Every bar, restaurant and liquor store in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties — and the ones about to open.

Dowsed municipalities Live: Read every night.: Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Mount Prospect and 7 more: their own liquor applications or board agendas, read nightly, before the license issues. Chicago's on-premise applications are filed a median of 74 days before the license issues.
State records: Licenses as the state issues them, in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
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Updated daily. Last updated Oct 27, 2026, 6:39 a.m. CT

Pending filings

Liquor applications the day a dowsed municipality publishes them, each with its objection close and review period or the agenda item that names the applicant, sorted by who closes next.

Operator changes

Ownership transfers, new operators at established venues, dark-space reopenings — with the basis printed on every card.

The market map

Every active hospitality license in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, searchable by name, ZIP, license class and outlet type.