PermitBoardsChicago permit market report — November 2026
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Chicago, IL publishes its issued building permits as public records — every roof, remodel, panel upgrade, and new build, with the address and the work. This report is built entirely from the 484 permits in our database for Chicago, IL in the market's latest 30-day window, Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026. No estimates, no padding — every number is counted from those records.
The month in numbers
Chicago, IL issued 484 permits in this window. The busiest trade lane was other / general. The feed's status and freshest dates are on the Chicago, IL coverage page.
| Trade lane | Permits in window |
|---|---|
| Other / general | 158 |
| Electrical | 123 |
| Remodel & addition | 114 |
| Plumbing | 68 |
| Roofing | 34 |
| Demolition & dumpster | 19 |
A permit can count toward more than one trade lane when the work spans trades, so lane counts add up to more than the permit total.
Published job values
429 of the 484 permits publish a job value, totaling $176,428,769 in published work. The five largest:
| Address | Filed | Published value |
|---|---|---|
| 5853 N BROADWAY | Nov 6, 2026 | $52,166,550 |
| 2620 N MILWAUKEE AVE | Nov 6, 2026 | $21,275,000 |
| 400 N ABERDEEN ST | Nov 9, 2026 | $17,328,986 |
| 5853 N BROADWAY | Nov 5, 2026 | $16,000,000 |
| 1560 N SANDBURG TER | Nov 5, 2026 | $11,925,000 |
Five of the newest permits
- 3245 W FULLERTON AVE — SPR 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS & CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY (FROM GROUP M, R2 TO GROUP A2, R2) TO COMBINED TWO EXISTING RETAIL SP... (Nov 10, 2026)
- 700 S WOOD ST — SPR 2019 CBRC: INSTALLATION OF 14 MODULAR STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS IN EXISTING PARKING LOT. CONTAINERS TO BE UNOCCUPIED AND USE... (Nov 10, 2026)
- 1000 W WASHINGTON BLVD — RENOVATION OF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR USE AS A HOT YOGA STUDIO IN THIS EXISTING 5-STORY, MASONRY, MIXED-USE B... (Nov 10, 2026)
- 7722 S GREENWOOD AVE — SC 2019 CBRC: REVISION TO SELF CERT PERMIT#100954113 TO REVISE THE LAYOUT OF THE NEW BASEMENT DWELLING UNIT. INCREASING FROM 2... (Nov 10, 2026)
- 4760 N VIRGINIA AVE — SPR-2019 CBC - INTERIOR RENOVATION W/M.E.P. OF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR UNIT AT THE EXISTING 3-STORY, 4-DWELLING UNIT MASONRY BUIL... (Nov 10, 2026)
Subscribers in Chicago, IL see each of these the morning after it posts, filtered to their trade. Lane pages from this market: Chicago electrical permits · Chicago remodel & addition permits The one-off Chicago, IL report (last 30 days, $29) carries the whole window as PDF + CSV.