Business licenses
Business licenses issued recently by the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Licensing. More info…
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2,603 business licenses in the last 30 days
Last updated May 12, 2008
By issue date
Peak of this chart: 1,552 business licenses
April
151,333 business licenses since Feb. 15, 2006
By neighborhood
- The Loop 1,307 1%
- River North 130 0%
- Gold Coast 106 0%
- Lake View 90 0%
- Back of the Yards 80 0%
- Near North 67 0%
- Logan Square 61 0%
- South Loop 59 0%
- Magnificent Mile 50 0%
- West Rogers Park 49 0%
- All neighborhoods…
By ZIP code
By license type
- Limited Business License 69,776 46%
- Retail Food Establishment 25,313 17%
- Tobacco Retail Over Counter 8,607 6%
- Home Occupation 5,938 4%
- Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity 4,236 3%
- Home Repair 3,708 2%
- Tavern 2,958 2%
- Hazardous Materials 2,567 2%
- Motor Vehicle Repair : Engine Only(Class II) 2,512 2%
- Manufacturing Establishments 2,368 2%
- All license types…
By structure
- Corporation 97,298 64%
- Sole Proprietor 34,481 23%
- Limited Liability Company 11,851 8%
- Partnership 2,712 2%
- Not-For-Profit Corporation 2,037 1%
- Individual 1,789 1%
- Limited Partnership 1,085 1%
- Trust 56 0%
- All Legal Entities 18 0%
- Unknown 3 0%
- All structures…