1,373permits issued in 14 days

$326.9Mtotal reported job value

725permits at $10,000 or more

207permits at $100,000 or more

What is inside

Every permit the city issued, ready to sort and filter.

Counts below come straight from this file. 1,185 distinct addresses, median reported job value $17,825. Sort by value, filter by words in the scope of work, and you have a call list.

By permit type

Express Permit Program938

Renovation/Alteration211

Signs73

New Construction55

Elevator Equipment48

Wrecking/Demolition28

Reinstate Revoked Pmt20

Scope of work mentions

Electrical483

Roofing228

Plumbing132

Garage101

Solar89

Tuckpointing76

Porch69

Permits whose scope-of-work text contains the word. One permit can match more than one word.

Real rows from the file

Eight permits, exactly as they appear in the CSV.

Not mock-ups. Each row below is in the file you receive, with the same permit number, date, address and value.

IssuedAddressPermit typeScope of workJob value

Oct 8

4902 W AUGUSTA BLVD101085439

New Construction

SPR 2019 CBC: PROPOSED 2 STORY 2 D.U. FRAME RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITHBASEMENT, FRONT ENTRY OPEN WOOD STAIRS, REAR 2 STORY OPEN WOOD DECKSWITH STAIRS AND REAR 2 CAR DETACHED FRAME GARAGE AS PER PLANS. CERTIFIED PLAN CORRECTIONS.

$400,000

Oct 8

5119 S MASSASOIT AVEB200514796

Express Permit Program

INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 11.25 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF MAIN HOUSE. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.

$26,375

Oct 8

8524 S KOSTNER AVEB200514646

Express Permit Program

INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 11.5 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 12.6 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF MAIN HOUSE. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.

$33,940

Oct 8

7643 W TALCOTT AVEB200479335

Express Permit Program

SCOPE: NONSTRUCTURAL INTERIOR ALTERATION IN KITCHEN AND BREAKFAST AREA INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING. LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), KITCHEN AND BREAKFAST AREA.

$50,000

Oct 8

7435 S KINGSTON AVEB200514833

Express Permit Program

TUCKPOINTING AND UNIT MASONRY REPAIR / REPLACEMENT: 100 SQ. FT., LINTEL QTY. 0, MAX. LENGTH 0. LOCATION: BUILDING EXTERIOR.

$8,500

Oct 8

3833 N CICERO AVE101083351

Renovation/Alteration

SELF CERTIFICATION FOR AN INTERIOR REMODEL OF AN EXISTING OFFICE SPACE INTO A NEW 5050 SF MEDICAL OFFICE SCOPE INCLUDES ARCHITECTURAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND ELECTRICAL WORK. NO EXTERIOR WORK INCLUDED AS PART OF THE REMODEL

$500,000

Oct 8

3348 W ADAMS STB200514901

Express Permit Program

LIMITED REPAIR (25% OR LESS) FOR WOOD PORCH (OPEN) (QUANTITY: 1, LOCATION: REAR OF BUILDING).

$4,000

Oct 8

899 S PLYMOUTH CT101085691

Renovation/Alteration

SELF CERT: REMODELING OF EXISTING DWELLING UNIT.NO CHANGE TO ZONING USE AND STRUCTURE- ELECTRICAL ONLY

$50,000

Plus 1,365 more rows. Same six columns on every row: permit number, issue date, address, permit type, scope of work, job value.

How people use permit data

A permit shows you where money is about to be spent.

A permit is a public signal that a specific property is about to be worked on. Here is how the trades put that to use.

Roofers, tuckpointers and exterior trades

Mail or knock the street. A neighbor's permit is the easiest introduction you will ever get, and you can see which blocks are active.

228 permits mention roofing · 76 mention tuckpointing

Electricians, plumbers and subcontractors

See where larger renovation and new-construction jobs are moving, then pitch the contractors running them for the trade work.

55 new construction · 254 renovations and alterations

Solar, battery and EV installers

Properties already spending on electrical work are warm prospects for panels, storage and chargers.

89 permits mention solar · 483 mention electrical work

Suppliers, expediters and investors

Spot neighborhoods where money is moving, see the biggest projects of the fortnight, and track demand without paying for a subscription.

207 permits at $100,000 or more

Questions

What buyers ask first.

How current is it?

Permits issued Sep 25 – Oct 8, 2026, pulled Oct 9, 2026. The city can add records after the fact, so the newest days may fill in later.

What format is it, and how do I get it?

One CSV with a short readme, emailed from sales@businesslocalrecords.com to the address on your PayPal payment. If it has not arrived within a few hours, email me and I will send it by hand.

Will you update it or do other cities?

This is a one-time file. If you want a fresh Chicago pull later, or another city, tell me at sales@businesslocalrecords.com. What people ask for is what I build next.

1,373 Chicago building permits from the last 14 days, in one spreadsheet.

Every permit the city issued, ready to sort and filter.

By permit type

Scope of work mentions

Eight permits, exactly as they appear in the CSV.

A permit shows you where money is about to be spent.

Roofers, tuckpointers and exterior trades

Electricians, plumbers and subcontractors

Solar, battery and EV installers

Suppliers, expediters and investors

What buyers ask first.

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