Is/was Brewing

Owners: Michael Schallau, Dylan Melvin
Acct #507191
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1
Total Licenses
1
Active
1
Locations
2024
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Is/was Brewing has been operating in Chicago since 2024 (~2 years). They currently hold 1 active license across 1 location in UPTOWN.

Primary activity: Consumption of Liquor on Premises (Bar / Nightlife).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2026-05-20.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 5121 N RAVENSWOOD AVE 1Uptown · 2 licensesActive
    Licenses (2)
    • Consumption on Premises - Incidental ActivityActive2026-05-20
    • Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity2024-06-26

Activities

Consumption of Liquor on Premises

Licenses

2 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.

Consumption on Premises - Incidental ActivityrenewalActiveIssued 2026-05-20 · Expires 2028-07-15
License number
2967460
License code
1475
Site number
1
DBA name
Is/was Brewing
Legal name
Is/was LLC
Address
5121 N RAVENSWOOD AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60640
Business activity
Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2026-07-16
Payment date
2026-05-19
Date issued
2026-05-20
Expiration
2028-07-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
25
Police district
20
Community area
Uptown
Neighborhood
UPTOWN
SSA
Data not available
Consumption on Premises - Incidental ActivitylapseIssued 2024-06-26 · Expires 2026-07-15
License number
2967460
License code
1475
Site number
1
DBA name
Is/was Brewing
Legal name
Is/was LLC
Address
5121 N RAVENSWOOD AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60640
Business activity
Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-06-26
Payment date
2024-05-14
Date issued
2024-06-26
Expiration
2026-07-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
40
Precinct
25
Police district
20
Community area
Uptown
Neighborhood
UPTOWN
SSA
Data not available

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$132,147
Owner-occupied housing
40.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
78.0%
People per sq mi
25,041
White-collar workforce
64.9%
Census tract 17031031000 · ACS 5-year 2024

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