Questions about business license.

If you rent a kitchen from Kitchen Chicago or space in a bakery, or any other food establishment, how do you get a busniness license to sell the food??? I was under the impression that the City of Chicago would only give one license per address and if Kitchen Chicago, the local bakery, or any other food establishment willing to rent extra space already holds the license at the address in question, how do you get a business license?

It seems odd that every food establishment would have to have its own kitchen though . I want to package food to be sold to retail stores and restaurants. Because of costs, I would rather share space. I am hitting a wall when it comes to getting a license.

Any thoughts?

First you need to get an assumed name from the city hall. Then you need to place an add in a local paper(tribune, reader, times ext.). Then you bring the announcement into the biz. and licensing department of city hall. This is all you need for a biz. license If you want your biz to be licensed for food you do need a commercial kitchen. But if you are renting a kitchen the products you make at that location are all good. But if someone gets sick, or has complaints the commercialkitchen will be the one in danger of loosing the license. If you want a product that will be sold at retail there may be a separate license that needs to be obtained. To find out all the ins and outs of licencing go to http://www.cityofchicago.org.
Good luck, I hope my pain and suffering can help lead you to a smoother process.