New General Services Businesses in Chicago

174 new general services 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, 174 new general services businesses were licensed in Chicago — 16 in the last 30 days, roughly in line with the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in Loop, West Town, and Near North Side.

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 general services businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 200 newest general services licenses, issued since July 7, 2025.

New general services businesses by neighborhood

Every Chicago neighborhood with a dedicated page for new general services businesses. Numbers show businesses first licensed in the past year.

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Common questions

How many new general services businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 406 general services businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 174 in the past year and 16 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 general services businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 200 most recently licensed general services businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Loop, West Town, Near North Side, Near West Side, and Portage Park.

What share of new Chicago businesses are general services?

General Services businesses made up about 4.3% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (174 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" general services 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.