A bill currently in committee in the Illinois House could make it legal for minor to drink alcohol with a parent’s supervision.
Specifically, House Bill 494 would make it legal for 18-20 year olds to drink in a restaurant with their parents.
The bill’s sponsor, northern Illinois republican Barbara Wheeler says that the bill allow businesses to make a business decision and a parent to make parental decisions.
10 other states currently have similar laws on the books.