Big Lou's Tobacco Shop

Owner: Kristina Kritikos
Acct #391895
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1
Total Licenses
1
Active
1
Locations
2014
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Big Lou's Tobacco Shop has been operating in Chicago since 2014 (~12 years). They currently hold 1 active license across 1 location in LINCOLN SQUARE.

Primary activity: Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise (Retail - Tobacco).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2026-07-06.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 2617 W LAWRENCE AVE 1Lincoln Square · 7 licensesActive
    Licenses (7)
    • TobaccoActive2026-07-06
    • Tobacco2025-07-01
    • Tobacco2024-07-09
    • Tobacco2023-08-07
    • Tobacco2022-08-03
    • Tobacco2021-08-16
    • Tobacco2020-10-28

Activities

Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise

Licenses

7 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 2026-07-06 · Expires 2027-08-15
License number
2349351
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Big Lou's Tobacco Shop
Legal name
K R I INC.
Address
2617 W LAWRENCE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2026-08-16
Payment date
2026-07-03
Date issued
2026-07-06
Expiration
2027-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
15
Police district
19
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccorenewalIssued 2025-07-01 · Expires 2026-08-15
License number
2349351
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Big Lou's Tobacco Shop
Legal name
K R I INC.
Address
2617 W LAWRENCE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-08-16
Payment date
2025-06-30
Date issued
2025-07-01
Expiration
2026-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
15
Police district
19
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2024-07-09 · Expires 2025-08-15
License number
2349351
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Big Lou's Tobacco Shop
Legal name
K R I INC.
Address
2617 W LAWRENCE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-08-16
Payment date
2024-07-08
Date issued
2024-07-09
Expiration
2025-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
15
Police district
19
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2023-08-07 · Expires 2024-08-15
License number
2349351
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Big Lou's Tobacco Shop
Legal name
K R I INC.
Address
2617 W LAWRENCE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-08-16
Payment date
2023-08-05
Date issued
2023-08-07
Expiration
2024-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
15
Police district
19
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2022-08-03 · Expires 2023-08-15
License number
2349351
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Big Lou's Tobacco Shop
Legal name
K R I INC.
Address
2617 W LAWRENCE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-08-16
Payment date
2022-08-02
Date issued
2022-08-03
Expiration
2023-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
15
Police district
19
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2021-08-16 · Expires 2022-08-15
License number
2349351
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Big Lou's Tobacco Shop
Legal name
K R I INC.
Address
2617 W LAWRENCE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-08-16
Payment date
2021-08-15
Date issued
2021-08-16
Expiration
2022-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
15
Police district
19
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21
TobaccolapseIssued 2020-10-28 · Expires 2021-08-15
License number
2349351
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Big Lou's Tobacco Shop
Legal name
K R I INC.
Address
2617 W LAWRENCE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60625
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2020-08-16
Payment date
2020-10-27
Date issued
2020-10-28
Expiration
2021-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
15
Police district
19
Community area
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
LINCOLN SQUARE
SSA
21

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$105,365
Owner-occupied housing
40.1%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
75.2%
People per sq mi
27,870
White-collar workforce
73.2%
Census tract 17031040700 · ACS 5-year 2024

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