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25,504 historical permit records through 2026-10-14 · 18,246 code violations · newest 2026-10-16 · Chicago, Illinois.

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25,504 building-permit records on file for Chicago, IL through 2026-10-14. 18,246 code violations in the same area, newest violation date 2026-10-16.

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2026-02-17 Roofing
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $30,000 1307 W WRIGHTWOOD AVE PROPOSED NEW TURF, PERGOLA, AND TRELLIS ON EXISTING ROOF TERRACE FOR AN EXISTING… CHICAGO ROOF DECK & GARDEN, LLC
2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $34,800 4123 W 21ST ST
Owner: SUN··· 🔒
SELF CERT 2019- INTERIOR REMODELING OF EXIST. 2 RESIDENTIAL APTS. GROUP R-5 WITH… 2-story residential MARIA LOPEZ
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2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $1,000 2301 S JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DR LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. REPAIR OR ALTER DEVICES ON EXISTING CIRCUITS. RECE… ×2 FREEMAN ELECTRICAL, INC.
2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 — 3305 S WALLACE ST FOR PERMIT 101067813: REPLACEMENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. NEW CONTRACTOR(S) LIST… replacement CLD CONSTRUCTION INC
2026-02-17 Signage
Source type: PERMIT - SIGNS
 — 3348 S PULASKI RD INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) 6'6" X 1'8" SINGLE-SIDED, NON-ILLUMINATED SIGN PANEL ON … PREFERRED CONSTRUCTION INC
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2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT
 — 200 E RANDOLPH ST
Owner: 601··· 🔒
WATER DAMAGE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT ON ONE(1) 7000LB CAPACITY, 81-FLOOR, 1400FPM, P… SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP CHICAG
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2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $2,500 11007 S EBERHART AVE LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 100 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS … 100A 20 circuits battery New installation Battery storage BRIGHT PLANET SOLAR, INC
2026-02-17 Roofing
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $14,980 1646 N PAULINA ST SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 1000 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: OTHER. LOCATION: WORK… 1,000 roof sf replacement Re-roof BLUE SKY ROOFING, INCORPORATED
2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $1,000 4514 N TROY ST LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. REPAIR OR ALTER DEVICES ON EXISTING CIRCUITS. RECE… BLUE LINE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTO
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2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $50,000 6511 W 63RD PL SELF CERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR REMODELING TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILYRESIDENCE GROU… 1-story AA CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LTD
2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $5,000 4425 W NORTH AVE LOW VOLTAGE/COMMUNICATION ELECTRICAL WORK. INSTALL SECURITY. SPECIFIC LOCATION: … low voltage New installation ADVANCED WIRING SOLUTIONS
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2026-02-17 Interior Renovation
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $45,000 2134 W LELAND AVE SELF CERTIFICATION 2019 CBRC. INTERIOR REMODELING OF AN EXISTING 2 STORY SINGLE … DEMO WORKERS LLC
2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 — 1026 E 67TH ST
Owner: MAZ··· 🔒
LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS … 200A 1 circuits New installation NEW FRONTIER ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC.
2026-02-17 New Construction
Source type: PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION
 $680,000 4026 N HERMITAGE AVE SC 2019 CBC: ERECT A 2 STORY TYPE VA FRAME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH BASEMENT… 2-story 2-car garage residential JOHN DOWNES CONSTRUCTION, INC.
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2026-02-17 Solar
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $15,000 5507 N MONT CLARE AVE INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF ACCESSORY BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: SLOPED (2:12 TO 5… 11.5 kW solar Solar PV CERTIFIED ELECTRIC LLC
2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $2,900 5727 N WASHTENAW AVE LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 100 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS … 100A 2 circuits EV charger New installation SENTINEL ELECTRIC INC.
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2026-02-17 Roofing
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $27,500 5237 N LIANO AVE SELF CERTIFICATION: REMOVE 2ND FLOOR WEST ELEVATION DORMER ADDITION BUILT W/OUT … PHONG TRAN GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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2026-02-17 Plumbing
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $210,000 225 N COLUMBUS DR
Owner: COA··· 🔒
SCOPE: NONSTRUCTURAL INTERIOR ALTERATION TO EXISTING KITCHEN, PRIMARY BATHROOM, … replacement ARETE RENOVATORS INC.
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2026-02-17 Solar
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $20,390 3767 W HAYFORD ST INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). IN… 10 kW 15 kWh battery battery solar Battery storage SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
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2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $3,000 6968 W DIVERSEY AVE LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. REPAIR OR ALTER DEVICES ON EXISTING CIRCUITS. RECE… replacement OAK ELECTRIC INC.
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2026-02-17 Solar
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $9,500 4918 S KEDVALE AVE
Owner: ORO··· 🔒
INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). IN… 10 kW 15 kWh battery battery solar Battery storage SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
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2026-02-17 Solar
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $3,848 3767 W HAYFORD ST INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF ACCESSORY BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). IN… 10 kW 15 kWh battery battery solar Battery storage SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
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2026-02-17 Windows & Doors
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $3,116,373 333 W WOLF POINT PLZ SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO 22ND FLOOR OFFICE SPACE AS PER PLAN… REDMOND CONSTRUCTION CORP.
2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $3,812 500 W MONROE ST
Owner: PIE··· 🔒
LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. REPAIR OR ALTER DEVICES ON EXISTING CIRCUITS. RECE… EV charger REX ELECT. & TECHNOLOGIES LLC
2026-02-17 Demolition
Source type: PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION
 $35,000 3040 N LINCOLN AVE WRECK AND REMOVE A 1 STORY MASONRY BUILDING CARLOS GROUP INC
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2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $141,597 1 N FRANKLIN ST
Owner: MCP··· 🔒
LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. ADD 11 CIRCUITS TO EXISTING 200 AMP SERVICE DISCON… 200A 11 circuits Add circuits REX ELECT. & TECHNOLOGIES LLC
2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT
 $3,500 58 E OAK ST
Owner: PON··· 🔒
REMOVAL OF TWO (2) ESCALATORS (1-2, 2-3), PURSUANT TO THE SCOPE OF WORK SUBMITTE… CHICAGO ELEVATOR & LIFT, INC.
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2026-02-17 Windows & Doors
Source type: PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT
 $203,688 225 E CHICAGO AVE
Owner: ANN··· 🔒
REPLACEMENT OF DOOR OPERATORS ON FIVE(5) 4000LB CAPACITY, 12-FLOOR, 500FPM, PASS… OTIS ELEVATOR - CHICAGO
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2026-02-17 Plumbing
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 — 1643 W 35TH ST FOR PERMIT 100952669: REPLACEMENT PLUMBING CONTRACTOR. NEW CONTRACTOR(S) LISTED… replacement VJJ PLUMBING
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2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $450,000 1634 W POLK ST
Owner: STR··· 🔒
SELF CERT 2019 CBRC: REVISION TO PERMIT 101064983 TO REVISE INTERIOR ALTERATION … 2-story TW CHICAGO, LLC
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2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT
 $5,000 232 E OHIO ST DECOMMISSION/REMOVAL OF ONE(1) 2250LB CAPACITY, 4-FLOOR, 125FPM,AND ONE(1) 4000L… OTIS ELEVATOR - LOMBARD
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2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT
 $30,000 360 N GREEN ST
Owner: 360··· 🔒
WATER DAMAGE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF PARTS ON ONE(1) 5000LB CAPACITY, 25-FLOOR, 70… TK ELEVATOR
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2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $50,000 3721 N LOWELL AVE SELF-CERT-2019 CBRC: DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING WOOD DECK AND STA… 2-story residential HIMSBEN DESIGN STUDIO LLC
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2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $1,500 5435 N WOLCOTT AVE LOW VOLTAGE/COMMUNICATION ELECTRICAL WORK. INSTALL OTHER. SPECIFIC LOCATION: 1ST… low voltage New installation G & F ELECTRICAL, INC.
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2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT
 $95,000 6410 S HONORE ST
Owner: WB ··· 🔒
INSTALLATION OF (1) ONE L.U.L.A. PASSENGER ELEVATOR, 1400LBS CAPACITY @ 30FPM, 4… ESSENTIAL ELEVATOR, INC.
2026-02-17 Structural
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $5,950 6201 S RHODES AVE TUCKPOINTING AND UNIT MASONRY REPAIR / REPLACEMENT: 500 SQ. FT., LINTEL QTY. 3, … KRISBUD CONSTRUCTION CORP
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2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $40,000 5428 S PAULINA ST SELF CERT: ALTERATION LEVEL 3 - BASEMENT DE-CONVERSION PLANS TO EXISTING 2-FLAT … residential M.Q. HOME REPAIR, INCORPORTAED
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2026-02-17 Roofing
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $18,500 1463 W HURON ST SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 711 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: MINERAL - SURFACED ROL… 711 roof sf replacement Re-roof ANCHOR POINT CORPORATION
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2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $3,000 6852 W HOBART AVE LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 100 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS … 100A 15 circuits New installation JM POLCURR INC
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2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $3,000 456 E 88TH PL LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS … 200A 40 circuits New installation VOLTANEC LLC
2026-02-17 Windows & Doors
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $1,000 3915 N KENNETH AVE IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND DOORS IN EXISTING OPENINGS. REPLACEM… ALFA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
2026-02-17 Interior Renovation
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $200,000 641 W LAKE ST
Owner: WR2··· 🔒
SC 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR BUILDOUT OF 3,300 SF OFFICE CORRIDOR SPACE, INCLUDING EMP… R2 DESIGN-BUILD LLC
2026-02-17 Plumbing
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $2,000 2610 N HALSTED ST REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 12 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APP… 12 fixtures replacement LARRY BURMEISTER
2026-02-17 Electrical
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $2,000 8642 S KOLMAR AVE
Owner: BRU··· 🔒
LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 100 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS … 100A 10 circuits New installation DUBROWSKI GROUP CORP
2026-02-17 Plumbing
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $10,000 4514 N TROY ST REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 2 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPL… 2 fixtures replacement KAMBEROS CONSTRUCTION
2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $15,000 2044 W BIRCHWOOD AVE SPR 2019 CBRC: REPAIR EXISTING 3 STORY ENCLOSED PORCH AT EXISTING 3 STORY 3 DWEL… 3 units 3-story residential PRM CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION LLC
2026-02-17 General Construction
Source type: PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
 $350,000 2706 W LEXINGTON ST SELF-CERT: ALTERATION LEVEL 3 - INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 2-FLAT RESIDENC… 2-story residential CLD CONSTRUCTION, INC
2026-02-17 Landscaping & Exterior
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 — 1851 S CENTRAL PARK AVE PURPOSE: LEGALIZE UNPERMITTED WORK. WOOD FENCE - 6'-0' ' (HEIGHT) X 50'-0' ' (LE… —
2026-02-17 Windows & Doors
Source type: PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM
 $50,000 5543 N LAKEWOOD AVE IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND DOORS IN EXISTING OPENINGS. REPLACEM… —
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