New Construction Businesses in Chicago

37 new construction businesses were licensed in Chicago in the past year. Sourced from City of Chicago license records, updated daily.

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.

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New this week
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Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Past year

In the past year, 37 new construction businesses were licensed in Chicago — 2 in the last 30 days, below the past year’s average pace. Recent licenses cluster in Albany Park, West Town, and Portage Park.

Most recent license on file: September 4, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.

How to read this data

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. 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. Every count on this page comes from that same daily City of Chicago license feed.

Recently licensed

Where construction businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 97 newest construction licenses, issued since July 17, 2024.

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Common questions

How many new construction businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 97 construction businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 37 in the past year and 2 in the last 30 days. 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.

Where are new construction businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 97 most recently licensed construction businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Albany Park, West Town, Portage Park, Grand Boulevard, and Englewood.

What share of new Chicago businesses are construction?

Construction businesses made up about 0.9% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (37 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" construction business?

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. 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.

How often is this data updated?

BizPulse re-ingests the City of Chicago business-license feed every day. A newly issued license is typically searchable here within a week of being licensed.