Elmhurst Illinois (a suburb 20 miles West of Chicago) requires a license with a $50 annual fee: https://www.elmhurst.org/DocumentCenter/View/15636/Beekeeper-Application-and-Instruction-Packet the annual cost seems a bit excessive, but beekeeping by individuals was prohibited until recently (ref change.org petition): https://www.change.org/p/steven-morley-more-bees-in-elmhurst before that they only started allowing beekeeping by educational institutions as of early 2017: https://www.elmhurst.edu/news/college-buzzing-new-beehives/ *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html