Illinois bill would lower drinking age to 18, but there’s a catch

SPRINGFIELD, IL – (Lauren Pozen KMOV – TV Please click to read the full story and accompanying video. Here is an excerpt) Would you allow your underage teen have an alcoholic drink in your presence when you’re out to dinner? That’s what’s being proposed by some lawmakers in Illinois. “Why not? If they are with their parents as long as they are responsible if they can vote, why not? They can serve in the military? Why can’t they have a glass of wine or beer? “says Bradley Hammonds. That’s the thinking behind a new proposal that would allow people as young as 18 to be served wine or beer at restaurants, but there’s a catch: they have to have mom and dad’s permission, and no hard liquor allowed.