22,694 indexed permits · 16,528 code violations · Chicago, Illinois.
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| Permits (last 90 days) | 8,774 |
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| Total permit value (90d) | $2,550,234,181 |
| Contractor names (90 days) | 25 |
| Newest permit | 2026-09-20 |
PermitGrab tracks 22,694 building permits in Chicago, IL as of 2026-09-20, including 25 active contractors identified from filings in the last 90 days. 16,528 code violations in the same area, newest violation date 2026-09-21.
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2,834 building permits were published by this source for Chicago in the last 30 days — down 6.5% from the prior 30 days, with $595,614,361 in declared project value across the 2,432 that report a cost. Over 90 days: 8,774 permits worth $2,550,234,181.
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| 2026-09-20 | HVAC/Mech | $3,000 | 9037 S COMMERCIAL AVE | INTERSTATE MECHANICAL & CONSTRUCTION, INC. | |
| 2026-09-20 | Windows/Doors | $99,753 | 140 S DEARBORN ST | REED CONSTRUCTION LLC | |
| 2026-09-20 | General Construction | $38,440 | 1433 W RASCHER AVE | HIGHLIGHTS CHICAGO INC. | |
| 2026-09-20 | Fence | $7,946 | 1649 E 86TH ST | ERGEON INC | |
| 2026-09-20 | General Construction | — | 9177 S SOUTH CHICAGO AVE
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G WAVE LLC | |
| 2026-09-19 | General Construction | $3,000 | 6550 S UNION AVE | WAK ELECTRICAL INC | |
| 2026-09-19 | General Construction | $3,400 | 5555 N SHERIDAN RD | LIGHT IT UP ELECTRICAL CORP, | |
| 2026-09-19 | General Construction | $7,000 | 2336 W HURON ST
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ADVANCED MASONRY & TUCKPT. CO. | |
| 2026-09-19 | General Construction | $22,000 | 2330 E 99TH ST | BENION ENTERPRISES | |
| 2026-09-19 | Roofing | $28,935 | 3568 W WOLFRAM ST |
GARAGE 2017 LLC DBA DANLEY'S GARAGE WORLD
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| 2026-09-19 | Plumbing | $15,000 | 6055 S KOSTNER AVE |
JOSE ANTONIO AYALA DBA AYALA
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| 2026-09-19 | General Construction | $2,300 | 5022 N SAWYER AVE | PERSAUD CONSTRUCTION | |
| 2026-09-19 | Roofing | $19,000 | 6660 N OCTAVIA AVE | ROGAN'S CONSTRUCTION LLC | |
| 2026-09-19 | Demolition | $30,000 | 2042 W WALTON ST
Owner: SKO··· 🔒
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TREEWRIGHT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC | |
| 2026-09-19 | General Construction | $6,500 | 2821 S ST LOUIS AVE | LAKECITY BUILDERS INC | |
| 2026-09-19 | Roofing | $127,000 | 10022 S HALSTED ST
Owner: GRA··· 🔒
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TECHNICIAN ROOFING 2 LLC | |
| 2026-09-19 | Fence | $4,400 | 9328 S PAXTON AVE | — | |
| 2026-09-18 | Signage | — | 4051 N LINCOLN AVE | SANFORD & SIGN INCORPORATED | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $1,865 | 4954 N MONTICELLO AVE | SEMINARY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $7,500 | 4432 S WESTERN AVE | REMODELING CHICAGO, LLC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $4,000 | 6700 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE
Owner: MOH··· 🔒
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CORPORATE IDENTIFICATION SOLUTIONS INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $1,500 | 5601 N SHERIDAN RD | RJT ELECTRIC LLC | |
| 2026-09-18 | Roofing | $36,441 | 5127 S NATCHEZ AVE |
EXCEPTIONAL EXTERIORS PLLC
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| 2026-09-18 | Solar | $21,333 | 1625 N NAGLE AVE | ×2 CERTIFIED ELECTRIC LLC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $10,258 | 111 S WACKER DR
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IMG TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| 2026-09-18 | Solar | $6,840 | 6307 W BERENICE AVE | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $120,000 | 6528 S TALMAN AVE | ZDA REMODELING INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | Signage | $1,500 | 4051 N LINCOLN AVE | SANFORD & SIGN INCORPORATED | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $256,120 | 6001 N NORTHWEST HWY | P & J MASONRY RESTORATION | |
| 2026-09-18 | Signage | — | 4051 N LINCOLN AVE | SANFORD & SIGN INCORPORATED | |
| 2026-09-18 | Plumbing | — | 4614 N SEELEY AVE |
A PLUS J HEATING &PLUMBING,INC
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| 2026-09-18 | Signage | $1,000 | 300 E OHIO ST | ALL-RIGHT SIGN INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $4,000 | 123 E 43RD ST | AURORA SIGN CO | |
| 2026-09-18 | Fire Protection | — | 440 S LA SALLE ST
Owner: CUS··· 🔒
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SECURADYNE SYSTEM INTERMEDIATE
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| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $90,000 | 333 E HURON ST | POWER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC | |
| 2026-09-18 | Signage | — | 1100 W FULTON MARKET | WINDY CITY SIGNS AND GRAPHICS, INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | Signage | $2,500 | 300 E OHIO ST | ALL-RIGHT SIGN INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $27,000 | 1757 W CRYSTAL ST
Owner: LAU··· 🔒
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MASONRY RESTORATION SOLUTIONS
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| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $1,500 | 1643 W 85TH ST | CAMPANILE CONSTRUCTION & DESIG | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $3,000 | 6700 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE
Owner: MOH··· 🔒
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CORPORATE IDENTIFICATION SOLUTIONS INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | Windows/Doors | $3,500 | 1567 N MILWAUKEE AVE | INTEGRITY SIGN COMPANY | |
| 2026-09-18 | Signage | $7,000 | 2739 N ELSTON AVE | ELEVATE SIGN GROUP LTD | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $6,600 | 7111 S WESTERN AVE
Owner: WAL··· 🔒
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DOYLE SIGNS INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $3,500 | 6700 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE
Owner: MOH··· 🔒
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CORPORATE IDENTIFICATION SOLUTIONS INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | Fire Protection | — | 4435 S WESTERN BLVD | CFP LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS LLC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $9,500 | 7516 S COLES AVE |
TFWA CORPORATION
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| 2026-09-18 | Signage | — | 1100 W FULTON MARKET | WINDY CITY SIGNS AND GRAPHICS, INC | |
| 2026-09-18 | Fence | $4,473 | 218 W MENOMONEE ST | PEERLESS ENTERPRISES LLC | |
| 2026-09-18 | General Construction | $4,500 | 6700 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE
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CORPORATE IDENTIFICATION SOLUTIONS INC |
Businesses most frequently named in permit records — last 90 days of activity shown in parentheses. Source-published contact details are available for 25 of 25 businesses below.
| Recorded business | Permits (90d) | Contact |
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| 1. SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES 🔥 215 permits/30d Active | 857 (531) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 2. FRACKIEL BUILDERS, INCORPORATED 🔥 24 permits/30d Active | 154 (63) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 3. PEERLESS ENTERPRISES LLC 🔥 18 permits/30d Active | 131 (72) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 4. ALVAREZ ELECTRICAL TECH 🔥 18 permits/30d Active | 108 (69) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 5. CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 🔥 11 permits/30d Active | 99 (34) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 6. CERTIFIED ELECTRIC LLC 🔥 13 permits/30d Active | 97 (58) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 7. OTIS ELEVATOR - CHICAGO 6 permits/30d Active | 95 (45) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 8. CHAVEZ ELECTRIC 9 permits/30d Active | 92 (27) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 9. GARAGE 2017 LLC DBA DANLEY'S GARAGE WORLD 🔥 16 permits/30d Active | 88 (50) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 10. BLUE LINE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTO 6 permits/30d Active | 80 (20) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 11. KAPITAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 🔥 13 permits/30d Active | 77 (29) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 12. MARON ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 permits/30d Active | 73 (39) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 13. SECURADYNE SYSTEM INTERMEDIATE 8 permits/30d Active | 73 (25) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 14. HARTMANN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC 🔥 10 permits/30d Active | 72 (31) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 15. CAMPANILE CONSTRUCTION & DESIG 5 permits/30d Active | 71 (22) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 16. SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC 🔥 10 permits/30d Active | 70 (31) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 17. CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES LLC 🔥 11 permits/30d Active | 69 (34) | Website |
| 18. A.B.C. PLUMBING, HEATING, COOLING & ELECTRIC, INC. 🔥 12 permits/30d Active | 68 (37) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 19. ION DEVELOPER LLC 9 permits/30d Active | 64 (30) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 20. LOMBARDI ELECTRIC, INC. 3 permits/30d Active | 63 (20) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 21. DUNNING ELECTRICAL SERVICES IN 5 permits/30d Active | 62 (24) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 22. FIRST AD SIGNS INC Active | 60 (16) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 23. PURE POWER ELECTRICAL,CORP. | 58 (10) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 24. KONE ELEVATOR COMPANY 🔥 11 permits/30d Active | 55 (22) | 🔒 Reveal |
| 25. ERGEON INC 🔥 12 permits/30d Active | 54 (48) | 🔒 Reveal |
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New building permits in Chicago, Illinois show where construction activity is being recorded. Contractors can filter the available public records by trade, date, address, and project value to research projects and plan outreach using the fields the source publishes.
Chicago, Illinois processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 22694+ Chicago building permits — newest permit date: 2026-09-20 from official city sources.
Building permits in Chicago can document new construction, renovations, and specialty work. The fields in a public record vary by filing, but may include a project address, scope, estimated cost, or contractor name. Use the displayed source information to evaluate whether a record is useful for your market research.
HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers can use Chicago building-permit records to research visible construction activity. A permit may signal a project that is relevant to a particular trade, but the source record does not establish that its owner is seeking a bid.
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The contractors most frequently represented in the available Chicago records include SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES, FRACKIEL BUILDERS, INCORPORATED, PEERLESS ENTERPRISES LLC, ALVAREZ ELECTRICAL TECH and CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS CORP.. PermitGrab tracks 25 active contractors across the metro. New records appear as they are available from the source.
The most recent permit indexed for Chicago is dated 2026-09-20. Newest permit date: 2026-09-20. Permit records carry filing date, address, project value, and permit type, plus contractor name where the source publishes it. Use a recent published record for project research; it does not show bid availability or a request for service.
In the last 30 days, Chicago permitting activity covers 2,834 new building permits alongside 16,528 active code violations. The records can cover new construction, residential renovations, mechanical/electrical/plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, demolitions, or tenant improvements. Their usefulness for a contractor or supplier depends on the published project details, timing, and service area.
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Search a business name to review its recorded permit activity in Chicago and the project details the public source publishes. Use the scope, timing, and address to research complementary work; a record is not a request for bids.
16,528 code violations are on record in Chicago. A code record may warrant repair or restoration research. Review the official record before outreach, including its current status, scope, and contact permissions.
Search recent Chicago, IL building permits by address, contractor, and permit type in the table above — pulled from the Chicago building department's public permit records. New filings appear here as they are published. Filter by trade or search an address to look up a specific permit. For this week's filing volume and the most active contractors, see the Chicago Permit Pulse.
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