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NLS (Business Licensing)
Business License Application, Renewals and Updates.
Account Registration, Access and Management: creating account, change passwords, add users, add agent ID, etc.
Before you apply, you must be a registered business in Good Standing with the Illinois Secretary of State.
Business License Registration
Step 1: Register for an account
Step 2: Click on “Create New Application”
Step 3: Click on the green box that states “New Business License”
Step 4: Complete all required registration fields:
General Applicant Information
Location and Property Ownership
Contacts
Ownership Information
Parent Company Information
Documents
Questions and Attestations
Payment
After uploading files or editing data, be sure you click the “SAVE” button to commit your changes before submitting or resubmitting your application to the department.
We recommend you use the latest version of Google Chrome when accessing and utilizing the registration system.