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Alcohol permits in Illinois

Name: Illinois Federal Alcohol Permit Holders
Creator: PlainAlcohol
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Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Illinois - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.

2,342
Total permits: #8
National rank: 18.7
Below median · per 100k: 385
Cities covered

Count rank ≠ density rank

Illinois holds 2,342 federal alcohol permits (#8 of 52 by count) but ranks #33 at 18.7 per 100,000 residents — count rank and density rank diverge on this state.

#8
by total permits: #33
by permits per capita: 2,342
permits in state: 18.7/100k
residents

Source: TTB List of Permittees (August 2026) · Census Vintage-2023 population.

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Data updated September 2026

Illinois vs all states by federal permit count

Where this state's TTB Basic Permit count sits among every state and territory on PlainAlcohol

2,342 8th of 52 higher than 44 of 52 states

States, banded by federal alcohol Basic Permit count

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Source TTB List of Permittees · August 2026

Permit mix

How Illinois's 2,342 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers1,154 · 49%

Importers867 · 37%

Wineries204 · 9%

Distilleries117 · 5%

Chicago

694
Elk Grove Village

45
Elgin

43
Bolingbrook

38
Skokie

32

Illinois alcohol industry score

One composite grade from Illinois's own TTB permit data, benchmarked against every other state and territory PlainAlcohol tracks (not an external industry standard). A state missing an input is graded on the remaining dimensions alone -- the missing weight moves to them rather than deflating the score.

D 40

Producer density D

18.7 / 100k residents

TTB-permitted producers per 100,000 residents

Industry diversity F

61/100

1 minus the Herfindahl index across distillery/winery/importer/wholesaler permit shares -- higher means no single permit type dominates

City coverage F

3.1 / 100k residents

Distinct cities with a TTB-permitted producer, per 100,000 residents

Source: TTB List of Permittees, August 2026, and U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population. See methodology.

All permit holders (2,342)

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Name	City	Class	Permit #
The Tassos Group, LLC	Aurora	Wholesaler	IL-P-21184
The Veteran Beer Company The Veteran Beverage Company	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15511
The Weekender Wine The Weekender Wine LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21437
The Whiskey Lab LLC	Downers Grove	Wholesaler	IL-P-21719
The Wine & Spirits Company of Illinois INC.	Bridgeview	Wholesaler	IL-P-15301
The Wine Company	East Peoria	Wholesaler	IL-P-15066
Beverly Malen Selections The Wine Network, INC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-3818
Thee House of Harvey Thee House of Harvey LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21728
Isiah Imports Thomas Imports, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15538
Three-Tier Beverage, LLC	Normal	Wholesaler	IL-P-15403
Thrive Distributing INC	Park Forest	Wholesaler	IL-P-21608
Tiller Farms Holdings Tiller Farms Holdings, LLC	Beach Park	Wholesaler	IL-P-21254
Local Beverage Timothy Jay Clark	Freeport	Wholesaler	IL-P-21230
Tipple Time, INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21765
TK Global Services TK Global Services LLC	Schaumburg	Wholesaler	IL-P-21074
TKB Beverages LLC	Schaumburg	Wholesaler	IL-P-21706
Tlaloc Enterprise LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21476
TM Distributors, INC.	Naperville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21005
Tma Liquor Tma Liquor INC	Aurora	Wholesaler	IL-P-21648
Chateau Le Feet Tom LA Velle	Lisle	Wholesaler	IL-P-21262
Total Wines Il Total Wine Distributing Il, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15402
Town & Country Distributors, INC.	Itasca	Wholesaler	IL-P-21431
Town & Country Distributors, INC.	Itasca	Wholesaler	IL-P-2544
Trade Vistas International	Naperville	Wholesaler	IL-P-15441
Tre Imports, LLC	Lake Zurich	Wholesaler	IL-P-21007
Treasure Wines Treasure Wines LLC	Batavia	Wholesaler	IL-P-21040
Tres Dados LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21807
Tres Diamantes INC.	Aurora	Wholesaler	IL-P-21694
Specialty Exports Triarii Advisors, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21257
Trident Beverage, LLC	Belleville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21540
Tridentine Brewery Tridentine Brewing LLC	Herscher	Wholesaler	IL-P-21683
Tridentine Brewing LLC	Herscher	Wholesaler	IL-P-21747
Trifinity Specialized Distribution Trifinity Partners, INC.	Waukegan	Wholesaler	IL-P-15399
Trivial Few Trivial Few LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21502
True Logistics LLC	Long Grove	Wholesaler	IL-P-21042
True Taste LTD	Buffalo Grove	Wholesaler	IL-P-15376
Turtle Time, INC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21113
Tuscany Distributors of Illinois, INC	West Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15289
Twin Beverage Twin Beverage LLC	Joliet	Wholesaler	IL-P-21065
Twin Beverage Twin Beverage LLC	Joliet	Wholesaler	IL-P-21341
Two Wine Guyz Corporation	Lombard	Wholesaler	IL-P-21075
Uhoneyusa, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21272
Unique Imports	Bloomington Normal Airport	Wholesaler	IL-P-15396
United Distributors, INC.	Galesburg	Wholesaler	IL-P-3769
Uno Pro LLC	Wood Dale	Wholesaler	IL-P-21803
Upper Left Corner Wine Company, LLC	Elk Grove Village	Wholesaler	IL-P-15114
Uppercut Whiskey Uppercut Whiskey LLC	Granite City	Wholesaler	IL-P-21569
Urban Lott Urban Lott INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21687
Scott Air Force Base US Department of the Air Force	Scott Air Force Base	Wholesaler	IL-P-2820
Momentum Beverage Team Uva Distributors, LLC	Elgin	Wholesaler	IL-P-21176

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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in Illinois?

Illinois has 2,342 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 204 wineries, 117 distilleries, 867 importers, and 1,154 wholesalers. That is the 8th most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is Illinois's per-capita permit rate?

Illinois has 18.7 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 33rd by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which Illinois city has the most permit holders?

Chicago leads Illinois with 694 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Elk Grove Village, Elgin, Bolingbrook.

Are breweries included?

No. Breweries do not hold an FAA Basic Permit, they operate under a Brewer's Notice (IRC §6103, protected from disclosure), so they are not in the public TTB List of Permittees this directory is built from.

Where does this data come from?

The TTB FOIA "List of Permittees," published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration.

Reading Illinois's count-vs-density split

Illinois holds 2,342 federal alcohol permits (#8 of 52 by count) but ranks #33 at 18.7 per 100,000 residents — count rank and density rank diverge on this state. Federal Basic Permits authorize FAA Act activity, not retail sale, and are not a substitute for the state ABC license.

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Per-capita rates use U.S. Census Bureau Vintage-2023 population (Verify with the Census Bureau →). Confirm any record against the official TTB Public Permit Search. For informational purposes only; see our disclaimer.