For contractors working Chicago's south suburbs
Every village. Every renewal. One calendar.
Illinois has no statewide contractor license, so every town you pull permits in runs its own registration with its own fee, bond, insurance minimum, expiry date and way of submitting. PermitPath knows them all, computes each renewal from that town's rule, and reminds you before a village stops issuing your permits.
No card required. Plans from $19/month.
- Jurisdictions on file
- 37
- Different expiry patterns
- 5
- Towns wanting their own bond
- 26
- Fees if you register everywhere
- $5,375
Compiled from each municipality's website, application form or ordinance, and re-verified on a schedule.
Same job, six different rulebooks
A sample of what changes from one village line to the next. Click any town for the full checklist.
Chicago Heights
fee n/p- Expires
- Apr 30
- Bond
- n/p
- Submit
Oak Forest
$350- Expires
- Rolling (1 yr from issue)
- Bond
- $10,000
- Submit
- Email (encouraged) / in person
Orland Park
$300- Expires
- Dec 31
- Bond
- n/p
- Submit
- Online portal only
Park Forest
$150- Expires
- Rolling (12th month after issue)
- Bond
- $10,000
- Submit
- In person / mail only (no email)
Steger
$150- Expires
- Apr 30
- Bond
- $10,000
- Submit
- In person only
Tinley Park
$200- Expires
- Dec 31
- Bond
- n/p
- Submit
- PDF application (method not stated)
Pick your towns
Choose the municipalities you work in. Each gets a checklist: fee, bond and who it names, insurance minimums, credentials, forms, and exactly how the village accepts applications.
Enter your issue dates
We compute each expiry from that town's real rule — fixed year (May 1–Apr 30), calendar year, or rolling one year from your certificate — so nothing is guessed.
Get reminded, on time
60, 30 and 14 days out, and on the day, to everyone on your team. Plus alerts when a COI or bond lapses right before a renewal, because villages reject those.
One missed renewal costs more than a year of PermitPath.
A lapsed registration means no permits in that town until it's fixed — and some villages charge late fees or penalties on top.