License - Required - Violation - Penalty.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-4-010
in effect4-4-010 License - Required - Violation - Penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any business for which a City of Chicago license is required without first having obtained the required license(s) for such business. Each location at which a business operates must be separately licensed. Except as otherwise provided in Title 4, any person violating this section shall be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Added Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. V, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. II, § 3)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2608828Fetched: 10/24/2026