# Changelog of Chicago Business Licenses Scraper (`automation-lab/chicago-business-licenses`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/chicago-business-licenses/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/chicago-business-licenses.md

## Changelog

### 0.1.0 — 2026-08-30 (UTC)

#### Added

- Search the official City of Chicago Socrata business-license dataset by business name, license number, license type, status, address, ZIP code, and issue or expiration date.
- Export normalized records with business identity, license details, activity, status, location, issue date, expiration date, and source provenance.

#### Workflows

- Limit and combine filters for focused compliance checks, local-market research, and prospect-list creation.
- Run the same saved input on a schedule to collect consistent snapshots for recurring license-status monitoring.