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Chicago plumbing permits, every morning

We watch the City of Chicago's public permit feed every morning, keep only plumbing 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: Plumbing supply houses, water heater distributors, and repipe and drain subcontractors.

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  • 691 permits in the last 7 days, every trade in one table.
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  • The trade is something you work out for yourself from each permit type and description.

Chicago plumbing permits, every morning

  • 26 plumbing permits in the last 7 days, 4% of the Chicago total.
  • 100% name a contractor.
  • 42% show plumbing 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.

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The latest plumbing 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. 26 permits in this window. The first 5 are open here. The free sample has all of them.

  1. Issued 700-799 S FEDERAL ST Contractor: J PLUMBING CO Declared value: $6,000 REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 7 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPLICATION. INCLUDES REPAIR OR REPLACMENT OF PLUMBING PIPING. LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), APARTMENT # 201.
    Permit type
    PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Plumbing Work
    Work description
    REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 7 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPLICATION. INCLUDES REPAIR OR REPLACMENT OF PLUMBING PIPING. LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), APARTMENT # 201.
    Trade
    Plumbing
    ZIP
    Not published
  2. Issued 2900-2999 N NARRAGANSETT AVE Contractor: ABC PLUMBING, HEATING & Declared value: $12,195 REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 3 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPLICATION. REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF HOT WATER HEATER(S). INCLUDES REPAIR OR REPLACMENT OF PLUMBING PIPING. LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), BASEMENT.
    Permit type
    PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Plumbing Work
    Work description
    REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 3 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPLICATION. REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF HOT WATER HEATER(S). INCLUDES REPAIR OR REPLACMENT OF PLUMBING PIPING. LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), BASEMENT.
    Trade
    Plumbing
    ZIP
    Not published
  3. Issued 700-799 W WASHINGTON BLVD Contractor: ALTHOFF INDUSTRIES Declared value: $15,730 REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 0 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPLICATION. INCLUDES REPAIR OR REPLACMENT OF PLUMBING PIPING. LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), UNIT 3510.
    Permit type
    PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Plumbing Work
    Work description
    REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 0 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPLICATION. INCLUDES REPAIR OR REPLACMENT OF PLUMBING PIPING. LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), UNIT 3510.
    Trade
    Plumbing
    ZIP
    Not published
  4. Issued 6900-6999 N MINNETONKA AVE Contractor: G L FIELDS PLUMBING LLC Declared value: $2,000 REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 4 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPLICATION. REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF HOT WATER HEATER(S). LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 1ST FLOOR BATHROOM, 2ND FLOOR BATHROOM, BASEMENT B.
    Permit type
    PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM / Plumbing Work
    Work description
    REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF 4 PLUMBING FIXTURES AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT APPLICATION. REPAIR OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF HOT WATER HEATER(S). LOCATIONS: 1 RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 0 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT(S), 1ST FLOOR BATHROOM, 2ND FLOOR BATHROOM, BASEMENT B.
    Trade
    Plumbing
    ZIP
    Not published
  5. Issued 3700-3799 W OGDEN AVE Contractor: G & M ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS C Declared value: $5,400,000 SPR 2019 CBC: STANDARD PLAN REVIEW 2019 CBC & CBRC: INTERIOR & MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ONE STORY SCHOOL. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INTERIOR PARTITIONS, NEW CEILINGS, NEW FLOOR FINISHES, MINOR NEW PARTITIONS, NEW EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT ENTRANCE, NEW FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM, NEW INTERIOR LIGHTING AND ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT OF ALL EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES. THE BUILDING MAINTAINS EXISTING I4 - INSTITUTIONAL IB CONSTRUCTION. NO CHANGE TO BUILDING USE, AREA OR CONSTRU
    Permit type
    PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION
    Work description
    SPR 2019 CBC: STANDARD PLAN REVIEW 2019 CBC & CBRC: INTERIOR & MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ONE STORY SCHOOL. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INTERIOR PARTITIONS, NEW CEILINGS, NEW FLOOR FINISHES, MINOR NEW PARTITIONS, NEW EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT ENTRANCE, NEW FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM, NEW INTERIOR LIGHTING AND ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT OF ALL EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES. THE BUILDING MAINTAINS EXISTING I4 - INSTITUTIONAL IB CONSTRUCTION. NO CHANGE TO BUILDING USE, AREA OR CONSTRU
    Trade
    Plumbing
    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 plumbing: 11 of 26.

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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