Chicago · building permits · month 2026-08
How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in August 2026?
0. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31, counted in 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.
August 2026 is still running — this total climbs as the City files.
excavation permits issued in August 2026
0
Combined reported cost
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where the permit reports one
Permits reporting a cost
0
Largest single permit
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highest reported cost this month
Window 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu
The City issued no permits matching this filter in August 2026. That is the dataset’s answer, not a gap in ours — the query is printed above so you can run it yourself.
Fewer than 3 matching permits landed in this month, so this page asks search engines not to index it. What is above is still the City’s complete answer for this filter and this month.
August 2026 · 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 August 2026.
August 2026 · other trades
Permit Signal
A month is the scoreboard. Subscribers get their trade’s permits the morning each one becomes public — connected, with the contractor attached.