Preview 675,283 permits — every permit Chicago, Austin and Seattle issued in the last ten years. The full load is in progress, so this is how far it has got. Sourced from city open-data portals. Data as of 2026-09-21.

CONTRAST ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Chicago, IL

313 Permits on record
286 Addresses
3 Permit types

Permits issued between 2016-09-23 and 2026-08-19.

How long the city took

Days from application to issue, by permit type, with the city's own median for the same type beside it. This measures the permit office as much as the contractor.

Permit typePermitsMedian daysChicago medianSlowest 10%
PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION6104 10254
PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM1900 00
PERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS40 00

What they pull permits for

Across the 200 most recent of 313 permits.

Nature of work

ValuepermitsShare
Other 194
Alteration 6

Where they stand

ValuepermitsShare
COMPLETE 193
ACTIVE 3

Where they have worked

1–24 of 286 addresses. Most recently permitted first.

Every permit above is published by the City of Chicago in its open-data portal. 675,283 permits — every permit Chicago, Austin and Seattle issued in the last ten years. The full load is in progress, so this is how far it has got.