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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk
DATE: February 13, 2026
SUBJECT:
A Resolution establishing the maximum number of liquor licenses by class.
PURPOSE:
To maintain the number of available Class B - Onsite Consumption liquor licenses to allow the Local Liquor Commissioner to issue a liquor license due to an ownership change.
BACKGROUND:
This request is presented in accordance with the 2011 amendment to the City's Liquor Ordinance, specifically Section 6-9(a), which charges the City Council with the authority to determine the number of licenses available in each classification.
DISCUSSION:
L Mil Amores Restaurant, LLC at 518 S Lake St, has applied for a liquor license in anticipation of the purchase of the restaurant, and approval for the issuance of a new liquor license is being sought in order to accommodate this application. The owner of L Mil Amores Restaurant, Miguel Gonzalez, is the owner of two other popular Aurora businesses, Taqueria El Tio at 81 S River St and El Autentico Jalisco at 110 N Lake St. This location was home to Taqueria Muniz and, most recently El Festin, and both businesses have held liquor licenses. L Mil Amores Restaurant offers a full menu. A Special Use was granted to prior owners in 2017, pursuant to O17-084, for a liquor license within 500 feet of a residential property use that carries with the property while used for liquor license purposes.
If approved, the number of Class B - Onsite Consumption liquor licenses will remain the same, as indicated in the accompanying Exhibit A, and will allow for the issuance of the license by the Liquor Commissioner.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The proposed resolution presents an opportunity to further the City of Aurora's economic development and to bring additional revenue to the City of Aurora.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends that this resolution be approved.
cc: Public Health, Safety & Transportation Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class B: Onsite Consumption liquor licenses, (unofficially related to the application from L Mil Amores Restaurant, LLC located at 518 S Lake St). [Ward 4]
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4-1 of the Illinois Liquor Control Act, 235 ILCS 5/4-1, and Section 6-9 of the City of Aurora Liquor Ordinance, the City Council may establish the maximum number of liquor licenses allowed within the City of Aurora; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 6-9, it is the desire of the City Council to maintain the maximum number of liquor licenses allowed within the City of Aurora as reflected in the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that the allowable liquor licenses are established as set forth in Exhibit A.