{"id":13549,"date":"2014-01-23T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=13549"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:17:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:17:08","slug":"hand-family-purchases-city-beverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/hand-family-purchases-city-beverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquor Control Commission Greenlights Hand Family Purchase of City Beverage"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Wednesday, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission gave the thumbs up to Anheuser-Busch’s sale of distributor City Beverage to the Hand Family Companies. The two sides are expected to close on the deal sometime next week effectively ending a years-long saga over the wholesaler.<\/p>\n