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Businesses do not have inalienable rights to open locations within cities. They have to apply for the license. Whichever city official makes that decision is not constitutionally bound to give the license to certain people, he can give it whomever he pleases.
These decisions can be challenged in court if they are made in an arbitrary and capricious manner, as would be the case if they were turned down only because of the company president's view on gay marriage.
BTW, Rahm recently welcomed Louis Farrakhan to Chicago, so he seems to have no problem with Farrakhan's view on gay marrage (very much against) or gays (he loves them but thinks they're sick, degenerate, sinful, and headed for Hell).