Chicago · building permits · month 2026-08
How many electrical permits did Chicago issue in August 2026?
729. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read daily. 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 August 2026
729
Combined reported cost
$86,961,123
where the permit reports one
Permits reporting a cost
586
Largest single permit
$50,041,440
highest reported cost this month
Window 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 · measured 2026-09-09 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu
| Issued | Address | Permit type | Reported cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | 1869 W PERSHING RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,041,440 | B200507308 |
| 2026-08-26 | 8560 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $6,977,500 | B200472345 |
| 2026-08-10 | 3900 N LAKE SHORE DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $4,962,400 | B200476074 |
| 2026-08-01 | 5835 S KIMBARK AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $3,792,937 | B200480775 |
| 2026-08-12 | 1901 W MADISON ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $2,620,781 | B200479617 |
| 2026-08-05 | 1 E SCOTT ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $1,230,000 | B200480490 |
| 2026-08-11 | 2165 W 115TH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $1,228,583 | B200479149 |
| 2026-08-27 | 4300 N NARRAGANSETT AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $1,000,000 | B200473739 |
| 2026-08-12 | 300 E RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $935,709 | B200481831 |
| 2026-08-26 | 1432 N STATE PKWY | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $850,000 | B200478676 |
| 2026-08-26 | 2501 W BRADLEY PL | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $725,000 | B200508623 |
| 2026-08-31 | 112 S MICHIGAN AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $450,000 | B200477266 |
| 2026-08-11 | 6525 N SHERIDAN RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $342,000 | B200506775 |
| 2026-08-27 | 77 W WACKER DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $325,000 | B200509354 |
| 2026-08-06 | 6525 N SHERIDAN RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $313,000 | B200478408 |
| 2026-08-25 | 100 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $303,000 | B200508716 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1347 W ERIE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $300,000 | B200507544 |
| 2026-08-17 | 5000 S UNION AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $300,000 | B200476624 |
| 2026-08-16 | 5617 S DORCHESTER AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $292,000 | B200477199 |
| 2026-08-10 | 8101 W HIGGINS RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $285,000 | B200481543 |
| 2026-08-26 | 225 N MICHIGAN AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $275,628 | B200508809 |
| 2026-08-06 | 621 S PLYMOUTH CT | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $205,000 | B200481356 |
| 2026-08-07 | 5133 N SPRINGFIELD AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $204,000 | B200478603 |
| 2026-08-21 | 855 W HUBBARD ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $200,000 | B200478449 |
| 2026-08-30 | 343 N LA SALLE DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $172,000 | B200481431 |
| 2026-08-18 | 5427 S DORCHESTER AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $162,000 | B200480197 |
| 2026-08-26 | 4350 W SUNNYSIDE AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $146,000 | B200509064 |
| 2026-08-04 | 600 E GRAND AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $144,000 | B200480625 |
| 2026-08-19 | 151 N FRANKLIN ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $140,000 | B200507982 |
| 2026-08-07 | 1350 W FULLERTON AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $134,800 | B200479154 |
| 2026-08-27 | 3640 N HALSTED ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $130,000 | B200473356 |
| 2026-08-19 | 444 W LAKE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $130,000 | B200507987 |
| 2026-08-25 | 320 S CANAL ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $125,000 | B200508628 |
| 2026-08-21 | 69 W WASHINGTON ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $102,372 | B200473929 |
| 2026-08-28 | 6413 S CARPENTER ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200463557 |
| 2026-08-04 | 333 W WOLF POINT PLZ | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $100,000 | B200480669 |
| 2026-08-24 | 3427 W DIVERSEY AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $95,210 | B200481402 |
| 2026-08-19 | 919 W FULTON MARKET | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $91,000 | B200481972 |
| 2026-08-12 | 345 W FULLERTON PKWY | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $90,760 | B200476604 |
| 2026-08-19 | 5555 N SHERIDAN RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $90,000 | B200475655 |
| 2026-08-05 | 3501 S PULASKI RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $89,000 | B200481563 |
| 2026-08-18 | 5105 N EAST RIVER RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $87,600 | B200507407 |
| 2026-08-18 | 1212 N LAKE SHORE DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $85,000 | B200481086 |
| 2026-08-05 | 6032 S KENWOOD AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $84,400 | B200476488 |
| 2026-08-26 | 2800 N LAKE SHORE DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $80,000 | B200508907 |
| 2026-08-21 | 360 N GREEN ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $80,000 | B200508404 |
| 2026-08-26 | 5220 N CALIFORNIA AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $77,740 | B200508440 |
| 2026-08-07 | 2320 N NORDICA AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $75,600 | B200469904 |
| 2026-08-03 | 7940 S CRANDON AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $75,000 | B200475285 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2320 N NORDICA AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $74,025 | B200478004 |
| 2026-08-31 | 540 W MADISON ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $72,000 | B200507085 |
| 2026-08-28 | 125 S CLARK ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $72,000 | B200507112 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2303 S WESTERN AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $72,000 | B200481163 |
| 2026-08-28 | 5108 N RAVENSWOOD AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $70,000 | B200475738 |
| 2026-08-27 | 50 E ERIE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $68,279 | B200481765 |
| 2026-08-11 | 100 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $68,000 | B200481976 |
| 2026-08-11 | 100 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $68,000 | B200481969 |
| 2026-08-05 | 363 W ERIE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $63,608 | B200481227 |
| 2026-08-04 | 7021 N SHERIDAN RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $63,227 | B200476575 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4623 S EVANS AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $60,000 | B200479291 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4623 S EVANS AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $60,000 | B200478370 |
| 2026-08-30 | 824 W NORTH AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $60,000 | B200476525 |
| 2026-08-17 | 1422 N SANDBURG TER | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $60,000 | B200462367 |
| 2026-08-31 | 555 W ROOSEVELT RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $55,000 | B200509645 |
| 2026-08-11 | 100 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $55,000 | B200481988 |
| 2026-08-11 | 100 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $55,000 | B200481960 |
| 2026-08-05 | 10000 W OHARE ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $55,000 | B200481370 |
| 2026-08-28 | 401 N MORGAN ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $52,600 | B200507330 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6141 S ARCHER AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200481479 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6975 N GREENVIEW AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200472728 |
| 2026-08-25 | 3001 W JACKSON BLVD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200508533 |
| 2026-08-25 | 1648 N BISSELL ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200479878 |
| 2026-08-19 | 4025 S SACRAMENTO AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200507955 |
| 2026-08-17 | 4639 N BEACON ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200472300 |
| 2026-08-17 | 4184 N ELSTON AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200480163 |
| 2026-08-13 | 2700 N CAMPBELL AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200476742 |
| 2026-08-10 | 33 N DEARBORN ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $50,000 | B200480540 |
| 2026-08-17 | 13241 S CARONDOLET AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $49,000 | B200506743 |
| 2026-08-04 | 112 S MICHIGAN AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $46,000 | B200478103 |
| 2026-08-04 | 3246 N HALSTED ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $44,276 | B200478150 |
| 2026-08-27 | 111 S WACKER DR | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $44,000 | B200509344 |
| 2026-08-11 | 100 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $44,000 | B200481978 |
| 2026-08-12 | 2545 S DEARBORN ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $41,050 | B200506926 |
| 2026-08-24 | 2855 W CERMAK RD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $40,000 | B200481085 |
| 2026-08-12 | 345 W FULLERTON PKWY | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $39,526 | B200475750 |
| 2026-08-08 | 1528 W THORNDALE AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $38,940 | B200481073 |
| 2026-08-19 | 2100 E 87TH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $38,375 | B200507918 |
| 2026-08-19 | 645 S CENTRAL AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $38,000 | B200478969 |
| 2026-08-11 | 100 W RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $38,000 | B200481953 |
| 2026-08-01 | 1362 E 59TH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $37,929 | B200480797 |
| 2026-08-01 | 5818 S KIMBARK AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $37,929 | B200480835 |
| 2026-08-01 | 5840 S KENWOOD AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $37,929 | B200480833 |
| 2026-08-01 | 5823 S KENWOOD AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $37,929 | B200480828 |
| 2026-08-21 | 5630 S ROCKWELL ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $37,300 | B200508408 |
| 2026-08-03 | 7135 S INDIANA AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $37,013 | B200479542 |
| 2026-08-27 | 130 E RANDOLPH ST | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $35,000 | B200508379 |
| 2026-08-19 | 645 S CENTRAL AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $35,000 | B200478950 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1730 W FULLERTON AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $35,000 | B200469164 |
| 2026-08-11 | 4531 W JACKSON BLVD | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $35,000 | B200465339 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6834 S LAFAYETTE AVE | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | $34,256 | B200509394 |
August 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 August 2026.
August 2026 · other trades
Permit Signal
A month is the scoreboard. Subscribers get their trade’s permits the morning each one becomes public — connected, with the contractor attached.