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Chicago · building permits · 2026-W01

New EV charging permits in Chicago — week of December 29, 2025

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2025-12-29 to 2026-01-04, read from the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions an electric vehicle, EV charging, or EVSE. The City has no dedicated EV permit type, so all three spellings are matched. 456 in the year to 2026-07-01.

EV charging permits issued this week

5

Combined reported cost

$17,528

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

Measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago EV charging permits issued 2025-12-29 to 2026-01-04
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-12-30325 N LA SALLE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,907B200454753
2025-12-301109 W WASHINGTON BLVDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,852B200453536
2025-12-30234 W POLK STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,652B200453813
2025-12-30234 W POLK STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,312B200453691
2025-12-29957 W 36TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,805B200454939
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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