New Personal Care Businesses in Chicago

289 new personal care 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, 289 new personal care businesses were licensed in Chicago — 22 in the last 30 days, roughly in line with the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in Near North Side, Lake View, and West Town.

Most recent license on file: October 23, 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 personal care businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 200 newest personal care licenses, issued since February 17, 2026.

New personal care businesses by neighborhood

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

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Common questions

How many new personal care businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 629 personal care businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 289 in the past year and 22 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 personal care businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 200 most recently licensed personal care businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Near North Side, Lake View, West Town, Austin, and Portage Park.

What share of new Chicago businesses are personal care?

Personal Care businesses made up about 7.3% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (289 of 3,986).

What counts as a "new" personal care 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.