Electrical permits

Electrical Permits in Chicago

Free weekly electrical building-permit activity for Chicago, IL, computed from Chicago Data Portal.

Electrical permits this period
701
Share of all permits
22.2%
Trend
+2% week-over-week

Weekly electrical trend: Jul 4: 165 · Jul 11: 158 · Jul 18: 124 · Jul 25: 161 · Aug 1: 171 · Aug 8: 144 · Aug 15: 145 · Aug 22: 158 · Aug 29: 124 · Sep 5: 157 · Sep 12: 195 · Sep 19: 167

Latest period through 2026-09-25, vs. 685 in the prior period, out of 3,151 total Chicago permits.

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Frequently asked questions

How active are electrical permits in Chicago?

Permit Ledger tracks every electrical building permit filed in Chicago each week and shows the count, the week-over-week trend, and electrical permits' share of all Chicago permits, computed from Chicago Data Portal, never estimated.

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How often are Chicago electrical permit numbers updated?

Weekly. Every electrical figure on this page refreshes after each weekly pull from Chicago Data Portal.