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Business License Look-up. This interactive website allows users to search for businesses, in any area of the City, with a current City of Chicago business license. Users can search by address, business name, ward or precinct. Guide to Searching BACP’s Data on the Data Portal. Get Started Online.
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Depending on your business activities, you may need more than one business license in order to be able to operate your business in Chicago. Please contact us, at 312-74-GOBIZ (744-6249), to help you determine which license(s) you need to obtain.
The Department of Business Services database includes information on the following types of business entities: Corporations, Not-for-Profit Corporations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, and Limited Liability Partnerships. The database is available to the public for individual searches only.
Business License and Permit information. The Chicago Small Business Center (SBC) is the business licensing and permitting division of the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and the City’s “one-stop-shop” for business licensing, public way use permitting and other resources to start and grow your ...
Business Licenses - Current Active | City of Chicago | Data Portal. Chicago Data Portal.
You will need to apply for a new a business license at your new address. Please make an appointment with one of our business consultants online , or by calling 312.74.GOBIZ, in order to process your change request(s).
For these licenses, please download an application listed below. If you have questions about Automatic Amusement Devices, please call 312-74C-LERK (312-742-5375). For all other questions needs regarding business licenses, please contact the Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection.
