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Chicago · building permits · 2025-W39

New excavation permits in Chicago — week of September 22, 2025

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2025-09-22 to 2025-09-28, 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

4

Combined reported cost

$10,545,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

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

Chicago excavation permits issued 2025-09-22 to 2025-09-28
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-09-2560 E LAKE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$35,000B200443377
2025-09-24437 N ORLEANS STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$10,000B200443374
2025-09-2310330 S SPRINGFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101067364
2025-09-2210000 W OHARE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$10,000,000101066936
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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