Cardinal Wine & Spirits

Owner: Chris Melidones
Acct #28468
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3
Total Licenses
3
Active
1
Locations
2002
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Cardinal Wine & Spirits has been operating in Chicago since 2002 (~24 years). They currently hold 3 active licenses across 1 location in LINCOLN SQUARE.

Primary activity: Retail Sale of Tobacco (Bar / Nightlife).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2026-08-31.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1STLincoln Square · 12 licensesActive
    Licenses (12)
    • TobaccoActive2026-08-31
    • TobaccoActive2025-09-08
    • TavernActive2025-09-08
    • Package GoodsActive2025-09-08
    • Tobacco2024-09-06
    • Tavern2023-08-28
    • Package Goods2023-08-28
    • Tobacco2023-08-28
    • Tobacco2022-08-25
    • Tavern2021-09-15
    • Package Goods2021-09-15
    • Tobacco2021-09-15

Activities

Retail Sale of TobaccoTavern - Consumption of Liquor on PremisesRetail Sales of Packaged Liquor

Licenses

12 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 2026-08-31 · Expires 2027-09-15
License number
18039
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2026-09-16
Payment date
2026-08-28
Date issued
2026-08-31
Expiration
2027-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccorenewalActiveIssued 2025-09-08 · Expires 2026-09-15
License number
18039
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-09-16
Payment date
2025-09-06
Date issued
2025-09-08
Expiration
2026-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TavernrenewalActiveIssued 2025-09-08 · Expires 2027-09-15
License number
18038
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-09-16
Payment date
2025-09-06
Date issued
2025-09-08
Expiration
2027-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
Package GoodsrenewalActiveIssued 2025-09-08 · Expires 2027-09-15
License number
1248370
License code
1474
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Packaged Liquor
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-09-16
Payment date
2025-09-06
Date issued
2025-09-08
Expiration
2027-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2024-09-06 · Expires 2025-09-15
License number
18039
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-09-16
Payment date
2024-09-05
Date issued
2024-09-06
Expiration
2025-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TavernlapseIssued 2023-08-28 · Expires 2025-09-15
License number
18038
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-09-16
Payment date
2023-08-25
Date issued
2023-08-28
Expiration
2025-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
Package GoodslapseIssued 2023-08-28 · Expires 2025-09-15
License number
1248370
License code
1474
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Packaged Liquor
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-09-16
Payment date
2023-08-25
Date issued
2023-08-28
Expiration
2025-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2023-08-28 · Expires 2024-09-15
License number
18039
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-09-16
Payment date
2023-08-25
Date issued
2023-08-28
Expiration
2024-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2022-08-25 · Expires 2023-09-15
License number
18039
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-09-16
Payment date
2022-08-24
Date issued
2022-08-25
Expiration
2023-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TavernlapseIssued 2021-09-15 · Expires 2023-09-15
License number
18038
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-09-16
Payment date
2021-09-14
Date issued
2021-09-15
Expiration
2023-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
Package GoodslapseIssued 2021-09-15 · Expires 2023-09-15
License number
1248370
License code
1474
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Packaged Liquor
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-09-16
Payment date
2021-09-14
Date issued
2021-09-15
Expiration
2023-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2021-09-15 · Expires 2022-09-15
License number
18039
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
Legal name
Christ's Town & Country Liquor Mart, INC.
Address
4905 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-09-16
Payment date
2021-09-14
Date issued
2021-09-15
Expiration
2022-09-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
20
Police district
20
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$104,484
Owner-occupied housing
47.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
70.5%
People per sq mi
25,429
White-collar workforce
61.0%
Census tract 17031040201 · ACS 5-year 2024

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