Oak Park liquor dealer bonds.
From $100.
Alcoholic liquor is sold in Oak Park only under a liquor dealer's license granted by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner, and the Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934 lets the commissioner condition that license on a bond. The amount is whatever your license classification requires; premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Oak Park liquor dealer bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard liquor dealer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Village. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your license classification requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued
Most liquor dealer bonds approve instantly. No credit check up to $100,000. If a check ever runs on a larger amount, it is a that will not touch your score.
File with the Village
Submit the executed bond with your liquor license application or renewal to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner's office. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the liquor dealer bond actually guarantees
Oak Park licenses the retail sale of alcoholic liquor through its Local Liquor Control Commissioner, the Village President or an appointed designee charged with administering the Village's alcoholic liquor chapter (Village Code chapter 3). An applicant applies in writing under section 3-2-3, and the Commissioner grants, denies, suspends, or revokes licenses across the Village's A through E license classes.
A dealer's bond is a compliance guarantee: if a bonded dealer violates the Illinois Liquor Control Act, Village ordinance, or license terms and someone is harmed as a result, a claim can reach the bond. It is not insurance for the dealer — if the surety pays a claim, the dealer repays the surety.
The Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934, at 235 ILCS 5/7-9, requires a licensee appealing a denied license renewal to deposit an amount covering the renewal fee and "any bond that may be required" — confirming a bond can be a condition of a license without fixing a statewide figure or format. Oak Park's own code does not publish a single dollar figure either — enter the amount your license classification calls for, and confirm it with the Local Liquor Control Commissioner's office before you apply.
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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 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.
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 Village. Submit the executed bond with your liquor license application or renewal to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner's office. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, no credit check up to $100,000.
Submit the application with the bond amount your license classification requires. Most amounts approve instantly.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Liquor license waiting on one filing.
Premiums from $100, no credit check up to $100,000. Enter the amount your license requires and file with the Village the same day.