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Building permits in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the Cook County seat, with its neighbourhoods stretching along Lake Michigan from Rogers Park to the far South Side. A small piece around O'Hare reaches into DuPage County; these pages cover the Cook side. 174,846 building permits issued in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois from January 2006 to October 2026, sorted by trade. The busiest trades are other construction (61,165), remodel (32,387) and electrical (32,302). Coverage: Not yet.
Updated October 25, 2026.
Source: part of the county permit portal's list (an older copy, not refreshed).
Not yet held: building permits.
Sample rows
A few real rows, shortened: parcel numbers are cut, and street addresses and names are left out here. Subscribers get the full rows.
| Trade | Month | Status |
|---|---|---|
| other | October 2026 | RECHECK |
| other | October 2026 | RECHECK |
| other | October 2026 | RECHECK |
| other | October 2026 | RECHECK |
| other | October 2026 | RECHECK |
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