BizFisher

Businesses for sale in Illinois

Buying a business in Illinois usually starts in Chicagoland, and so does this page. BizFisher gathers Illinois listings from public listing sites and brokers into one free search. Chicago has the most listings, but you'll also find Peoria, Springfield and Rockford, plus suburbs like Naperville, Plainfield, Schaumburg and Glen Ellyn. Restaurants and food businesses lead the mix, followed by gas stations and convenience stores, then home services such as landscaping, HVAC and restoration. Healthcare practices, logistics companies and auto shops show up often too. To focus on one area, open our Chicago page, our DuPage County page or our Naperville page for the west suburbs. One Illinois step to know early: when you buy a business's assets, the buyer is expected to file a bulk-sale notice with the Illinois Department of Revenue before closing, and skipping it can leave you responsible for the seller's unpaid state taxes. Liquor licenses are issued locally and generally don't carry over to a new owner. Where a seller shares cash flow, we add a cash-on-cash estimate on our model.

Estimates only — not financial, tax, or legal advice. Modeled on seller-reported numbers with 30% down, a 7.5% rate and a 10-year loan. How we estimate

Illinois · live counts

  • 1,199operating businesses for sale
  • 281clear 20% cash-on-cash on our model
  • 295clear 1.5x debt coverage on our model
See the 281 that clear 20% on our modelSearch all listings free

Where the listings are

  • Chicago143
  • Peoria22
  • Naperville16
  • Springfield12
  • Chicago Heights10
  • Rockford10
  • Plainfield7
  • Schaumburg7
  • Glen Ellyn6
  • Arlington Heights5

Top categories

  • Restaurant / Food250
  • Gas Station / C-Store145
  • Home Services130
  • Healthcare / Medical86
  • Wholesale / Logistics58
  • Auto / Car Wash50
  • Salon / Beauty43
  • Retail41

Top business listings in Illinois

Showing 673–696 of 1,199. Listings that clear 20% cash-on-cash on our model come first, then the newest.