Business licenses
Business licenses 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%
- Package Goods 2,331 2%
- Residential Real Estate Developer 1,697 1%
- Wholesale Food Establishment 1,690 1%
- Filling Station 1,196 1%
- Day Care Center 2 - 6 Years 1,010 1%
- Broker 1,001 1%
- Motor Vehicle Repair: Engine/Body(Class III) 955 1%
- Public Place of Amusement 931 1%
- Peddler, non-food 875 1%
- Public Garage 808 1%
- Raffles 663 0%
- Mobile Food Dispenser-Pushcart 587 0%
- Massage Establishment 579 0%
- Outdoor Patio 579 0%
- Motor Vehicle Repair; Specialty(Class I) 576 0%
- Secondhand Dealer 535 0%
- Electronic Equipment Repair 491 0%
- Late Hour 483 0%
- Tire Facilty Class I (100 - 1,000 Tires) 473 0%
- Peddler, food (fruits & vegtables only) 456 0%
- Music & Dance 414 0%
- Street Performer 349 0%
- Mobile Food Dispenser 291 0%
- Hotel 281 0%
- Day Care Center Under 2 Years 263 0%
- Caterer's Liquor License 245 0%
- Not-For-Profit Club 218 0%
- Long-Term Care Facility 209 0%
- Day Care Center Under 2 and 2 - 6 Years 201 0%
- Laundry 190 0%
- Retail Computing Center 180 0%
- Animal Care Facility 168 0%
- Single Room Occupancy Class I 167 0%
- Veterinary Hospital 164 0%
- Grooming Facility 145 0%
- Peddler, non-food, special 145 0%
- Scavenger, Private 128 0%
- Accessory Garage 125 0%
- Itinerant Merchant, Class II 120 0%
- Pawnbroker 115 0%
- Tobacco Vending, Individual 112 0%
- Pet Shop 101 0%
- Automatic Amusement Device Operator 96 0%
- Body Piercing 92 0%
- Hospital 71 0%
- Laboratories 71 0%
- Junk Peddler 70 0%
- Special Event Food 64 0%
- Day Labor Agency 63 0%
- Tire Facility Class II (1,001 - 5,000 Tires) 58 0%
- Performing Arts Venue 49 0%
- Single Room Occupancy Class II 47 0%
- Peddler,food - (fruits and vegetables only) - special 45 0%
- Night Care Privilege 44 0%
- Bed-And-Breakfast Establishment 43 0%
- Tobacco Dealer Wholesale 43 0%
- Auctioneer 38 0%
- Itinerant Merchant, Class I 29 0%
- Explosives, Certificate of Fitness 22 0%
- Retail Food Est.-Supplemental License for Dog-Friendly Areas 20 0%
- Board-Up Work 18 0%
- Humane Society 17 0%
- Wrigley Field 17 0%
- Weapons Dealer 12 0%
- Animal Exhibition 11 0%
- Navy Pier - Outdoor Fixed 11 0%
- Tobacco Sampler 8 0%
- Explosives 7 0%
- Tire Facility Class III (5,001 - More Tires) 7 0%
- Private Booting Operation 6 0%
- Heliports 5 0%
- Secondhand Dealer - Children's Products 5 0%
- Special Event Beer & Wine 4 0%
- Navy Pier - Mobile 3 0%
- Class A- Indoor Special Event 2 0%
- Class B - Indoor Special Event 2 0%
- Change Processing Record 1 0%
- Guard Dog Service 1 0%
- Tobacco Vending Machine Operator 1 0%