Originally Posted By vbdad55 Really gentlemen, with all due respect here is the definitive statement which takes nothing out of context: "The term "legal drinking age" refers to the legal age for use of the alcoholic beverages in Illinois, which is 21 years. (The Illinois Liquor Control Act provides, among other things, that anyone who sells, gives, or delivers an alcoholic beverage to an individual under the age of 21 years commits a Class A misdemeanor, and that any person under the age of 21 years who possesses any alcoholic beverage in any public place or in any place open to the public commits a Class B misdemeanor.) " It really couldn't be much clearer - whether one agrees with the law or not. <a href="http://www.siuc.edu/~policies/policies/alcohol.html" target="_blank">http://www.siuc.edu/~policies/ policies/alcohol.html</a>
