Normal liquor commission OKs licenses for Portillo’s, brewery, hotel

Posted on May 16, 2017
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Normal’s liquor commission has approved licenses for Potrillo’s, Destihl Brewery and the Radisson Hotel. (Photo Flickr/Damien Pollet)

By Eric Stock

NORMAL – Normal’s liquor commission approved liquor licenses for the new Portillo’s Hot Dogs, Destihl’s new brewery and the new Radisson Hotel during a special meeting on Monday.

Portillo’s is seeking a license to sell beer and wine at its restaurant that’s currently under construction and to sell alcohol at an outdoor garden. The restaurant is expected to open in mid-August.

The commission okayed Destihl’s request for three types of licenses, one for a brewpub, one for an outdoor garden and one for wine tasting at its new brewery that’s expected to open in north Normal in a few weeks.

The panel has agreed to a licence for the Radisson once the facility passes inspections. The former Sheraton and Holiday Inn is scheduled to reopen in early June.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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