Welcome to the City Clerk Department’s License Renewal Resource Center! This page has everything you need to renew your license easily. You’ll find important deadlines, helpful information, and quick links all in one place. We built this page to make your renewal process smooth and stress-free!
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Update as of 08/26/2026

 It's that time of year again! 

Renewal emails for the Semi-Annual Liquor Renewal will be sent on September 1, 2026, and all renewal materials will be due by October 1, 2026. Semi-annual licenses will expire on October 31, 2026.

Your renewal email will include everything you need—your invoice, the affidavit link, and information about any documents you may need to submit.

Be sure to check the expiration dates on your required documents. If any are expired or will expire before you finish your renewal, you must submit updated versions. If all your documents are still valid, you don’t need to submit them.

 Check out our renewal guide below for how to help ensure your renewal goes smoothly!

Documents & Forms

Deadlines

September 1, 2026 — Renewal emails will be sent to all licensees and will include invoice number, document requirements, and other important renewal information.

October 1, 2026 — Payment, required documents, items/amounts owed to the City, and account updates will be due by 4:30 p.m.

October 2, 2026 — Licensees that do not submit all renewal requirements (payment and required documents) by the deadline will be issued a 10% late fee to their account. The initial renewal notification email will contain all the necessary items needed in order for a renewal to be considered complete.

October 31, 2026 — All licenses issued by the City Clerk Department will expire at 11:59 p.m.

Payment Information

After a licensee receives their initial renewal email that includes their invoice, renewal payments can be made at anytime before the renewal due date provided.

Your renewal invoice can be paid using any of the following methods (please note that American Express is not accepted): 

1. By Phone — Call (309) 434-2509, Ext. 0 to pay by credit card. 
2. In Person — Accepted payment methods: credit card, cash, or check.
3. By Mail — Send your payment to ATTN: Business License Payments. 
4. Online — Payments can be made online here. Instructions for how to link your licensing account to make payment can be found here! Note that if you've already linked your account through tax payments, you don't need to link again--- just log in!

For In Person or By Mail payments, our address is 115 E. Washington St., Suite 103 (The HUB), Bloomington, IL 61701  

Additional Information:

• All card transactions (online, over the phone, or in person) are subject to an additional transaction fee. 
• Payments are accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 
• Make checks payable to: City of Bloomington
• Be sure to include your Invoice Number with your payment  
• No need to notify us once payment is made — we’ll receive confirmation internally 😊