Cook County, Illinois building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 1,190,002 permit records are on file for Cook County, Illinois (1987–2026).
Permits on file by year
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 47,279 |
| 2018 | 46,956 |
| 2019 | 48,544 |
| 2020 | 38,512 |
| 2021 | 39,122 |
| 2022 | 38,338 |
| 2023 | 34,390 |
| 2024 | 33,440 |
| 2025 | 32,031 |
| 2026 | 15,164 |
Top work types in our records
- other — 571,939
- electrical — 137,962
- roofing — 101,489
- sign — 61,412
- building — 54,578
40% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permit activity on file
- 2026-07-01 — other — 2900 N WESTERN AVE
- 2026-07-01 — other — 9048 S COMMERCIAL AVE
- 2026-07-01 — demolition — 714 N KEDZIE AVE
- 2026-07-01 — electrical — 2500 S DAMEN AVE
- 2026-07-01 — fire — 2750 S CALIFORNIA AVE
- 2026-07-01 — fence — 11601 W TOUHY AVE
- 2026-07-01 — electrical — 314 W 108TH ST
- 2026-07-01 — demolition — 1837 N ALBANY AVE
- 2026-07-01 — sign — 909 W MONTROSE AVE
- 2026-07-01 — window_door — 4519 W HADDON AVE
- 2026-07-01 — other — 1824 N WOOD ST
- 2026-07-01 — demolition — 6146 N NORTHWEST HWY
- 2026-07-01 — demolition — 2759 W ARMITAGE AVE
- 2026-07-01 — window_door — 318 S MICHIGAN AVE
- 2026-07-01 — demolition — 3222 N CLIFTON AVE
- 2026-07-01 — other — 1643 N HUDSON AVE
- 2026-07-01 — screen_enclosure — 6751 S TRIPP AVE
- 2026-07-01 — building — 638 W ARLINGTON PL
- 2026-07-01 — electrical — 4718 N CENTRAL PARK AVE
- 2026-07-01 — building — 1100 W MONROE ST
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Based on 1,190,002 permit records on file from VilOfArlingtonHeightsIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-chicago (Socrata), il-cook-county (Socrata), 1987–2026. Last updated 2026-07-06.