New Manufacturing Businesses in Chicago

34 new manufacturing 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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Past year

In the past year, 34 new manufacturing businesses were licensed in Chicago — 5 in the last 30 days, outpacing the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in Near West Side, Hermosa, and Brighton Park.

Most recent license on file: August 28, 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 manufacturing businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 60 newest manufacturing licenses, issued since August 7, 2024.

New manufacturing businesses by neighborhood

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

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Common questions

How many new manufacturing businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 60 manufacturing businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 34 in the past year and 5 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 manufacturing businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 60 most recently licensed manufacturing businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Near West Side, Hermosa, Brighton Park, Near North Side, and Belmont Cragin.

What share of new Chicago businesses are manufacturing?

Manufacturing businesses made up about 0.8% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (34 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" manufacturing 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.