# Chicago business license lookup — current licenses and the full history of each site

> Look up 264,979 Chicago business sites by name: licenses current today, business activities, first license date and the record count since 2002.

## Chicago business licenses, site by site, since 2002

Type a business name. 264,979 business sites in the City's license file read on October 2, 2026.

Leasing to a business or buying one? A [dated license history report ($19)](/report.md) — or [a whole list checked](/pro.md).

### What this is

The City of Chicago publishes every business license application and renewal since 2002 — more than a million rows, one per application. This site reads them as a history: one record per business site, with the licenses current today, the business activities, the date of the first license, and how many records the site has accumulated.

### Who uses it

- **Landlords and buyers of a business** — how long a site has been licensed, and for what.
- **Suppliers and lenders** — the licensed businesses of a ward or a neighborhood.
- **Owners** — your own record and its expiration.

### What it is not

Not the City of Chicago, and not a license. Owners' names are in a separate City file that this site does not use. Liquor license detail, violations and inspections are other City records.

### Browse

- [Cities](/city.md) — 151
- [Types](/type.md) — 52
- [First license since July 2026](/new.md) — 1,139
- [Ward 1](/ward/1.md) — 1,135
- [Ward 2](/ward/2.md) — 1,013
- [Ward 3](/ward/3.md) — 590
- [Ward 4](/ward/4.md) — 715
- [Ward 5](/ward/5.md) — 410
- [Ward 6](/ward/6.md) — 470
- [Ward 7](/ward/7.md) — 234
- [Ward 8](/ward/8.md) — 522
- [Ward 9](/ward/9.md) — 305
- [Ward 10](/ward/10.md) — 467
- [Ward 11](/ward/11.md) — 993
- [Ward 12](/ward/12.md) — 1,042
- [Ward 13](/ward/13.md) — 519
- [Ward 14](/ward/14.md) — 672
- [Ward 15](/ward/15.md) — 470
- [Ward 16](/ward/16.md) — 382
- [Ward 17](/ward/17.md) — 311
- [Ward 18](/ward/18.md) — 476
- [Ward 19](/ward/19.md) — 498
- [Ward 20](/ward/20.md) — 353
- [Ward 21](/ward/21.md) — 487
- [Ward 22](/ward/22.md) — 525
- [Ward 23](/ward/23.md) — 526
- [Ward 24](/ward/24.md) — 350
- [Ward 25](/ward/25.md) — 1,066
- [Ward 26](/ward/26.md) — 612
- [Ward 27](/ward/27.md) — 1,961
- [Ward 28](/ward/28.md) — 767
- [Ward 29](/ward/29.md) — 545
- [Ward 30](/ward/30.md) — 599
- [Ward 31](/ward/31.md) — 724
- [Ward 32](/ward/32.md) — 1,150
- [Ward 33](/ward/33.md) — 755
- [Ward 34](/ward/34.md) — 1,985
- [Ward 35](/ward/35.md) — 755
- [Ward 36](/ward/36.md) — 719
- [Ward 37](/ward/37.md) — 542
- [Ward 38](/ward/38.md) — 504
- [Ward 39](/ward/39.md) — 739
- [Ward 40](/ward/40.md) — 648
- [Ward 41](/ward/41.md) — 804
- [Ward 42](/ward/42.md) — 3,092
- [Ward 43](/ward/43.md) — 844
- [Ward 44](/ward/44.md) — 924
- [Ward 45](/ward/45.md) — 813
- [Ward 46](/ward/46.md) — 538
- [Ward 47](/ward/47.md) — 1,116
- [Ward 48](/ward/48.md) — 583
- [Ward 49](/ward/49.md) — 479
- [Ward 50](/ward/50.md) — 626

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Página: https://chicago-business-license-records.pages.dev/
Fonte: https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/r5kz-chrr
Recolha: 2026-10-02