The Chicago Permit Index — week of Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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Every week, Chicago, IL publishes the building permits it issued — every roof, remodel, panel upgrade, and new build, with the address and what the job is. Almost nobody reads them. The Permit Index does: this post is built entirely from the 484 permits in our database for Chicago, IL, pulled from the jurisdiction's own published records for Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026. No estimates, no padding — if a number is here, it is counted from those records.
The week in numbers
Chicago, IL issued 484 permits in this window. The busiest lane was other / general. The feed's own status and latest 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 |
Largest published job values
| 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
| Date | Address | Work filed | Published value | Contractor on permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | 3245 W FULLERTON AVE | SPR 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS & CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY (FROM GROUP M, R2 TO GROUP A2, R2) TO COMBINED TWO EXISTING... | $650,000 | GEORGAKLIS, NICHOLAS G |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 700 S WOOD ST | SPR 2019 CBRC: INSTALLATION OF 14 MODULAR STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS IN EXISTING PARKING LOT. CONTAINERS TO BE UNOCCUPI... | $577,000 | SASSILA, AMER |
| 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, M... | $410,000 | VALENTIN, AARON K |
| 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. INCREASI... | $50,000 | FRIEDMAN, ROBERT N |
| 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 MA... | $35,000 | MAHAKALI, PRASHANTH K |
Subscribers in Chicago, IL got each of these in the morning digest for their trade — the full feed, daily, is on the Chicago, IL page. Lane pages from this index: Chicago electrical permits · Chicago remodel & addition permits. The one-off Chicago, IL report (last 30 days, $29) carries the whole window as PDF + CSV.