Illinois building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 1,235,403 permit records are on file for Illinois (1900–2026).
Permits on file by year
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 47,341 |
| 2018 | 46,966 |
| 2019 | 48,547 |
| 2020 | 38,515 |
| 2021 | 39,125 |
| 2022 | 38,339 |
| 2023 | 34,989 |
| 2024 | 34,185 |
| 2025 | 32,869 |
| 2026 | 16,163 |
Top work types in our records
- other — 592,752
- electrical — 143,101
- roofing — 101,578
- sign — 62,267
- building — 59,492
39% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permit activity on file
- 2026-07-06 — other — 616 ECKERT LN Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-02 — other — 640 VALLEY DR Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-02 — other — 1004 BRADINGTON CT Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-02 — other — 942 N BRIEGEL ST Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-02 — sign — 515 N MAIN ST Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-02 — building — 217 Donna CT Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-02 — fence — 314 W LIBERTY ST Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-02 — other — 323 S MAIN ST Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-02 — demolition — 1417 6TH AV ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — roofing — 1546 29TH 1/2 ST ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — roofing — 1825 42ND ST ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — roofing — 509 24TH AV ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — roofing — 1309 38TH AV CT ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — roofing — 2727 32ND AV CT ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — roofing — 1720 10TH AV ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — window_door — 1825 10TH ST ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — roofing — 3215 28TH ST ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
- 2026-07-02 — plumbing — 3118 9 1/2 St. Rock Island IN 61201
- 2026-07-01 — other — 216 BRANDT ST Columbia IL 62236
- 2026-07-01 — other — 1809 2ND AVE ROCK ISLAND IL 61201
Permit records by area
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Based on 1,235,403 permit records on file from VilOfArlingtonHeightsIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-chicago (Socrata), ColumbiaIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-cook-county (Socrata), il-downers-grove (CityView), CityOfElmhurstIL (Tyler EnerGov), LakeCountyIL (Tyler EnerGov), CityOfRockIslandIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-rockford (Socrata), 1900–2026. Last updated 2026-07-06.