# Chicago business licenses by license type

> The license types of the City of Chicago, with the business sites under each.

## License types

License names as the City file gives them.

| Main license | Licensed businesses |
|---|---|
| [Affiliation](/type/affiliation.md) | 18 |
| [Animal Care License](/type/animal-care-license.md) | 384 |
| [Bicycle Messenger Service](/type/bicycle-messenger-service.md) | 4 |
| [Caterer's Liquor License](/type/caterer-s-liquor-license.md) | 67 |
| [Children's Services Facility License](/type/children-s-services-facility-license.md) | 830 |
| [Commercial Garage](/type/commercial-garage.md) | 552 |
| [Commercial Passenger Vessel](/type/commercial-passenger-vessel.md) | 34 |
| [Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity](/type/consumption-on-premises-incidental-activity.md) | 468 |
| [Emerging Business](/type/emerging-business.md) | 2 |
| [Explosives](/type/explosives.md) | 38 |
| [Filling Station](/type/filling-station.md) | 101 |
| [Food - Shared Kitchen](/type/food-shared-kitchen.md) | 16 |
| [Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental](/type/food-shared-kitchen-supplemental.md) | 26 |
| [Heliports](/type/heliports.md) | 5 |
| [Indoor Special Event](/type/indoor-special-event.md) | 2 |
| [Late Hour](/type/late-hour.md) | 7 |
| [Limited Business License](/type/limited-business-license.md) | 15,093 |
| [Manufacturing Establishments](/type/manufacturing-establishments.md) | 606 |
| [Mobile Food License](/type/mobile-food-license.md) | 183 |
| [Motor Vehicle Services License](/type/motor-vehicle-services-license.md) | 1,452 |
| [Music and Dance](/type/music-and-dance.md) | 2 |
| [Navy Pier Kiosk License](/type/navy-pier-kiosk-license.md) | 4 |
| [Not-For-Profit Club](/type/not-for-profit-club.md) | 28 |
| [Outdoor Patio](/type/outdoor-patio.md) | 99 |
| [Package Goods](/type/package-goods.md) | 222 |
| [Pawnbroker](/type/pawnbroker.md) | 45 |
| [Pop-Up Establishment Host - Tier II](/type/pop-up-establishment-host-tier-ii.md) | 6 |
| [Pop-Up Food Est. User - Tier I](/type/pop-up-food-est-user-tier-i.md) | 1 |
| [Primary Sports License](/type/primary-sports-license.md) | 11 |
| [Private Booting Registration](/type/private-booting-registration.md) | 10 |
| [Public Place of Amusement](/type/public-place-of-amusement.md) | 286 |
| [Public Place of Amusement (PAV)](/type/public-place-of-amusement-pav.md) | 47 |
| [Raffles](/type/raffles.md) | 253 |
| [Regulated Business License](/type/regulated-business-license.md) | 6,898 |
| [Retail Food Establishment](/type/retail-food-establishment.md) | 9,156 |
| [Scooter Sharing License](/type/scooter-sharing-license.md) | 1 |
| [Secondary Sports License](/type/secondary-sports-license.md) | 10 |
| [Secondhand Dealer](/type/secondhand-dealer.md) | 225 |
| [Shared Kitchen User (Long Term)](/type/shared-kitchen-user-long-term.md) | 762 |
| [Shared Kitchen User (Short Term)](/type/shared-kitchen-user-short-term.md) | 1 |
| [Short Term Residential Rental Intermediary](/type/short-term-residential-rental-intermediary.md) | 3 |
| [Special Event Food](/type/special-event-food.md) | 253 |
| [Special Event Liquor](/type/special-event-liquor.md) | 16 |
| [Tavern](/type/tavern.md) | 423 |
| [Taxicab Two-Way Dispatch Service License](/type/taxicab-two-way-dispatch-service-license.md) | 1 |
| [Tobacco](/type/tobacco.md) | 933 |
| [Towing - Storage Lot](/type/towing-storage-lot.md) | 27 |
| [Towing - Tow Truck](/type/towing-tow-truck.md) | 104 |
| [Transportation Network Provider](/type/transportation-network-provider.md) | 5 |
| [Valet Parking Operator](/type/valet-parking-operator.md) | 217 |
| [Wholesale Food Establishment](/type/wholesale-food-establishment.md) | 350 |
| [Wrigley Field](/type/wrigley-field.md) | 13 |

Alphabetical order.

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Recolha: 2026-10-02