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Chicago · building permits · month 2025-05

How many EV charging permits did Chicago issue in May 2025?

32. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31, counted in 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 in May 2025

32

Combined reported cost

$333,164

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

32

Largest single permit

$60,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago EV charging permits issued 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-05-094300 N MARINE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$60,000B200424607
2025-05-028 W MONROE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$59,800B200423690
2025-05-02504 N GREEN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$36,880B200423693
2025-05-07635 W GRACE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$35,000B200422696
2025-05-083323 W BRYN MAWR AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$34,600B200421723
2025-05-228 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$14,936B200426021
2025-05-301929 N SAWYER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$6,510B200427241
2025-05-274720 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$5,842B200423424
2025-05-057501 N OCONTO AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,661B200424283
2025-05-181508 W WOLFRAM STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,600B200426053
2025-05-063721 N ELSTON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,416B200424445
2025-05-132340 W MCLEAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,056B200425476
2025-05-283649 N SPRINGFIELD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,000B200426078
2025-05-231730 N WHIPPLE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,976B200426273
2025-05-274720 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,750B200423439
2025-05-274720 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,750B200423463
2025-05-274720 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,750B200423451
2025-05-274720 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,750B200423682
2025-05-274720 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,750B200423679
2025-05-274720 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,750B200423674
2025-05-232817 W MORSE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,750B200426488
2025-05-083151 S HALSTED STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,750B200424276
2025-05-191218 W 33RD STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,500B200425841
2025-05-273448 S MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,310B200426541
2025-05-264159 N MASON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,050B200427238
2025-05-272218 W FLETCHER STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,950B200427299
2025-05-062019 N DAYTON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,550B200424535
2025-05-082452 W DAKIN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,035B200424265
2025-05-203643 S ARTESIAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,900B200426627
2025-05-162708 N DRAKE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,900B200426106
2025-05-224451 N MENARD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,392B200426911
2025-05-041930 S LOUIE PKWYPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,300B200424210
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

May 2025 · week by week

Each week below holds every matching permit for its seven days, not just the largest. ISO weeks, so the first and last may reach a few days outside May 2025.

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