Who needs licensed cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians and nail technicians in Illinois?
Issued by Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Everyone who cuts, colors, waxes or does nails holds an individual license, applied for online through IDFPR’s portal after school hours and the exam. Hiring unlicensed staff puts the shop registration at risk.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Sources and dates
IDFPR barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding and nail technology page. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Everyone who cuts, colors, waxes or does nails holds an individual license, applied for online through IDFPR’s portal after school hours and the exam.
Yes. Everyone who cuts, colors, waxes or does nails holds an individual license, applied for online through IDFPR’s portal after school hours and the exam.
Yes. Everyone who cuts, colors, waxes or does nails holds an individual license, applied for online through IDFPR’s portal after school hours and the exam.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Illinois it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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