New Businesses Opening in Chicago

3,986 new businesses were licensed across Chicago in the past year, 306 in the last 30 days. Pick a category to see the newest, updated daily from City of Chicago license records.

Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

Numbers show all newly licensed businesses BizPulse has tracked in each category, not just the past year.

Sell to new businesses? See the lead pages for accountants, commercial cleaning, business insurance, merchant services, sign companies, payroll providers, food distributors, business bankers, and commercial real estate.