Chicago · building permits · month 2020-08

How many sign permits did Chicago issue in August 2020?

257. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2020-08-01 to 2020-08-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: City permit type “PERMIT - SIGNS”.

sign permits issued in August 2020

257

Combined reported cost

$1,001,568

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

257

Largest single permit

$40,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2020-08-01 to 2020-08-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago sign permits issued 2020-08-01 to 2020-08-31, largest first
Issued	Address	Permit type	Reported cost	Source
2020-08-12	110 N WACKER DR	PERMIT - SIGNS	$40,000	100880637
2020-08-28	110 N WACKER DR	PERMIT - SIGNS	$20,749	100880894
2020-08-28	110 N WACKER DR	PERMIT - SIGNS	$20,749	100880886
2020-08-14	5715 N BROADWAY	PERMIT - SIGNS	$15,000	100880333
2020-08-12	1851 N CICERO AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$15,000	100882030
2020-08-07	4455 S PULASKI RD	PERMIT - SIGNS	$15,000	100880045
2020-08-12	401 N MICHIGAN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$14,000	100882020
2020-08-13	6650 S STONY ISLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$13,000	100879801
2020-08-14	900 E GRAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$12,000	100882353
2020-08-14	900 E GRAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$12,000	100882352
2020-08-05	2649 W 51ST ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$12,000	100856671
2020-08-12	458 E PERSHING RD	PERMIT - SIGNS	$11,500	100881438
2020-08-14	4654 S PULASKI RD	PERMIT - SIGNS	$10,370	100878964
2020-08-14	4654 S PULASKI RD	PERMIT - SIGNS	$10,370	100878963
2020-08-27	2323 W 59TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$10,000	100880891
2020-08-21	1532 W LAWRENCE AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$10,000	100881177
2020-08-21	1532 W LAWRENCE AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$10,000	100881174
2020-08-27	5310 N CLARK ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$9,500	100882455
2020-08-28	2500 W BRADLEY PL	PERMIT - SIGNS	$9,000	100881437
2020-08-31	429 W OHIO ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$8,500	100885299
2020-08-31	730 W LAKE ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$8,500	100886217
2020-08-27	2323 W 59TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$8,000	100880887
2020-08-19	1106 S CLINTON ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$8,000	100814417
2020-08-18	1106 S CLINTON ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$8,000	100814420
2020-08-10	4025 N SHERIDAN RD	PERMIT - SIGNS	$8,000	100856836
2020-08-06	3405 N SOUTHPORT AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$7,925	100864736
2020-08-17	4100 N LINCOLN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$7,500	100878476
2020-08-14	4100 N LINCOLN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$7,500	100878472
2020-08-14	4100 N LINCOLN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$7,500	100878474
2020-08-14	4100 N LINCOLN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$7,500	100878471
2020-08-10	2449 W ARMITAGE AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$7,000	100859879
2020-08-28	5150 W CHICAGO AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,500	100885566
2020-08-28	5150 W CHICAGO AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,500	100885564
2020-08-26	3630 N SOUTHPORT AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,500	100853008
2020-08-26	3630 N SOUTHPORT AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,500	100853011
2020-08-26	3630 N SOUTHPORT AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,500	100853022
2020-08-26	3630 N SOUTHPORT AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,500	100853027
2020-08-20	2829 N MILWAUKEE AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,000	100749006
2020-08-14	5715 N BROADWAY	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,000	100880336
2020-08-14	5715 N BROADWAY	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,000	100880335
2020-08-14	5715 N BROADWAY	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,000	100880337
2020-08-14	5715 N BROADWAY	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,000	100880338
2020-08-07	4455 S PULASKI RD	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,000	100880050
2020-08-07	4455 S PULASKI RD	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,000	100880048
2020-08-07	4455 S PULASKI RD	PERMIT - SIGNS	$6,000	100880051
2020-08-27	5744 N BROADWAY	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,600	100859144
2020-08-20	10251 S MICHIGAN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,500	100874867
2020-08-06	401 N CLARK ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,500	100880065
2020-08-06	401 N CLARK ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,500	100880066
2020-08-31	6940 S ASHLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100882554
2020-08-31	3108 S HALSTED ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100882388
2020-08-31	6940 S ASHLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100882552
2020-08-31	330 N DESPLAINES ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100882524
2020-08-27	92 E 103RD ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100884374
2020-08-27	92 E 103RD ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100884373
2020-08-27	11721 S HALSTED ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100882472
2020-08-24	329 E 35TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881477
2020-08-21	1532 W LAWRENCE AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881168
2020-08-21	1532 W LAWRENCE AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881176
2020-08-21	329 E 35TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881478
2020-08-20	9138 S COMMERCIAL AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100880997
2020-08-20	3868 N LINCOLN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881654
2020-08-20	3868 N LINCOLN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881653
2020-08-20	9138 S COMMERCIAL AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100880998
2020-08-20	670 W HUBBARD ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100834801
2020-08-17	520 N MICHIGAN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100866531
2020-08-17	208 S LA SALLE ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100859529
2020-08-13	6650 S STONY ISLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100879812
2020-08-13	7910 S LAFAYETTE AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881469
2020-08-13	6650 S STONY ISLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100879810
2020-08-13	5936 W NORTH AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100720009
2020-08-13	6650 S STONY ISLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100879811
2020-08-12	6650 S STONY ISLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100879806
2020-08-12	1851 N CICERO AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100882032
2020-08-12	6650 S STONY ISLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100879805
2020-08-12	353 W 83RD ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881171
2020-08-12	6650 S STONY ISLAND AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100879804
2020-08-12	2790 N CLYBOURN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881012
2020-08-12	353 W 83RD ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881172
2020-08-12	2790 N CLYBOURN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881013
2020-08-12	353 W 83RD ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100881170
2020-08-12	1851 N CICERO AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$5,000	100882033
2020-08-27	5616 N CLARK ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,890	100884480
2020-08-28	4740 N LINCOLN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,800	100855908
2020-08-12	4354 W 63RD ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,800	100852347
2020-08-20	10251 S MICHIGAN AVE	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,700	100881330
2020-08-24	947 W ADDISON ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100854982
2020-08-24	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881197
2020-08-21	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881111
2020-08-21	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881366
2020-08-21	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881203
2020-08-21	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881652
2020-08-21	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881163
2020-08-20	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881201
2020-08-20	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881110
2020-08-20	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881108
2020-08-20	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881198
2020-08-20	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881107
2020-08-20	1111 W DIVERSEY PKWY	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100883393
2020-08-20	4000 W 40TH ST	PERMIT - SIGNS	$4,500	100881200

Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 257 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

August 2020 · 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 2020.

2020-W31 2020-W32 2020-W33 2020-W34 2020-W35 2020-W36

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