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Chicago · building permits · 2025-W27

New excavation permits in Chicago — week of June 30, 2025

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2025-06-30 to 2025-07-06, read from the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions excavation, caissons, or shoring. 245 in the year to 2026-07-01 — a thin trade, so quiet weeks are common.

excavation permits issued this week

5

Combined reported cost

$339,168

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

Measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2025-06-30 to 2025-07-06
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-07-033512 W MONTROSE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$200,000B200432211
2025-07-035843 S DAMEN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$20,000B200430829
2025-07-03406 N RIDGEWAY AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$8,944B200432644
2025-07-0141 E 8TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$106,724B200431886
2025-06-301638 W 18TH PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,500B200427862
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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