BYO Liquor License Approved For Olive Oil Store

LIBERTYVILLE, IL — A liquor license that will allow customers to bring beer and wine in has been awarded to Oh Olive, the Olive Oil Store.

During this past week's meeting, Libertyville Village Board trustees approved a Class K BYO-2 license for the business, located at 606 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville. Prior to the meeting, village staff and Libertyville Mayor Donna Johnson, who also serves as the liquor commissioner, reviewed the application and recommended adding an additional Class K BYO liquor license for Oh Olive.

Only one other business in town, Board and Brush, has a BYO liquor license. That business was issued in 2018, according to village officials.

Oh Olive sells "quality Delizia extra virgin olive oil" in its stores and also offers classes to show customers how to cook with olive oil and teach them about the health benefits of olive oil, according to Oh Olive's website.

Under Libertyville's BYO liquor license, patrons who are at least 21 years old can bring in beer or wine to a theater or entertainment venue. Language from the full ordinance can be found below:

Class K "BYO-2" shall authorize the consumption of beer and wine which has been brought onto the premises by a patron or patrons at least twenty-one (21) years of age for on-site consumption where the premises is that of a theatre or other similar entertainment venue, which venue does not have a Village of Libertyville liquor license. The following provisions shall apply: BYO-2 shall be permitted in conjunction with the attendance at a play or other event sponsored by the theatre or entertainment venue; no more than one (1) seven hundred fifty (750) milliliter bottle of wine per patron or no more than thirty-six (36) ounces of beer per patron (unopened) shall be permitted to be brought into the premises; BYO-2 shall be allowed only during the theatre's hours of operation when the theatre is open to the public and in conjunction with a performance; BYO-2 shall be limited to indoors, inside the confines of the theatre space; BYO-2 licensees may provide glassware and ice to patrons; may uncork, pour and control its consumption and may charge a reasonable corkage fee; only employees who have successfully completed a certified BASSET training program approved through the Illinois Liquor Control Commission may perform corkage/serving duties. Such employees must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall serve in accordance with all state and local laws; BYO-2 licensees shall provide a certificate of insurance reflecting coverage for dram shop or equivalent liability for BYO-2 service; patrons may not transport unsealed or opened containers of beer from the licensees establishment and may only transport unsealed or opened containers of wine from the licensees establishment if the wine container is re-sealed securely by theatre personnel prior to removal from the premises and placed in a transparent one-time-use tamper-proof bag, in accordance with state law; possession and/or consumption of alcoholic liquor by any person under age twenty-one (21) is prohibited; licensees are prohibited from storing liquor on the premises; packages and on-site sales of liquor is prohibited; licensees shall be liable for violations of this chapter in the same manner as the holder of any other classification of liquor license, including, but not limited to, violations for service to minors and the over-serving of patrons.