New business licenses in Chicago — this week
266 filed in the last 14 days · updated daily
IN EVERY RECORD
- Business name
- Address
- Category
- Filing date
NOT IN CHICAGO'S RECORDS
- Phone — not in source
- Email — not in source
- Owner — not in source
- Website — not in source
- Industry (NAICS) — KnockRadar adds 33% (derived, labeled)
These are name + address records — best worked by mail or in person. We never invent a phone the city didn't publish.
The newest filings are for members.
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How Chicago business licenses work
Nearly every business operating in Chicago needs a city business license before opening. The city publishes new license filings daily in its public records — business name, address, and license type. That filing is usually the last public step before a business physically opens its doors, which makes it the strongest signal available that a new customer is about to need vendors: payment processing, insurance, signage, cleaning, bookkeeping.
KnockRadar reads those filings every day, filters out non-storefront noise, and alerts sales reps the same day a license is issued — with the filing date printed on every record so freshness is checkable, not claimed.