Statehouse bill would allow online sales, home delivery of Illinois craft beer – Center Square

The change in the law would be particularly welcome for craft brewers right now because local breweries are still recovering from the effects of the pandemic. Before COVID, Illinois craft brewing was a $3.2 billion dollar industry with close to 350 regional breweries. Three years out from the start of the pandemic, on site sales remain down by 20% to 30%; As many as 40 craft breweries have gone out of business altogether.