118 new building permits were filed in Evanston, IL over the trailing 7 days, with $0 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
118
▲ 22.9% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
—
Prior 7-day comparison
96
permits filed previous week
Of 608 Evanston permits with a published review status, 34 (5.6%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 237 | 39.0% |
| Active | 122 | 20.1% |
| Invoice Sent | 64 | 10.5% |
| Pending Payment | 42 | 6.9% |
| Review | 41 | 6.7% |
| In Review | 25 | 4.1% |
| Closed | 22 | 3.6% |
| Pending Addl Info | 11 | 1.8% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Evanston, IL logged 118 permits in the last 7 days versus 96 the week before — a 22.9% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROSE PAVING LLC. | 2 | — |
| 2 | CHICAGO SPRINKLER COMPANY | 2 | — |
| 3 | ACCULEVEL INC | 1 | — |
| 4 | CALLAHAN & PETERS, INC. | 1 | — |
| 5 | AMERICAN VINTAGE HOME HTG & AC INC | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT | 21 | 17.8% |
| FENCE | 9 | 7.6% |
| GENERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION | 7 | 5.9% |
| INTERIOR REMODEL - RESIDENTIAL for singl | 7 | 5.9% |
| ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE | 5 | 4.2% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | FIRE SUPPRESSION | 355 RIDGE AVE, EVANSTON IL 60202 | FE MORAN FIRE PROTECTION NORTH | — |
| 2026-07-23 | ROOFING | 2020 RIDGE AVE, EVANSTON IL 60201 | G E RIDDIFORD CO | — |
| 2026-07-23 | LAWN SPRINKLER | 1513 FOREST AVE, EVANSTON IL 60201 | CHICAGO SPRINKLER COMPANY | — |
| 2026-07-23 | CCCD W/O FIRE SUPPRESSION | 1513 FOREST AVE, EVANSTON IL 60201 | CHICAGO SPRINKLER COMPANY | — |
| 2026-07-23 | PLUMBING AND SEWER REPAIR | 1617 BRUMMEL ST, EVANSTON IL 60202 | J BLANTON PLUMBING | — |
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