Mart News

Owners: Janet Valoukis, Christy Vavloukis
Acct #86893
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2
Total Licenses
1
Active
1
Locations
2002
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Mart News has been operating in Chicago since 2002 (~24 years). They currently hold 1 active license (2 total on file) across 1 location in RIVER NORTH.

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

Most recent activity: renewal on 2026-05-12.

Locations

2 addresses on file
  • 222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ 2 214Near North Side · 2 licensesActive
    Licenses (2)
    • Limited Business LicenseActive2026-05-12
    • Limited Business License2025-11-04
  • 222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ 201Near North Side · 3 licensesInactive
    Licenses (3)
    • Tobacco2022-04-18
    • Tobacco2021-03-26
    • Tobacco2020-06-17

Activities

Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable FoodRetail Sale of Tobacco

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 2026-05-12 · Expires 2028-05-15
License number
3056969
License code
1010
Site number
3
DBA name
Mart News
Legal name
Mart News INC
Address
222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ 2 214, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2026-05-16
Payment date
2026-05-11
Date issued
2026-05-12
Expiration
2028-05-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
14
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available
Limited Business LicenselapseIssued 2025-11-04 · Expires 2026-05-15
License number
3056969
License code
1010
Site number
3
DBA name
Mart News
Legal name
Mart News INC
Address
222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ 2 214, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-11-04
Payment date
2025-11-04
Date issued
2025-11-04
Expiration
2026-05-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
14
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2022-04-18 · Expires 2023-05-15
License number
48868
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mart News INC
Legal name
Mart News INC
Address
222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ 201, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-05-16
Payment date
2022-04-16
Date issued
2022-04-18
Expiration
2023-05-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
14
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2021-03-26 · Expires 2022-05-15
License number
48868
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mart News INC
Legal name
Mart News INC
Address
222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ 201, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-05-16
Payment date
2021-03-25
Date issued
2021-03-26
Expiration
2022-05-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
14
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2020-06-17 · Expires 2021-05-15
License number
48868
License code
1781
Site number
1
DBA name
Mart News INC
Legal name
Mart News INC
Address
222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ 201, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Retail Sale of Tobacco
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2020-05-16
Payment date
2020-06-16
Date issued
2020-06-17
Expiration
2021-05-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
14
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$147,354
Owner-occupied housing
45.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
92.2%
People per sq mi
49,946
White-collar workforce
80.4%
Census tract 17031081800 · ACS 5-year 2024

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