Alton Alderwoman Rescinds Extension Of Late Night Liquor License Ban

City of Alton - Committee of the Whole Meeting

ALTON – A resolution to delay the elimination of late night liquor licenses in Alton has been taken off the table.

At Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Alderwoman Martha Pfister moved to rescind a resolution she introduced at the last City Council meeting to amend the effective date of the city’s elimination of late night liquor licenses.

The new resolution would have allowed bars to continue selling alcohol during late night hours until April 1, 2026. With the item rescinded, it will no longer be considered by the City Council and the ban on late night licenses will take effect on Dec. 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Under the current Alton City Code, businesses with late night liquor licenses are allowed to sell alcohol from 1 to 2 a.m. on Monday through Friday and 1 to 3 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Earlier this month, City Council members voted 5-2 to delete an entire section of the City Code allowing for late night liquor licenses, effectively forcing bars across the city to close at 1 a.m. That item will still return to the council in the form of an ordinance.

A full recording of the Nov. 24, 2025 Alton Committee of the Whole meeting is available at the top of this story or on Riverbender.com/video.

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