The Lake County Sheriff’s Office conducts alcohol compliance checks at Lake County liquor selling establishments. The compliance checks are designed to ensure establishments vending alcohol are not selling to anyone under the age of 21.
In April, Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives concluded the first yearly round of alcohol compliance checks. Of the 57 establishments tested, seven of them sold alcohol to someone under the age of 21.
Of the seven establishments in violation, four of them failed to check the identification of the underage customer and three checked identification, but sold alcohol to the underage person anyway.
Sheriff Mark Curran said, “The potential for tragedy to occur significantly increases when our youth consume alcohol, which is exactly why we conduct these compliance checks. It is extremely important for liquor selling establishments to take their responsibilities seriously and help keep our youth safe.”
The establishments and clerks in violation are:
Establishment:
Shell Gas Station
41867 North Route 41
Wadsworth, IL
Clerk:
Joseph Satheesh, 27
Establishment:
Anna’s Marketplace
38512 North Sheridan Road
Beach Park, IL
Clerk:
John Holland, 39
Establishment:
7-Eleven
37763 North Green Bay Road
Beach Park, IL
Clerk:
Mohammed Ali, 62
Establishment:
Lake Bluff Petroleum
218 Waukegan Road
Lake Bluff, IL
Clerk:
Sameer Riaz, 30
Establishment:
Country Corner
1741 Diamond Lake Road
Mundelein, IL
Clerk:
Lalitkumar Patel, 51
Establishment:
Gages Lake Shell
33978 North Route 45
Grayslake, IL
Clerk:
Dennis Pighatari, 60
Establishment:
Thorntons
34225 North Route 45
Third Lake, IL
Clerk:
Ceonte Garcia, 21
All of the clerks in violation were ticketed for selling liquor to a minor. All are required to appear in Waukegan court.
Sheriff Curran reminds the public the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.