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Alcohol permits in Wilmette

A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Wilmette, Illinois, mostly wholesalers (3).

5
Permit holders
27,503
ACS 2024 population estimate
3
Wholesalers
2
Importers
Illinois
State

Wilmette in one line

Wilmette, Illinois: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (3).

18.2 per 100k
permit-premises density
#2684 of 11,126
national city rank
#96 of 382
Illinois city rank

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

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

Wilmette vs nearby Illinois cities

Wilmette ranks 96th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Wholesalers and importers split Wilmette

Wilmette is a two-class market: 3 wholesalers (60%) and 2 importers (40%) among 5 holders.

Wholesalers3 · 60%
Importers2 · 40%
All 5 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Michael's Bavarian Imports

Michael Kraft Song

Importer
The PGF Group LLC Importer
K.G. Enterprises of Waukegan, INC. Wholesaler
Michael's Bavarian Imports

Michael Kraft Song

Wholesaler
The PGF Group LLC Wholesaler

How Wilmette compares within Illinois

Wilmette ranks 96th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.

The 5 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% 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, Wilmette sits at #2,684 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 Wilmette's population at 27,503. That works out to 18.2 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 Michael's Bavarian Imports, The PGF Group LLC, K.G. Enterprises of Waukegan, INC. (+2 more), spanning 3 wholesalers, 2 importers.

Frequently asked questions

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

Wilmette has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (3). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Wilmette rank among Illinois cities?

Wilmette ranks 96th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.

How does Wilmette rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Wilmette is #2,684 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Wilmette extract?

Examples from this city's table: Michael's Bavarian Imports, The PGF Group LLC, K.G. Enterprises of Waukegan, INC., Michael's Bavarian Imports, plus 1 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. 5 TTB premises addresses grouped under Wilmette, 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.