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So far in 2026, π’ business registrations Licenses are 56, up by 124% from last year's 25 to this date of February 25, 2026.
Jan 1 β Feb 25, 2026
This metric counts new business licenses issued by the City of Chicago as recorded in the Business Licenses dataset. Each record represents a license issued to a business location. Tracks new registrations over time by license start date, enabling analysis of business activity trends by ward, community area, and license type.
This data comes from π’ Business Registrations, a public dataset maintained by Chicago on the city's open data portal.
Most recent: April 3, 2026
Last checked Apr 6, 2026