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New businesses in Illinois: June 2026

14,045 new businesses were formed in Illinois in June 2026, up 2% from May and up 68% from June 2025.

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New businesses
14,045
June 2026
Month over month
+2%
vs 13,759
Year over year
+68%
vs 8,357
Most common type
LLC
83% of formations

New Illinois businesses per month

010,00020,000Jun 2024: 6,379Jun 24Jul 2024: 6,530Aug 2024: 6,399Sep 2024: 5,635Oct 2024: 5,516Nov 2024: 6,928Dec 2024: 8,102Jan 2025: 9,5532025Feb 2025: 8,225Mar 2025: 8,560Apr 2025: 8,941May 2025: 8,361Jun 2025: 8,357Jul 2025: 9,493Aug 2025: 7,381Sep 2025: 7,609Oct 2025: 7,293Nov 2025: 10,862Dec 2025: 11,889Jan 2026: 13,9642026Feb 2026: 12,759Mar 2026: 18,704Apr 2026: 15,920May 2026: 13,759Jun 2026: 14,045

By entity type

  • LLCs11,695 · 83%
  • Corporations1,787 · 13%
  • Nonprofits559 · 4%
  • Other4 · 0%

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Illinois whose formation (registration) date falls in June 2026 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 20, 2026. Businesses already dissolved are not counted, so older months can drift slightly as records change. City and county refer to the business address on file. More in the methodology.

Cite this report: ListRiver, “New businesses in Illinois: June 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/illinois/2026-06. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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