3 Crystal Lake Businesses Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – Three Crystal Lake businesses failed recent alcohol compliance checks, police said this past week. The following businesses are all accused of selling alcohol to a minor in September:

• Walgreens, 151 Northwest Highway
• Carlos Mexican Grill, 282 W. Virginia Street
• M Supper Club – 394 W. Virginia Street

Police sent in minors who were under the age of 21 years old to 84 total businesses in Crystal Lake during the September compliance checks, according to a news release from the Crystal Lake Police Department. Most clerks or employees at the businesses appropriately checked the purchaser's identification, recognized them as being underage and did not complete the sale, police said.

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The clerk or employees at the three businesses who allegedly completed a sale to a minor have been cited, according to the news release. An adjudication hearing on the failed compliance checks is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 13 at the Crystal Lake Municipal Center, 100 west Woodstock St.

The Crystal Lake Police Department conducts these alcohol compliance checks randomly throughout the year and will continue to do so in the future, police said.