Chicago, IL solar permits

New solar 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. 41 permits in this window. Showing 10 of them.

Last 7 days, generated 2026-10-22
Issued	Address (block range)	ZIP	Permit type	Work description	Declared value	Trade	Contractor
2026-10-20	5200-5299 S PULASKI RD	n/a	PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION	SPR GREEN PERMIT 2019 CBC: INSTALLATION OF A 766.89 KW ROOF-MOUNTED SOLAR SYSTEM ON AN EXISTING 1-STORY BUILDING (OCCUPANCY TYPE M; CONSTRUCTION TYPE IIB) AS PER PLANS.	$1,007,979	Solar	CODY LUDWIG
2026-10-20	8100-8199 S FAIRFIELD AVE	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF ACCESSORY BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: SLOPED (2:12 TO 5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 11.5 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 5.33 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: EXTERIOR. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #24-0050.	$31,107	Solar	FUTURE RENEWABLES LLC
2026-10-19	5500-5599 S MERRIMAC AVE	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: SLOPED (2:12 TO 5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 11.5 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 6.16 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOFTOP. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #23-0672.	$9,240	Solar	SUNRISE SOLAR LLC
2026-10-19	500-599 N LECLAIRE AVE	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 3.555 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF MAIN BUILDING. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.	$11,754	Solar	SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
2026-10-19	500-599 N LECLAIRE AVE	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF ACCESSORY BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 2.37 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF DETACHED STRUCTURE. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.	$4,503	Solar	SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
2026-10-19	4500-4599 N MAPLEWOOD AVE	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 13.43 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF HOME. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.	$30,517	Solar	SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
2026-10-19	2400-2499 N MONITOR AVE	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: SLOPED (2:12 TO 5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 11.06 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF MAIN HOUSE. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.	$26,014	Solar	SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
2026-10-19	2400-2499 N MONITOR AVE	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF ACCESSORY BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: SLOPED (2:12 TO 5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 2.37 KW. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF DETACHED STRUCTURE. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.	$6,004	Solar	SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
2026-10-19	10500-10599 S SANGAMON ST	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 4.74 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF HOME. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.	$14,006	Solar	SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES
2026-10-19	5700-5799 N ORIOLE AVE	n/a	PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Small-Scale Solar PV System	INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: STEEP (>5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 11.5 KW. ARRAY OUTPUT: 5.53 KW. INCLUDES 13.5 KWH ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. LOCATION: ROOF PLANES OF MAIN HOUSE. ICC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INSTALLER CERT. #18-0817.	$15,507	Solar	SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES

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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