These 4 Joliet Businesses Sold Liquor To Minors: State Police

JOLIET, IL - Last summer, Highland Liquors on Joliet's east side made news for selling a winning $2 million Powerball lottery ticket at its long-time liquor store on East Cass Street. On Thursday, Highland Liquors made the news again. This time, for something bad. The Illinois State Police issued a press release announcing that Highland Liquors was one of four Joliet businesses that sold alcohol to someone under the age of 21 on Wednesday. State Police agents conducted an alcohol compliance check at two dozen Joliet and Crest Hill establishments on Wednesday evening.

"The purpose of these ... details is to determine which businesses may be selling alcoholic beverages to minors," the Illinois State Police press release stated.

There were 24 liquor establishments inspected on Wednesday night. Twenty of these businesses did not sell liquor to the minors who were working with the Illinois State Police as part of the surveillance check.

However, one in six of them did, the liquor sting revealed.

The four businesses that got busted are as follows:

• Highland Liquors, 1619 East Cass Street, Joliet
• Bahir and Sons, 83 West Jefferson Street, Joliet
• Stang Kelly Liquors, 712 West Jefferson Street, Joliet
• JM Tobacco and Liquor, 3111 Theodore Street, Joliet

"The Illinois State Police commends establishments which do not sell alcohol to minors. This project was funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety," the press release stated.

In October 2014, Stang Kelly Liquors was also singled out in a Joliet Patch article mentioning five Joliet businesses that were busted for selling liquor to minors.

The 2014 article noted that the infraction by Stang Kelly Liquors in the 700 block of West Jefferson Street was its second violation for selling alcohol to minors.

To read that article, go here.

For last summer's article about Highland Liquors selling that $2 million Powerball ticket go here.

Image via Joliet Patch files