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New electrical permits in Chicago, IL — week of 2026-07-20

178 electrical permits · total valuation $18,146,437 · biggest job $4,000,000 at 116 S MICHIGAN AVE

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3 electrical permits in Chicago — this morning's digest

Addresses masked on this free preview · subscribers get them in full, same-day

33xx S EMERALD AVE

electricalPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · 7 days ago

$233K

51xx W WARWICK AVE

electricalPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · 7 days ago

$125K

11xxx S EMERALD AVE

electricalPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · 7 days ago

$105K

Daily electrical activity in Chicago

Last week's electrical permits

Free preview: 7 days delayed, top 10 of 178, newest first. Paid subscribers get every permit same-day, sorted by job value, with owner names where the city publishes them.

11511 S HALE AVE PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200480120 · issued 2026-07-26 LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS WITH 5 CIRCUITS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 5 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: 0…	$9,500
11511 S HALE AVE PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200480122 · issued 2026-07-26 LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. ADD 5 CIRCUITS TO EXISTING 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 5 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: 0. S…	$2,850
6752 S OAKLEY AVE PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200479993 · issued 2026-07-26 LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. ADD 5 CIRCUITS TO EXISTING 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 5 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: 0. S…	$2,850
5950 S KEELER AVE PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200479039 · issued 2026-07-26 LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. REPAIR OR ALTER DEVICES ON EXISTING CIRCUITS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 2 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: 2. SPECIFIC LOCATION: …	$8,500
4905 S KILDARE AVE PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200477110 · issued 2026-07-25 LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS WITH 42 CIRCUITS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 1 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: …	$2,500
1518 N LEAVITT ST PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200479817 · issued 2026-07-24 LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. ADD 1 CIRCUITS TO EXISTING 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 1 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: 0. E…	$3,886
2221 S STATE ST PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200479940 · issued 2026-07-24 LOW VOLTAGE/COMMUNICATION ELECTRICAL WORK. INSTALL DATA/VIDEO. SPECIFIC LOCATION: FIRST FLOOR.	$40,000
2048 W HUBBARD ST PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200479918 · issued 2026-07-24 LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 200 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS WITH 40 CIRCUITS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 1 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: …	$18,000
9359 S NORMAL AVE PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200479972 · issued 2026-07-24 LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. NEW PERMANENT 100 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS WITH 1 CIRCUITS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 1 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: 0…	$1,500
2753 W 55TH ST PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · #B200478447 · issued 2026-07-24 FOR PERMIT 101056522: REPLACEMENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. NEW CONTRACTOR(S) LISTED UNDER "OTHER APPLICANTS AND CONTRACTORS" ON PERMIT CERTIF…	—

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Data: City of Chicago (data.cityofchicago.org).