New Education Businesses in Chicago

31 new education 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 90 days
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Past year

In the past year, 31 new education businesses were licensed in Chicago — 4 in the last 30 days, outpacing the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in Lake View, West Town, and North Center.

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 education businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 64 newest education licenses, issued since July 22, 2024.

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Common questions

How many new education businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 64 education businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 31 in the past year and 4 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 education businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 64 most recently licensed education businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Lake View, West Town, North Center, Austin, and Logan Square.

What share of new Chicago businesses are education?

Education businesses made up about 0.8% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (31 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" education 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.