waukegan in one line
Waukegan, Illinois: 6 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (3).
- 6.7 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2308 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #73 of 382
- Illinois city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
6 permit holders registered to Waukegan, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Waukegan vs nearby Illinois cities
Waukegan ranks 73rd in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Highwood 6 permits
- Bloomington 6 permits
Four permit classes in Waukegan
Wholesalers lead (3, 50%), followed by 2 importers and 1 distilleries across 6 TTB premises.
All 6 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Drunken Sailor LLC Drunken Sailor LLC | Distillery |
| Poa LLC | Importer |
| Trifinity Specialized Distribution Trifinity Partners, INC. | Importer |
| Gold Pyramid Distribution, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Poa LLC | Wholesaler |
| Trifinity Specialized Distribution Trifinity Partners, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Waukegan compares within Illinois
Waukegan ranks 73rd of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.
The 6 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% 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, Waukegan sits at #2,308 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 Waukegan's population at 89,076. That works out to 6.7 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 Drunken Sailor LLC, Poa LLC, Trifinity Specialized Distribution (+3 more), spanning 3 wholesalers, 2 importers, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Waukegan, Illinois?
Waukegan has 6 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (3). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Waukegan rank among Illinois cities?
Waukegan ranks 73rd of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.
How does Waukegan rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Waukegan is #2,308 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Waukegan extract?
Examples from this city's table: Drunken Sailor LLC, Poa LLC, Trifinity Specialized Distribution, Gold Pyramid Distribution, INC., plus 2 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. 6 TTB premises addresses grouped under Waukegan, 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.