(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police (ISP) Zone 8 has announced the recent results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) surveillance at various establishments in Richland County last month, in April. These details were conducted to determine which businesses may be selling alcoholic beverages to minors, those persons under 21 years of age. The ultimate goals are to enforce underage drinking laws and to in turn, save lives by preventing impairing driving crashes and/or fatalities. Of the 22 total locations surveilled in Richland County, the following 7 establishments were involved in the sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor : the Richland Country Club, Sally’s Incorporated, HV’s Food & Spirits, Mis Tres Potrillos, the Petroleum Club, the Elk’s Club, and Silver Dollar Gaming, all located in Olney. The respective employees at each of these establishments were cited for Unlawful Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor to a Minor, a Class A misdemeanor, all of which are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. The project was funded through IDOT.
