City of Chicago

Registered Business Owners

Name: Registered Business Owners
Creator: City of Chicago

Details of individuals and entities that own businesses licensed by the City of Chicago. Each record lists the owner's full name, first name, last name, the associated business name, and their full address.

Example records

Last Nameperson	First Nameperson	Namelegal entity	Full Nameperson	Full Addressaddress

Use cases

Beneficial Ownership Verification for Small Business Lending

A fintech lender underwriting a small business loan cross-references the applicant's stated ownership against city licensing records to confirm the individual is a documented owner of the business before approving funds.

Full NameNameFull Address

Fraud Ring Detection Across Multiple Business Registrations

A fraud analyst investigating suspicious merchant accounts checks whether a single individual appears as the owner of an unusually large number of licensed businesses at the same address, which may indicate shell entity activity.

Full NameFull AddressNameLast NameFirst Name

Owner-Level Prospecting for B2B Services

A sales team targeting Chicago small business owners uses the owner name and business name together to build a contact list for outreach, prioritizing businesses in specific neighborhoods based on address data.

Full NameNameFull Address