To update your General Business License information, please fill out the following form.

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Background Information

Business Name*

Business Address*

City*

State*

Zip*

Business Phone*

Fax Number

Sales Tax ID*

FEIN*

Contact Person First Name*

Last Name*

Mailing Address*

City*

State*

Zip*

Contact Phone*

Email Address*

Emergency Contact First Name

Last Name

Emergency Contact Phone*

Business Structure*

Sole Proprietorship Partnership Limited Partnership Limited Liability Corporation

Corporation Non-Profit Corporation Cooperative

Type of Application*

Please Select One Accounting Firm Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Aquatic Facility Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Auctioneer Automatic Dry Cleaning Automobile Repair Beauty Salon/Barber Construction Consulting Services Day Care Facility Educational Services Finance and Insurance Gaming Establishment Gas Station Governmental Agency Health Care and Social Assistance Hospital Hotel/Motel House Movers Information Management of Companies and Enterprises Manufacturing Massage Est./Massage Service Miniature Golf Course Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Pawnbroker Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Religious Institution Resale Shop Retail Food Est./Food Service Est. Retail Trade Tattoo Parlor Transportation and Warehousing Travel Agency Utilities Veterinary Services Waste Management and Remediation Services Wholesale Trade Other*

*If "Other", please provide brief description of business activity:

Are you relocating your business to Elgin? If so, please provide the previous location of your business.

Previous Location Address

City

State

Zip

Does your business have other locations? If so, how many?

If multiple locations exist, please provide the address of at least one other location.

Other Location Address

City

State

Zip

Where is your business headquartered?

Address*

City*

State*

Zip*

Beginning Year of Operation at Elgin Location*

Is this a home based business?*

Yes

No

Business Premise Information

Automatic Amusements?*

Yes

No

If so, how many?

Food Vending Machines?*

Yes

No

If so, how many?

Cup Beverage Machines?*

Yes

No

If so, how many?

Video gaming/Video Poker?*

Yes

No

If so, how many?

Selling Tobacco Products?*

Yes*

No

*If yes, an additional form is needed. Please click here (will open in a new window).

Selling Liquor Products?*

Yes

No

1) If applying for a Massage Therapist License, an additional form is needed. Please click here (will open in a new window).

2) If applying as a NEW retail food or food handling establishment, an additional form is needed. Please click here (will open in a new window).

All businesses must indicate square footage. For regulations regarding the calculation of square footage please click here (will open in a new window).

Please indicate the square footage:*

0 - 999 sq ft 1000 - 2499 sq ft 2500 - 4999 sq ft 5000 - 9999 sq ft 10000 - 19999 sq ft

20000 - 29999 sq ft 30000 - 39999 sq ft 40000+ sq ft N/A

Number of Employees:
(If multiple locations, please list only those employees in Elgin)*

Number of Elgin Residents Employed*

Maximum Legal Occupancy of Business Premise
(If unknown, enter "0")*

Would you like to receive notices or announcements from the City of Elgin and its partners (such as the Downtown Neighborhood Association) regarding upcoming business related events, programs and other opportunities?

Yes

No

Regulations

A. No license shall be assigned, sold or transferred, nor shall any license authorize any person other than the applicant to conduct business under such license.

B. The applicant or licensee shall have a duty to notify the city’s finance director of any changes in the information contained in an application which is pending or which was the basis for the issuance of a license.

C. All licenses shall be prominently displayed on the business premises at all times.

D. No person shall add to, alter, deface, forge or counterfeit any license which has been issued by the city.

I hereby make application to conduct the above business/activity in the City of Elgin, Illinois. In making this application I understand I must comply with the regulations of the City of Elgin Municipal Code specifically governing this operation.

I have read and agree to the above statement and regulations.*

Yes I have read and agree.

No I have not read and do not agree.

Name of Agent Making Application*

Title

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