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Chicago HVAC permits, every morning

We watch the City of Chicago's public permit feed every morning, keep only HVAC and hand you a clean list: address, issue date, permit type, what the work is, declared value, and the contractor of record as the city published it. CSV and a web dashboard, with a digest email each morning.

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Who buys it: HVAC equipment suppliers and distributors, parts counters, sheet-metal and duct subcontractors, and controls and thermostat sellers.

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The Chicago portal

  • 691 permits in the last 7 days, every trade in one table.
  • You have to remember to open it. It does not email you.
  • The trade is something you work out for yourself from each permit type and description.

Chicago HVAC permits, every morning

  • 14 HVAC permits in the last 7 days, 2% of the Chicago total.
  • 100% name a contractor.
  • 36% show HVAC only in the description text. A search on the permit type alone would miss them. Our classifier reads every description.
  • A CSV, a web dashboard and a digest email every morning.

Counts are permits issued in the last 7 days, from public records published by the City of Chicago. Updated 2026-10-22.

Sample

The latest HVAC permits from Chicago. Tap a permit to read the full work description. Other Chicago trades are one tap away.

Roofing 46 permitsHVAC 14 permitsSolar 53 permitsPlumbing 26 permitsElectrical 97 permitsRemodel 221 permitsAll trades 691 permits
Last 7 days, as published by Chicago, addresses reduced on the public page

Updated 2026-10-22. 14 permits in this window. The first 5 are open here. The free sample has all of them.

  1. Issued 900-999 N LAKE SHORE DR Contractor: MASTER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LLC Declared value: $350,000 RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION, INTERIOR DEMOLITION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR. RECONFIGURE NON-STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS, KITCHEN AND BATHS. NO STRUCTURAL WORK OR CHANGE TO HVAC SYSTEM.
    Permit type
    PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
    Work description
    RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION, INTERIOR DEMOLITION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR. RECONFIGURE NON-STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS, KITCHEN AND BATHS. NO STRUCTURAL WORK OR CHANGE TO HVAC SYSTEM.
    Trade
    HVAC
    ZIP
    Not published
  2. Issued 4400-4499 N ELSTON AVE Contractor: IREK ELECTRIC, INC. Declared value: $350,000 SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC REMODEL TO 1050 SF RESTAURANT IN EXISTING 1 STORY, 2500 SF BUILDING. NEW HVAC EQUIPMENT DESIGN, NO STRUCTURAL WORK. (OCCUPANCY TYPE B, BUILDING TYPE 3A)
    Permit type
    PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
    Work description
    SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC REMODEL TO 1050 SF RESTAURANT IN EXISTING 1 STORY, 2500 SF BUILDING. NEW HVAC EQUIPMENT DESIGN, NO STRUCTURAL WORK. (OCCUPANCY TYPE B, BUILDING TYPE 3A)
    Trade
    HVAC
    ZIP
    Not published
  3. Issued 1000-1099 W ADDISON ST Contractor: SIEVERT ELECTRIC SERVICEANDSAL Declared value: $6,500,000 DDS 2019 CBC: INSTALLATION OF A NEW FORCED-AIR AND DRAIN SYSTEM FOR THE BALL FIELD. ALL NEW EQUIPMENT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE RIGHT FIELD SIDE OF THE STADIUM UNDERNEATH THE STADIUM.TTHE WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF THE FORCED AIR UNIT, DUCTWORK CONNECTING THE UNIT TO THE FIELD, AND DUCTWORK CONNECTING THE UNIT TO A FURNACE LOCATED ABOVE THE CONCOURSE. (OCCUPANCY TYPE A A; CONSTRUCTION CLASS IIB). ALL AS PER PLANS. CONSULTANT REVIEWER: V3.
    Permit type
    PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
    Work description
    DDS 2019 CBC: INSTALLATION OF A NEW FORCED-AIR AND DRAIN SYSTEM FOR THE BALL FIELD. ALL NEW EQUIPMENT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE RIGHT FIELD SIDE OF THE STADIUM UNDERNEATH THE STADIUM.TTHE WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF THE FORCED AIR UNIT, DUCTWORK CONNECTING THE UNIT TO THE FIELD, AND DUCTWORK CONNECTING THE UNIT TO A FURNACE LOCATED ABOVE THE CONCOURSE. (OCCUPANCY TYPE A A; CONSTRUCTION CLASS IIB). ALL AS PER PLANS. CONSULTANT REVIEWER: V3.
    Trade
    HVAC
    ZIP
    Not published
  4. Issued 7000-7099 W HIGGINS AVE Contractor: MAN ELECTRIC SERVICES INC. Declared value: $80,000 INTERIOR REMODELING OF THE EXISTING 3734SF SPACE TO A NEW HOOKAH LOUNGE, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL, HVAC AND ELECTRICAL WORK, NO PLUMBING WORK IN THIS PROJECT.
    Permit type
    PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
    Work description
    INTERIOR REMODELING OF THE EXISTING 3734SF SPACE TO A NEW HOOKAH LOUNGE, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL, HVAC AND ELECTRICAL WORK, NO PLUMBING WORK IN THIS PROJECT.
    Trade
    HVAC
    ZIP
    Not published
  5. Issued 1200-1299 W 18TH ST Contractor: STELLAR PERFORMANCE, INC. Declared value: $4,500 REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AFFECTING 1 SYSTEMS : 1 CENTRAL FURNACE(DUCANE 80GUH110CE20K) . ELECTRICAL WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT = NO . LOCATIONS: 0 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 1 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), STOREFRONT.
    Permit type
    PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Mechanical Work
    Work description
    REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AFFECTING 1 SYSTEMS : 1 CENTRAL FURNACE(DUCANE 80GUH110CE20K) . ELECTRICAL WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT = NO . LOCATIONS: 0 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 1 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), STOREFRONT.
    Trade
    HVAC
    ZIP
    Not published

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Where Chicago's permits went last week

Chicago, IL 691 permits in the last 7 days, by trade
Chicago permits by trade, last 7 days
TradePermitsTrade only in the descriptionSold as a product
Remodel2213Yes
Other1780No
Electrical976Yes
New construction562No
Solar531Yes
Roofing466Yes
Plumbing2611Yes
HVAC145Yes

Of the 513 Chicago permits we put in a trade, 34 (7%) name the trade only in the description text. A search on the permit type alone misses them. For HVAC: 5 of 14.

Public records, published by each city. Updated 2026-10-22. Trade labels come from our fixed keyword rules.

Fields in each row

Permit id
The city's permit number.
Issue date
The date the city issued the permit.
Address
Street address as published.
City and ZIP
As published, where the dataset has them.
Permit type
The city's own permit type and class.
Work description
The city's description of the work, trimmed.
Declared value
The job value the applicant declared, where the city publishes it.
Trade
Our label, from fixed keyword rules.
Contractor
Business name and licence number, where the city publishes them.
Source record
A link to the city's record of the permit.

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