Building Permits in Chicago, IL

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in Chicago. Updated daily.Data current through Oct 23, 2026

27,282

Total Permits

1,557

Last 30 Days

$9.9B

Total Construction Value

$430.9K

Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

•Average project cost is $430.9K
•Other permits make up 69% of all filings

Processing Timeline

Avg Days to Approval

Median: 6 days

Avg Days to Issuance

27,282

Permits with Timeline Data

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Permit Status Pipeline

100%

issued27,282

Permit Types

Other

18,916

$1.8B

Remodel

4,642

$4.3B

Sign

1,776

$9.6M

New Construction

1,374

$3.7B

Demolition

574

$56.8M

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K

16,373

$50K - $250K

3,653

$250K - $1M

1,977

$1M - $5M

675

$5M+

226

Monthly Activity

Oct

486

Nov

1,457

Dec

1,919

Jan

2,110

Feb

2,705

Mar

2,850

Apr

2,656

May

2,874

Jun

2,743

Jul

2,597

Aug

2,413

Sep

1,246

Oct

02,874

Recent Permits

Type	Address	Description	Cost	Date
Other	555 W ADAMS ST	ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE PERMIT. OCCUPANCY: BUSINESS. START DATE: 10/23/2026. END DATE: 11/22/2026. ALL WORK UNDER THIS PE	—	Oct 23, 2026
Other	172 W ADAMS ST	REPLACEMENT OF HOIST CABLES ON ONE(1) 2500LB CAPACITY, 22-FLOOR, 500FPM, PASSENGER ELEVATOR(#4), PURSUANT TO THE SCOPE O	—	Oct 23, 2026
Other	4424 W AUGUSTA BLVD	LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. ADD 5 CIRCUITS TO EXISTING 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 5 . LI	$2.9K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	2112 S ARCHER AVE	NEW INSTALLATION OF ONE(1) 1500LB CAPACITY, 2-FLOOR, 40FPM, MATERIAL LIFT, PURSUANT TO THE SCOPE OF WORK PLANS SUBMITTED	$158K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	341 W 102ND PL	LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 100 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS WITH 1 CIRCUITS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 1 .	$4K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	3816 W 76TH PL	LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS WITH 5 CIRCUITS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 5 .	$9.5K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	10134 S EBERHART AVE	NEW DETACHED WOOD FRAME GARAGE. DIMENSIONS AND SETBACKS PER APPLICATION. BUILDING OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: 22'-0' ' X20'-0' '	$28.2K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	2513 E 106TH ST	NEW INSTALLATION OF ONE(1) 750LB CAPACITY, VERTICAL PLATFORM LIFT, LOCATED AT REAR OF HOME, WHEREAS USER SHALL HAVE THE	$18K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	2759 S KOMENSKY AVE	NEW INSTALLATION OF ONE(1) 750LB CAPACITY, VERTICAL PLATFORM LIFT, PURSUANT TO THE SCOPE OF WORK PLANS SUBMITTED.(100392	$16.7K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	3816 W 76TH PL	LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. ADD 5 CIRCUITS TO EXISTING 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 5 . LI	$2.9K	Oct 23, 2026