Chicago, IL roofing permits
New roofing permits issued in Chicago, IL, delivered each day as CSV and JSON files, with an email digest and a small dashboard.
What you get
- A CSV file and a JSON file of the permits we collected each day.
- A daily email that says what is new.
- A dashboard where you sign in with your email to download current and past files.
Sample
Last 7 days, generated 2026-10-22. 45 permits in this window. Showing 10 of them.
| Issued | Address (block range) | ZIP | Permit type | Work description | Declared value | Trade | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 3500-3599 S HAMILTON AVE | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 480 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: MINERAL - SURFACED ROLL ROOFING. LOCATION: UNIT B ROOF. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104020177. | $4,000 | Roofing | TIME DEVELOPMENT LLC |
| 2026-10-20 | 2100-2199 N LOCKWOOD AVE | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 23 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: ASPHALT SHINGLES. LOCATION: HOUSE & GARAGE. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104020282. | $17,722 | Roofing | EMBER CONSTRUCTION INC |
| 2026-10-20 | 6200-6299 S EMERALD DR | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 43000 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: OTHER. LOCATION: EXISTING ROOF REPLACEMENT. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104019866. | $339,920 | Roofing | LUCAS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC |
| 2026-10-20 | 5100-5199 S DORCHESTER AVE | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF RECOVER. AREA: 6000 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: MINERAL - SURFACED ROLL ROOFING. LOCATION: ROOFTOP. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104000394. | $81,000 | Roofing | RAINCOAT ROOFING SYSTEM INC |
| 2026-10-20 | 3900-3999 N ELSTON AVE | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 3000 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: MINERAL - SURFACED ROLL ROOFING. LOCATION: EXISTING ROOF. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104020563. | $25,000 | Roofing | AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS INC |
| 2026-10-20 | 7700-7799 S PAULINA ST | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 1224 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: ASPHALT SHINGLES. LOCATION: HOME ROOF. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104020004. | $48,925 | Roofing | ERIE CONSTRUCTION MID-WEST, LLC |
| 2026-10-20 | 6100-6199 S KEELER AVE | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 2230 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: ASPHALT SHINGLES. LOCATION: ROOFING. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104.01959. | $21,245.71 | Roofing | SLOG GROUP LLC |
| 2026-10-19 | 6200-6299 S WASHTENAW AVE | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPAIR. AREA: 1316 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: BUILT-UP ROOF. LOCATION: ROOFING. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104.01968. | $5,000 | Roofing | J&D CAPITAL GROUP LLC |
| 2026-10-19 | 4400-4499 S HOMAN AVE | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 1317 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: ASPHALT SHINGLES. LOCATION: MAIN HOUSE. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104019663. | $10,350.86 | Roofing | PACC CONSTRUCTION LLC DBA PACC BUILDING GROUP LLC |
| 2026-10-19 | 5000-5099 S EAST END AVE | n/a | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Reroofing | SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 825 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: OTHER. LOCATION: ROOF TOP. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE: 104003433. | $46,700 | Roofing | KNICKERBOCKER ROOFING & PAVING CO. |
Public samples show a street number range and ZIP only. Subscribers get the full address as the city publishes it, the permit id and a link to the source record.
Fields in each row
- Permit id
- The city's permit number.
- Issue date
- The date the city issued the permit.
- Address
- Street address as published.
- City and ZIP
- As published, where the dataset has them.
- Permit type
- The city's own permit type and class.
- Work description
- The city's description of the work, trimmed.
- Declared value
- The job value the applicant declared, where the city publishes it.
- Trade
- Our label, from fixed keyword rules.
- Contractor
- Business name and licence number, where the city publishes them.
- Source record
- A link to the city's record of the permit.
Know before you buy
- The city can correct or change a permit after it is issued. We show the record as it was when we collected it.
- The Chicago dataset carries no contractor licence number, so the licence column is empty for this product.
- The Chicago dataset has no ZIP column, so ZIP can be blank on some rows.
- Chicago lists contractors in several slots on a permit. We keep contractor businesses and drop owner, tenant and applicant slots, so a few permits show no contractor.
- Chicago has no trade field. We assign the trade with fixed keyword rules on the work description, so some permits can be filed under the wrong trade or missed.
See data sources for the dataset behind this product.
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