Evanston liquor dealer bonds.
$125 flat.
The City of Evanston requires an applicant for a local liquor license to file a $2,500 surety bond before the Liquor Control Commissioner issues the license. Ours is $125 flat — the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does an Evanston liquor dealer bond cost?
$125 at the $2,500 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
An Evanston liquor dealer bond is one of the simpler filings in local liquor licensing. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Liquor dealer bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the city
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Evanston Liquor Control Commissioner alongside your annual liquor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Evanston's Liquor Control Commissioner issues local liquor licenses and conditions each license on a $2,500 surety bond. The bond stands behind the licensee's compliance with the city's liquor ordinances and the conditions of the license.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Evanston (the obligee), with the city as the protected party. If a licensed dealer violates the liquor code or the license's conditions, the city can make a claim against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Evanston liquor licenses renew annually, so we track your renewal date and notify you ahead of it to keep the $2,500 bond continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $2,500 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the city. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Evanston Liquor Control Commissioner alongside your annual liquor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $2,500 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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File your Evanston liquor dealer bond today.
$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.