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(The Center Square) – Illinois craft breweries trying to survive the COVID-19 pandemic will get new privileges following action by the Illinois legislature. The industry was pushing for passage of the Brewers Economic a.
by Kevin Bessler, The Center Square | June 04, 2021 02:00 PM Print this article
Illinois craft breweries trying to survive the COVID-19 pandemic will get new privileges following action by the Illinois legislature.
The industry was pushing for passage of the Brewers Economic and Equity Relief Act, or BEER Act, a bill supporters say was designed to help craft breweries modernize and recover from the effects of the pandemic.
The bill is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk, minus the permanent home delivery and direct-to-consumer beer shipping provisions.
“Those are two important provisions that we weren’t able to gain support of or reach an agreement with the beer distributors on,” said Danielle D’Alessandro, executive director for the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild.