Illinois Responds to A-B

Dear Client:There was a status hearing yesterday morning regarding the lawsuit that A-B filed against the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. As you'll recall, A-B filed a lawsuit after the ILCC blocked their purchase of Chicago distributor Soave Enterprises on the basis that an out-of-state brewer can't hold an Illinois distribution license, basically.. As BBD reported, A-B asked for an expedited hearing on whether the case should be thrown out of court on the basis that it has incurred serious financial