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Alcohol permits in Illinois

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

2,309
Total permits: #8
National rank: 18.4
Per 100k residents: 384
Cities covered

Illinois in one line

Illinois holds 2,309 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (1,136) - at 18.4 per 100,000 residents, the 33rd densest state.

#8
by total permits: #33
by permits per capita: 204
wineries: 115
distilleries

Source: TTB List of Permittees (April 2025) · Census Vintage-2023 population.

Data updated July 2026

According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) List of Permittees, published April 2025, 83,590 federal alcohol Basic Permits are on file across 52 states and territories. This page lists every holder with premises in the state, drawn directly from that public federal record; see the methodology for details.

Permit mix

How Illinois's 2,309 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers1,136 · 49%

Importers854 · 37%

Wineries204 · 9%

Distilleries115 · 5%

Chicago

679
Elk Grove Village

43
Elgin

41
Bolingbrook

38
Skokie

32
Naperville

29
Joliet

27
Aurora

26
Des Plaines

26
Northbrook

26

All permit holders (2,309)

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Name	City	Class	Permit #
Aggressive Distribution, INC.	Arlington HTS	Wholesaler	IL-P-21018
Agua Bee Limited Liability Company	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21703
Aigner Beer Company, LLC	Lisle	Wholesaler	IL-P-15406
Aij Imports, INC.	Crystal Lake	Wholesaler	IL-P-21066
Ajm Imports, INC.	Melrose Park	Wholesaler	IL-P-15387
Ak Spirits Ak Spirits, LLC	Berwyn	Wholesaler	IL-P-21380
Albatross Exports INC.	Prospect Heights	Wholesaler	IL-P-15364
Black Sea Impex Albus Imports LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21122
Alcantar Imports LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15213
Alexander Daniels LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21655
Alexander James Whiskey LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21652
Frontera Wines Alfredo Villanueva	Franklin Park	Wholesaler	IL-P-21104
Alkemy Elyxrs Distribution Alkemy Elyrs Distribution INC	Buffalo Grove	Wholesaler	IL-P-21577
All Beverage Systems	Park Ridge	Wholesaler	IL-P-21161
All Bev All Beverage Systems, LLC	Park Ridge	Wholesaler	IL-P-21192
Alliance Beverage, INC.	McHenry	Wholesaler	IL-P-15075
Allied Indigo Resources Allied Indigo Resources LLC	Round Lake	Wholesaler	IL-P-21187
Allocation Distributors, Incorporated	Elk Grove Village	Wholesaler	IL-P-15279
Alpental Wine and Spirits LLC	Barrington	Wholesaler	IL-P-21101
Altitude Wine Imports LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21478
Alto Vineyards, Limited	Alto Pass	Wholesaler	IL-P-21082
Altos Distribution Il Altos Distribution Il LLC	Wheeling	Wholesaler	IL-P-21769
Ambrosia International, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21024
American Liquor Exchange	Wood Dale	Wholesaler	IL-P-21336
American Vintage Beverage CO. American Vintage Beverage INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15492
Carbon Beverage Company Amped Iguana LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15393
Amtec International of NY CORP.	Melrose Park	Wholesaler	IL-P-3759
Ana Wine Imports Ana Imports INC.	Streamwood	Wholesaler	IL-P-21152
Anastasia Tinari Projects LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21515
Ancestors Beer Company, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21015
Anderson Ganne Wines Anderson Ganne Consulting, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21221
Aneesha Williams	Lansing	Wholesaler	IL-P-21279
Apologue Apologue, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21310
Applicious Applicious LTD	Glenview	Wholesaler	IL-P-21781
Arak Wine & Spirits Arak INC	Round Lake	Wholesaler	IL-P-21033
Arcadian Beverage Distributors LLC	Elgin	Wholesaler	IL-P-21766
Archer Daniels Midland Company	Decatur	Wholesaler	IL-P-3163
Aroma International INC.	Elk Grove Village	Wholesaler	IL-P-21716
Platinum Label Imports Art Vandalay Industries, LLC	Delavan	Wholesaler	IL-P-15368
Atbu Brands INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21162
Atlas Imports, L.L.C.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15523
Atomic Brands, INC.	Barrington	Wholesaler	IL-P-15202
Atoto Imports Incorporated	Montgomery	Wholesaler	IL-P-21300
Aurora Beverage Distributors, INC.	Aurora	Wholesaler	IL-P-3447
Aaieco Austrian/American Import/Export Commercial Operations, INC.	Antioch	Wholesaler	IL-P-21317
Authentic Vine Corporation	Naperville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21401
Arche Veritas Wines Av Family Wines LLC	Willow Springs	Wholesaler	IL-P-21505
Ave Imports USA Ave Imports USA, LLC	Bridgeview	Wholesaler	IL-P-21190
Aventura Beverages, INC.	McHenry	Wholesaler	IL-P-15365
Awe Awe LLC	Skokie	Wholesaler	IL-P-21314

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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in Illinois?

Illinois has 2,309 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 204 wineries, 115 distilleries, 854 importers, and 1,136 wholesalers. That is the 8th most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is Illinois's per-capita permit rate?

Illinois has 18.4 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 679 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 April 2025, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration.

Sources: TTB FOIA List of Permittees (April 2025) · U.S. Census Bureau Vintage-2023 population estimates for per-capita rates (Verify with the Census Bureau →). Reformatted without alteration; confirm any record against the official TTB list.

Every figure on PlainAlcohol is rendered directly from federal TTB permit data, no number is typed in by an editor. This state count is rendered directly from the TTB List of Permittees, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

Permit mix

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