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Chicago · building permits · 2024-W15

New excavation permits in Chicago — week of April 8, 2024

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2024-04-08 to 2024-04-14, read from the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions excavation, caissons, or shoring. 245 in the year to 2026-07-01 — a thin trade, so quiet weeks are common.

excavation permits issued this week

5

Combined reported cost

$5,149,574

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

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

Chicago excavation permits issued 2024-04-08 to 2024-04-14
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2024-04-121720 N CLARK STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$40,000B200013766
2024-04-115733 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$230,265B200013733
2024-04-09525 W HAWTHORNE PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$334,383B200013374
2024-04-082930 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,129,830B200013067
2024-04-08399 W FULLERTON PKWYPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$415,096B200012168
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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