Chicago, IL Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-09-09

166 building permits were recorded for Chicago, IL over the trailing 7 days, with $11,508,839 in declared construction value. This page reflects currently available public permitting records; source schedules vary by jurisdiction.

By PermitGrab Research · Updated 2026-09-09 · Last permit logged 2026-09-07

Permits filed · this week

166

▼ 56.1% vs prior 7 days

Declared construction value

$11,508,839

$97,532 avg per reported permit

Prior 7-day comparison

378

permits filed previous week

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)Declared value
1 SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC 11 $35,000
2 DEPENDABLE SOLUTIONS CORP 8 $30,000
3 SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP CHICAG 7 $59,000
4 CITY SERVICE ELECTRIC INC. 5
5 ALVAREZ ELECTRICAL TECH 4 $20,000

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM 131 78.9%
PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT 21 12.7%
PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION 7 4.2%
PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT 6 3.6%
PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION 1 0.6%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractorValue
2026-09-07 PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM 10214 S GREEN ST DEPENDABLE SOLUTIONS CORP $4,000
2026-09-07 PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM 7313 S HERMITAGE AVE DEPENDABLE SOLUTIONS CORP $3,000
2026-09-07 PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM 5305 W SCHUBERT AVE DEPENDABLE SOLUTIONS CORP $3,000
2026-09-07 PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM 4121 W FLETCHER ST DEPENDABLE SOLUTIONS CORP $4,000
2026-09-07 PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM 110 N WACKER DR LOMBARDI ELECTRIC, INC. $45,000
Methodology. Data is based on public permitting records associated with Chicago. Source coverage and publication schedules vary by jurisdiction. Permits are counted using the source date field. Declared construction value reflects what applicants reported on 118 of 166 current permits (71.1% coverage); values under $1,000 or above $50M are excluded from totals. "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-09-09.

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