BENTON, IL- (William McPherson, Benton Gazette. Please click on the link for the full story. Here is an excerpt below.
The motion to allow Sunday Liquor sales from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. for Benton restaurants was suggested by Mayor Fred Kondritz and then was made by Public Safety Commissioner Donald Storey, but that’s as far as the idea went at Monday’s Benton City Council meeting.
Local Benton restaurant owners and managers had asked the council to consider revising their current ordinance at a previous council meeting. They noted their interest wasn’t primarily in alcohol sales, which for them generated a relatively small percentage of revenue compared to food sales. They said they were looking to not lose out on potentially thousands of dollars worth of business from local families that choose to dine elsewhere, such as West City, West Frankfort, or Marion where they can decide drink beer or wine with their meal if they so choose.
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