Chicago Heights liquor bonds.
$100 flat.
Every liquor license in Chicago Heights — new or renewed — is filed alongside a $10,000 surety bond required under the City's Liquor Control ordinance. Ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price, and the application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Liquor license bonds are about the simplest filing in the license packet. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Liquor license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to attach to your liquor license application or annual renewal packet. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Chicago Heights licenses the sale of alcoholic beverages under its Liquor Control ordinance, administered by the City's Local Liquor Control Commissioner. Every applicant — and every renewal — files a $10,000 surety bond alongside the license application.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Chicago Heights (the obligee), standing behind your compliance with the liquor code. If a licensee fails to comply with the ordinance's terms — unpaid fines, penalties, or license violations the code covers — the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay on file for as long as the license is active, so we track your renewal date and notify you before it lapses.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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Finish your liquor license filing today.
$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.