La Esmeralda

Owner: Maria Villegas
Acct #64259
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2
Total Licenses
1
Active
1
Locations
2002
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Past revocationChain

La Esmeralda has been operating in Chicago since 2002 (~24 years). They currently hold 1 active license (2 total on file) across 1 location in GAGE PARK and LITTLE VILLAGE.

Primary activity: Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of General Merchandise (Convenience Store).

Notable: Past revocation and Chain.

Most recent activity: renewal on 2026-08-03.

Locations

2 addresses on file
  • 5050 S KEDZIE AVE 1Gage Park · 3 licensesActive
    Licenses (3)
    • Limited Business LicenseActive2026-08-03
    • Limited Business License2024-11-05
    • Limited Business License2023-12-20
  • 3115 W 26TH ST 1STSouth Lawndale · 2 licensesInactive
    Licenses (2)
    • Limited Business LicenseCancelled2022-08-12
    • Limited Business License2020-08-12

Activities

Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of General Merchandise

Licenses

5 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.

Limited Business LicenserenewalActiveIssued 2026-08-03 · Expires 2028-08-15
License number
2948063
License code
1010
Site number
3
DBA name
La Esmeralda
Legal name
Maria Del Rosario Villegas
Address
5050 S KEDZIE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60632
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2026-08-16
Payment date
2026-08-01
Date issued
2026-08-03
Expiration
2028-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
14
Precinct
6
Police district
8
Community area
Gage Park
Neighborhood
GAGE PARK
SSA
Data not available
Limited Business LicenserenewalIssued 2024-11-05 · Expires 2026-08-15
License number
2948063
License code
1010
Site number
3
DBA name
La Esmeralda
Legal name
Maria Del Rosario Villegas
Address
5050 S KEDZIE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60632
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-08-16
Payment date
2024-11-04
Date issued
2024-11-05
Expiration
2026-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
14
Precinct
6
Police district
8
Community area
Gage Park
Neighborhood
GAGE PARK
SSA
Data not available
Limited Business LicenselapseIssued 2023-12-20 · Expires 2024-08-15
License number
2948063
License code
1010
Site number
3
DBA name
La Esmeralda
Legal name
Maria Del Rosario Villegas
Address
5050 S KEDZIE AVE 1, CHICAGO, IL 60632
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
C_LOC
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-12-20
Payment date
2023-12-19
Date issued
2023-12-20
Expiration
2024-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
14
Precinct
6
Police district
8
Community area
Gage Park
Neighborhood
GAGE PARK
SSA
Data not available
Limited Business LicensecancellationCancelledIssued 2022-08-12 · Expires 2024-08-15
License number
42630
License code
1010
Site number
1
DBA name
La Esmeralda
Legal name
Maria Del Rosario Villegas
Address
3115 W 26TH ST 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60623
Business activity
Data not available
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-08-16
Payment date
2022-08-11
Date issued
2022-08-12
Expiration
2024-08-15
Status change
2023-12-19
Ward
25
Precinct
6
Police district
10
Community area
South Lawndale
Neighborhood
LITTLE VILLAGE
SSA
25
Limited Business LicenselapseIssued 2020-08-12 · Expires 2022-08-15
License number
42630
License code
1010
Site number
1
DBA name
La Esmeralda
Legal name
Maria Del Rosario Villegas
Address
3115 W 26TH ST 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60623
Business activity
Data not available
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2020-08-16
Payment date
2020-08-12
Date issued
2020-08-12
Expiration
2022-08-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
25
Precinct
6
Police district
10
Community area
South Lawndale
Neighborhood
LITTLE VILLAGE
SSA
25

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$63,835
Owner-occupied housing
56.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
7.2%
People per sq mi
13,648
White-collar workforce
18.6%
Census tract 17031630300 · ACS 5-year 2024

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