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Chicago · building permits · 2025-W50

New excavation permits in Chicago — week of December 8, 2025

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2025-12-08 to 2025-12-14, 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

3

Combined reported cost

$6,345,627

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

3

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

Chicago excavation permits issued 2025-12-08 to 2025-12-14
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-12-10200 N STATE STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$6,000,000101068938
2025-12-081410 S MUSEUM CAMPUS DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$230,000101071977
2025-12-082030 S STATE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$115,627B200450987
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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