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ABL Celebrates the 78th Anniversary of Repeal Day

On this the seventy-eighth anniversary of the repeal of America’s failed thirteen-year experiment called Prohibition, licensed beverage retailers continue to uphold their longstanding legacy that began before Prohibition and has continued to flourish to this today under the three-tier system established following the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment on December 5, 1933.

Alcohol Tax Hike Would Harm Cook County Businesses & Jobs

Alcohol Tax Hike Would Harm Cook County Businesses & Jobs Fourth Increase Since 2005 Would Threaten Hospitality Industry Jobs November 8, 2011 – The Illinois Licensed Beverage Association (ILBA), representing more than 2,500 Illinois bar owners and liquor retailers, and American Beverage Licensees (ABL), the country’s largest trade association for independent bar, tavern and package [...]