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Market data · Updated October 20, 2026

Restaurants for Sale in Illinois

There are 124 restaurants for sale in Illinois right now, across 12 marketplaces and 7,500+ brokerages, each counted once. 22 were listed in the last 30 days.

For sale now
124
22 new in 30 days
Median asking price
$329K
123 list a price
Median cash flow
$162K
50 report it
Median multiple
3.0x
asking price to cash flow

What they are asking

Under $250K4234%
$250K to $1M5545%
$1M to $5M2420%
$5M and up22%

Where they are

By metro area

Chicago72
St. Louis Metro East6
Peoria5
Exceptional Turnkey Restaurant And Bar-historic Downtown Sycamore2
Springfield2
Third Lake2

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How we count: every live business-for-sale listing in Illinois whose title identifies it as one of these businesses, from the marketplaces Accredited indexes, with listings of the same business merged. Online businesses are excluded. Medians use the listings that report each figure; multiples outside 0.2x to 25x are left out as likely data errors. Asking prices are not sale prices. Recalculated daily. See all businesses for sale in Illinois.

Common questions

Questions, answered.

How many restaurants are for sale in Illinois?
124 as of October 20, 2026, counting each business once even when it is listed on several marketplaces. 22 came onto the market in the last 30 days.
How much do restaurants in Illinois cost?
The median asking price is $329K, based on the 123 listings that state a price. Sellers ask a median of 3.0x the cash flow they report (48 listings report both). Asking prices are what sellers want, not what businesses sell for.
Where in Illinois are restaurants for sale?
The most are in Chicago (72), St. Louis Metro East (6), Peoria (5). Listings are grouped into metro areas where we can tell which one they are in.
Where do these numbers come from?
Accredited indexes every business-for-sale listing across 12 marketplaces and 7,500+ brokerages, merges listings of the same business, and recalculates these figures every day. Online businesses are not included.