Mel-bay Grocery

Owner: Khaled Abuaqel
Acct #264437
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2
Total Licenses
2
Active
1
Locations
2003
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Mel-bay Grocery has been operating in Chicago since 2003 (~23 years). They currently hold 2 active licenses across 1 location in HUMBOLDT PARK.

Primary activity: Retail Sale of Tobacco (Grocery).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2025-12-03.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 4401 W CORTEZ STHumboldt Park · 9 licensesActive
    Licenses (9)
    • TobaccoActive2025-12-03
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-12-03
    • Tobacco2024-11-13
    • Tobacco2023-10-23
    • Retail Food Establishment2023-10-23
    • Tobacco2022-11-10
    • Tobacco2021-10-13
    • Retail Food Establishment2021-10-13
    • Tobacco2020-10-15

Activities

Retail Sale of TobaccoRetail Sales of Perishable Foods

Licenses

9 records

One row per license event since 2020. Tap any row for the full record. A renewal with no issuance below it points to a license first issued before our 2020 coverage window.

TobaccorenewalActiveIssued 2025-12-03 · Expires 2026-11-15
License number
1358246
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-11-16
Payment date
2025-12-02
Date issued
2025-12-03
Expiration
2026-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentrenewalActiveIssued 2025-12-03 · Expires 2027-11-15
License number
1358245
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-11-16
Payment date
2025-12-02
Date issued
2025-12-03
Expiration
2027-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2024-11-13 · Expires 2025-11-15
License number
1358246
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-11-16
Payment date
2024-11-12
Date issued
2024-11-13
Expiration
2025-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2023-10-23 · Expires 2024-11-15
License number
1358246
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-11-16
Payment date
2023-10-20
Date issued
2023-10-23
Expiration
2024-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2023-10-23 · Expires 2025-11-15
License number
1358245
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-11-16
Payment date
2023-10-20
Date issued
2023-10-23
Expiration
2025-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2022-11-10 · Expires 2023-11-15
License number
1358246
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-11-16
Payment date
2022-11-09
Date issued
2022-11-10
Expiration
2023-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2021-10-13 · Expires 2022-11-15
License number
1358246
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-11-16
Payment date
2021-10-12
Date issued
2021-10-13
Expiration
2022-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2021-10-13 · Expires 2023-11-15
License number
1358245
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-11-16
Payment date
2021-10-12
Date issued
2021-10-13
Expiration
2023-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2020-10-15 · Expires 2021-11-15
License number
1358246
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel-bay Grocery
Legal name
Khaled S. Abuaqel
Address
4401 W CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2020-11-16
Payment date
2020-10-14
Date issued
2020-10-15
Expiration
2021-11-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
37
Precinct
30
Police district
11
Community area
Humboldt Park
Neighborhood
HUMBOLDT PARK
SSA
Data not available

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$63,304
Owner-occupied housing
56.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
14.9%
People per sq mi
8,631
White-collar workforce
20.6%
Census tract 17031842100 · ACS 5-year 2024

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