A City of Chicago business license for Board-Up Services is required to place boards or other material over any opening in a building or other structure in order to protect the interior from damage or unauthorized entry.

A City of Chicago business license for Home Repair is required to fix, replace, alter, convert, modernize, improve or make an addition to any property primarily designed or used as a residence. Home Repair licensees may not pull building permits. If the work requires a building permit, a General Contractor license is required instead of a home repair license.

A General Contractor license issued by the Department of Buildings is required to perform most types of building construction, alteration, repair, and demolition work. More specific work may require a trade-specific license issued by the Department of Buildings.

A City of Chicago business license for Residential Real Estate Developer is required to acquire vacant land and develop it with a new residential building, or acquire a building and make significant renovations or changes to it.