As part of fulfilling its core purpose of promoting the development and expansion of craft brewing in Illinois, the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild is committed to being an effective advocate for fair and sensible laws that promote the interests of the craft beer industry and enable consumers to have access to the widest selection of craft beer. As one example, the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild recently won a hard-fought battle to restore the right of small craft brewers to self-distribute their beer under Illinois law.

An informed public is critical to support of our efforts, and we intend to use this space to provide important information on new issues, concerns and legislative initiatives that affect Illinois craft brewers.