St. Charles Looks At Allowing Alcohol Delivery

ST. CHARLES, IL -- The city of St. Charles is exploring the adoption an ordinance that would allow grocery drop-off services to deliver alcohol to residents' front doors. The proposal, which was presented to the St. Charles Liquor Commission on Monday, would require delivery drivers to be at least 21 years old, to verify that customers are at least 21 years and to require customers to sign for the deliveries, according to the Daily Herald. The deliveries would need to be made between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and offenders who violate the ordinance would be fined $100 for a first offense and $750 for any subsequent offense.

Third-party food delivery services, including Peapod, GrubHub and Uber Eats, all deliver good to people's homes. Those using the services order their goods, including alcohol, through an app and the items are delivered to their door.

The city's code currently prohibits such deliveries, according to the article. But Police Chief James Keegan said he believes alcohol delivery services are "going on now."

"We just don't regulate it," he said.

The liquor commission plans to discuss the measure further at a future meeting and, if approved, the proposal would go before the city council.

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