Chicago · building permits · month 2026-01
How many electrical permits did Chicago issue in January 2026?
578. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: City permit type “PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM” where the work description mentions electrical work. The City retired the separate ELECTRIC WIRING permit type; electrical permits now file under the Express Permit Program.
electrical permits issued in January 2026
578
Combined reported cost
$36,230,814
where the permit reports one
Permits reporting a cost
402
Largest single permit
$15,725,592
highest reported cost this month
Window 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu
| Issued | Address | Permit type | Reported cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | 2100 S WENTWORTH AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $15,725,592 | B200456328 |
| 2026-01-14 | 1500 N WELLS ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $2,500,000 | B200454403 |
| 2026-01-16 | 445 E OHIO ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $1,400,000 | B200455597 |
| 2026-01-22 | 157 W GRAND AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $1,070,880 | B200455771 |
| 2026-01-15 | 50 S LA SALLE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $1,045,000 | B200455804 |
| 2026-01-15 | 732 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $997,600 | B200455976 |
| 2026-01-16 | 247 E CHESTNUT ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $881,011 | B200456054 |
| 2026-01-22 | 222 N LA SALLE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $750,000 | B200455781 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1869 W PERSHING RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $600,000 | B200454290 |
| 2026-01-09 | 111 E ERIE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $564,554 | B200455702 |
| 2026-01-13 | 225 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $500,000 | B200452614 |
| 2026-01-30 | 300 N STATE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $400,000 | B200456341 |
| 2026-01-16 | 655 W 65TH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $400,000 | B200455979 |
| 2026-01-06 | 2550 N LAKEVIEW AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $290,000 | B200448950 |
| 2026-01-27 | 71 S WACKER DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $270,000 | B200456106 |
| 2026-01-23 | 2235 N SHEFFIELD AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $269,891 | B200455044 |
| 2026-01-08 | 3514 N SOUTHPORT AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $256,487 | B200453818 |
| 2026-01-26 | 3814 N FREMONT ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $250,000 | B200453569 |
| 2026-01-15 | 225 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $238,759 | B200455796 |
| 2026-01-14 | 1600 S PRAIRIE AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $225,000 | B200455477 |
| 2026-01-27 | 233 S WACKER DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $200,000 | B200456824 |
| 2026-01-06 | 2030 N FREMONT ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $200,000 | B200454250 |
| 2026-01-06 | 860 N LAKE SHORE DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $158,000 | B200454076 |
| 2026-01-13 | 220 N ADA ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $150,000 | B200454070 |
| 2026-01-15 | 600 E GRAND AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $144,000 | B200455960 |
| 2026-01-05 | 540 W MADISON ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $135,000 | B200454551 |
| 2026-01-29 | 150 N RIVERSIDE PLZ | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $131,600 | B200457544 |
| 2026-01-22 | 5555 S WOODLAWN AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $127,850 | B200456210 |
| 2026-01-13 | 5841 S MARYLAND AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $115,000 | B200454573 |
| 2026-01-20 | 1315 N NORTH BRANCH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $113,000 | B200455509 |
| 2026-01-06 | 225 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $108,866 | B200455304 |
| 2026-01-30 | 990 N LAKE SHORE DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200457268 |
| 2026-01-20 | 3500 N JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200455672 |
| 2026-01-19 | 828 W GRACE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200451778 |
| 2026-01-08 | 2035 W CHARLESTON ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200453225 |
| 2026-01-07 | 4520 W 65TH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200455109 |
| 2026-01-05 | 1130 N DEARBORN ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200451766 |
| 2026-01-05 | 1560 N SANDBURG TER | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200453303 |
| 2026-01-29 | 1418 E 53RD ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $98,990 | B200456797 |
| 2026-01-05 | 11472 S HOMAN AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $98,000 | B200454880 |
| 2026-01-21 | 24 E WASHINGTON ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $96,900 | B200452247 |
| 2026-01-08 | 4851 W MONROE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $95,000 | B200438337 |
| 2026-01-20 | 233 S WACKER DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $93,718 | B200456642 |
| 2026-01-29 | 4350 N CENTRAL AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $89,200 | B200456948 |
| 2026-01-06 | 3618 S HALSTED ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $88,326 | B200451753 |
| 2026-01-21 | 181 W MADISON ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $85,498 | B200456682 |
| 2026-01-08 | 5229 S ROCKWELL ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $85,200 | B200454882 |
| 2026-01-08 | 5229 S ROCKWELL ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $85,000 | B200454881 |
| 2026-01-07 | 905 W FULTON MARKET | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $85,000 | B200454807 |
| 2026-01-02 | 433 W VAN BUREN ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $80,000 | B200454906 |
| 2026-01-16 | 600 S FEDERAL ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $76,992 | B200455007 |
| 2026-01-17 | 8600 S CALUMET AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $75,000 | B200452901 |
| 2026-01-16 | 1 E DELAWARE PL | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $75,000 | B200452829 |
| 2026-01-23 | 5500 W PARKER AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $72,500 | B200455467 |
| 2026-01-23 | 5500 W PARKER AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $72,500 | B200455153 |
| 2026-01-05 | 4855 W MONTROSE AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $70,000 | B200451478 |
| 2026-01-08 | 5616 N WASHTENAW AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $65,000 | B200453035 |
| 2026-01-20 | 329 N MENARD AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $64,700 | B200454004 |
| 2026-01-25 | 20 N WACKER DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $60,000 | B200455810 |
| 2026-01-06 | 5924 N KENNETH AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $60,000 | B200453430 |
| 2026-01-05 | 5841 S MARYLAND AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $60,000 | B200454568 |
| 2026-01-08 | 9311 S VANDERPOEL AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $55,000 | B200454467 |
| 2026-01-03 | 1 N LA SALLE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $54,000 | B200455076 |
| 2026-01-22 | 111 S WACKER DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $53,300 | B200456899 |
| 2026-01-30 | 10 S RIVERSIDE PLZ | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $52,800 | B200457570 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2427 W CHICAGO AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $51,914 | B200457207 |
| 2026-01-30 | 600 N MICHIGAN AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200457550 |
| 2026-01-29 | 633 S PLYMOUTH CT | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200455836 |
| 2026-01-26 | 1542 W NORWOOD ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200445766 |
| 2026-01-22 | 2416 W SCHUBERT AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200454190 |
| 2026-01-20 | 2815 W ARMITAGE AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200456323 |
| 2026-01-16 | 10000 W OHARE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200456327 |
| 2026-01-15 | 400 S LA SALLE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200456217 |
| 2026-01-06 | 1706 N CRILLY CT | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200449551 |
| 2026-01-05 | 2017 N MENDELL ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200454709 |
| 2026-01-05 | 7514 N WOLCOTT AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $47,000 | B200454749 |
| 2026-01-09 | 800 W FULTON MARKET | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $46,167 | B200455580 |
| 2026-01-13 | 333 W WOLF POINT PLZ | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $44,520 | B200455940 |
| 2026-01-02 | 4800 N ASHLAND AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $42,000 | B200449127 |
| 2026-01-20 | 222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $41,000 | B200455021 |
| 2026-01-23 | 9442 S LOWE AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $40,000 | B200452549 |
| 2026-01-09 | 7940 S CARPENTER ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $40,000 | B200454353 |
| 2026-01-05 | 71 S WACKER DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $40,000 | B200455089 |
| 2026-01-28 | 1738 W 119TH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $38,000 | B200450444 |
| 2026-01-21 | 1334 W 87TH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $37,000 | B200450535 |
| 2026-01-30 | 10 S RIVERSIDE PLZ | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $36,200 | B200457572 |
| 2026-01-12 | 10 S RIVERSIDE PLZ | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $35,000 | B200455948 |
| 2026-01-23 | 222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $33,600 | B200456963 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1625 W NORTH AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $31,000 | B200455214 |
| 2026-01-13 | 1315 S HOMAN AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $30,000 | B200451993 |
| 2026-01-09 | 445 E OHIO ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $30,000 | B200455541 |
| 2026-01-09 | 1315 N NORTH BRANCH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $30,000 | B200455559 |
| 2026-01-05 | 1151 W 63RD ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $30,000 | B200452434 |
| 2026-01-20 | 4714 W IRVING PARK RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $28,375 | B200456441 |
| 2026-01-15 | 11004 S HALSTED ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $28,000 | B200454701 |
| 2026-01-20 | 3319 N ASHLAND AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $25,646 | B200456237 |
| 2026-01-21 | 444 W LAKE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $25,000 | B200456753 |
| 2026-01-12 | 2515 W 42ND ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $25,000 | B200448907 |
| 2026-01-07 | 5724 N PULASKI RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $25,000 | B200437082 |
| 2026-01-02 | 3900 S NORMAL AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $25,000 | B200455129 |
January 2026 · week by week
Each week below holds every matching permit for its seven days, not just the largest. ISO weeks, so the first and last may reach a few days outside January 2026.
January 2026 · other trades
Permit Signal
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