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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 #
JT Worldwide Corporation	Bensenville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21403
Jdi Imports Juan D. Illescas JR.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15033
Julienne Importing Company LLC	Countryside	Wholesaler	IL-P-21285
Julienne Importing Company LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21334
Juno Importing & Distributing Juno Importing & Distributing LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21369
JVS Wines Imports Il CORP	Lake Zurich	Wholesaler	IL-P-21117
K & L Exports and Imports LLC	Naperville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21778
K-Grocery and Beverage, INC.	Wheeling	Wholesaler	IL-P-15499
K.G. Enterprises of Waukegan, INC.	Wilmette	Wholesaler	IL-P-15351
K.M.M.D. K.M.M.D.,llc	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21712
Karetas Beer Karetas Brewing Company, LLC	Itasca	Wholesaler	IL-P-21282
Kenazz Kenazz LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21194
Kentucky Coffee Whiskey Company, LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21513
Kern Importers & Marketing INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-3618
Kestral Wine and Spirits Kestral Wine and Spirits	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21407
Scott Distributors Kevin a. Scott	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15449
KG Distributor INC	Plainfield	Wholesaler	IL-P-21750
Khobbs LLC	Bridgeview	Wholesaler	IL-P-21148
Killy's Beverage Killy’s Beverage LLC	Carpentersville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21681
Kindred Spirits Distribution, INC.	Prospect Heights	Wholesaler	IL-P-21110
Kinergy Marketing LLC	Pekin	Wholesaler	IL-P-21713
King 69 Tequila Distributors INC King 69 Tequila Distributors INC	Elgin	Wholesaler	IL-P-21764
King Saloman Tequila INC.	Blue Island	Wholesaler	IL-P-21710
King Wine Imports LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21472
KLC Imports LLC	Round Lake Heights	Wholesaler	IL-P-15526
Kloss Distributing Kloss Distributing CO., INC.	Gurnee	Wholesaler	IL-P-21469
Kloss Distributing CO., INC.	Gurnee	Wholesaler	IL-P-2717
Koerner Distributor, INC.	Champaign	Wholesaler	IL-P-15509
Koerner Distributor, INC.	New Baden	Wholesaler	IL-P-21405
Koerner Distributor, INC.	Carterville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21406
Koerner Distributor, INC.	Effingham	Wholesaler	IL-P-3093
Kountry Vodka	Yorkville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21421
Kovex Imports, INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15222
Kozol Bros. South Kozol Bros., INC.	Normal	Wholesaler	IL-P-15367
Kozol Bros., INC.	Joliet	Wholesaler	IL-P-2646
L & T Trading, INC.	Bensenville	Wholesaler	IL-P-21402
L & V Distributors, INC.	Crystal Lake	Wholesaler	IL-P-2483
L&T Spirits LLC	Joliet	Wholesaler	IL-P-21740
LA Hacienda Brands INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21143
LA Preferida, INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21449
LA Provence, INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-15276
LA Shikis Mexican Spirits, INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21321
LA Zacatecana INC	Bradford	Wholesaler	IL-P-21673
Lagniappe LLC	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21304
Laki Person	Lansing	Wholesaler	IL-P-21611
Lamas Enterprises LLC	Crete	Wholesaler	IL-P-21001
Lamonica Beverages, INC.	Loves Park	Wholesaler	IL-P-3380
Land of Lincoln Beverage Distribution, LLC	Joliet	Wholesaler	IL-P-15385
Laos to Your House Laos to Your House, INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21759
Lapwing Imports INC.	Chicago	Wholesaler	IL-P-21232

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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.

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