The Illinois Gaming Board has revoked the license of an allegedly mob-connected operator of a video gambling license at a ...

The Illinois Gaming Board tried to yank the coveted license in 2023 after the Chicago Sun-Times reported the franchise operator had testified at a mob gambling trial. He appealed the revocation, and ...

The Pittsfield Licensing Board is investigating Bei Tempi after a mother alleged that her underage son was served alcohol at ...

Licensing boards have a lot of power, but the public rarely sees their work or thinks about how it affects their lives. But a new book takes a deep look into the work of licensing boards and ...

Bei Tempi was brought before the Licensing Board after a mother alleged that her underage son was served at the West Side bar ...

The licensing board flat-out refused to implement it. Boards not only resist efforts to reduce licensing barriers; they actively work to increase them.

Last fall, DIAL attributed widespread inconsistency on public disclosure by the various licensing boards to the agency having taken over their administration just a few months before in July 2023.