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Verify a Illinois Cosmetologist license

liveIL Cosmetology / Barber Board · profession key cosmetologist

Live. We query the board directly for every check and the nightly canary is passing.

How Illinois Cosmetologist license verification works

A Cosmetologist in Illinois is licensed by the IL Cosmetology / Barber Board. PrimaryCheck looks the license up live at the board's public verification system (board lookup) by license number, or by name when no number is supplied. The record the board publishes is captured as evidence, hashed, and rendered into a proof PDF.

Fields returned for this board: status expires issued effective license_type discipline_actions data_as_of.

Board note: IDFPR license file on data.illinois.gov (weekly; rowsUpdatedAt 2026-11-02), queried live over SODA; interactive lookup online-dfpr.micropact.com/lookup/licenselookup.aspx is FormShield image-CAPTCHA gated (not used); captured 2026-11-03; cosmetologist 011, barber 006, esthetician 131, nail technician 169

What a Cosmetologist license check returns

Field checkPasses when
license_numberEqual to the board's number, ignoring prefix and leading zeros
nameLast name or declared alias matches; first name exact or nickname
license_typeThe record is a Cosmetologist license, strictly (no near-miss types)
statusThe board shows an active status; probation is active with a flag
expiresExpiration is on or after today, where the board publishes it
disciplinary_actionsRecorded and flagged with any order documents; never silently dropped

Verdicts: verified, discrepancy, not_found, unable_to_verify (with a reason), pending. See how verdicts are decided.

Verify a Illinois Cosmetologist license by API

POST https://api.primarycheck.com/v1/verifications
{
  "person": { "firstName": "…", "lastName": "…" },
  "claims": [
    { "type": "license", "state": "IL", "profession": "cosmetologist", "number": "…" }
  ],
  "purpose": "employment",
  "consent": { "consentId": "cons_…" }
}

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