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Adams CountyFIPS 17001
Municipal FallbackAdams County Highway Department, Floodplain Management; ordinary building permits are handled by the applicable municipalityView profile →Alexander CountyFIPS 17003
Municipal FallbackAlexander County Emergency Management / Floodplain Administration; local municipalities handle ordinary building permitsView profile →Bond CountyFIPS 17005
CountyBond County Zoning and Building DepartmentView profile →Boone CountyFIPS 17007
CountyBoone County Building & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Brown CountyFIPS 17009
Municipal FallbackBrown County Government; ordinary building permitting is routed to the applicable municipality, and the county's published permit page is limited to City of Mt. Sterling materialsView profile →Bureau CountyFIPS 17011
CountyBureau County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Calhoun CountyFIPS 17013
CountyCalhoun County Building InspectorView profile →Carroll CountyFIPS 17015
CountyCarroll County Zoning OfficeView profile →Cass CountyFIPS 17017
CountyCass County Zoning OfficeView profile →Champaign CountyFIPS 17019
CountyChampaign County Department of Planning and ZoningView profile →Christian CountyFIPS 17021
CountyChristian County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Clark CountyFIPS 17023
Municipal FallbackClark County Highway Department for county utility, truck, culvert, and right-of-way permits; ordinary building permits must be confirmed with the applicable municipalityView profile →Clay CountyFIPS 17025
Municipal FallbackClay County Highway Department; ordinary building permitting is not identified on the county site and must be confirmed with the applicable municipalityView profile →Clinton CountyFIPS 17027
CountyClinton County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Coles CountyFIPS 17029
Municipal FallbackColes County Regional Planning; municipal jurisdictions handle ordinary zoning and building permitsView profile →Cook CountyFIPS 17031
CountyCook County Department of Building and ZoningView profile →Crawford CountyFIPS 17033
Municipal FallbackCrawford County Board; no general county building-permit office was identified, so ordinary permitting must be confirmed with the applicable municipalityView profile →Cumberland CountyFIPS 17035
Municipal FallbackCumberland County Board; no general county building-permit department was identified on the official county siteView profile →De Witt CountyFIPS 17039
CountyDeWitt County Department of Planning and ZoningView profile →DeKalb CountyFIPS 17037
CountyDeKalb County Community Development DepartmentView profile →Douglas CountyFIPS 17041
CountyDouglas County Highway DepartmentView profile →DuPage CountyFIPS 17043
CountyDuPage County Building and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Edgar CountyFIPS 17045
Municipal FallbackEdgar County Government; no current county building-permit department was identified on the official county siteView profile →Edwards CountyFIPS 17047
Municipal FallbackEdwards County Government; no current county building-permit office or countywide building code was located in the reviewed official sourcesView profile →Effingham CountyFIPS 17049
Municipal FallbackEffingham County GIS / County Government; the County states it does not have zoning and directs applicants to the applicable municipalityView profile →Fayette CountyFIPS 17051
Municipal FallbackFayette County Government; no current general county building-permit department was identified on the official county website, so ordinary permitting must be confirmed with the applicable municipalityView profile →Ford CountyFIPS 17053
CountyFord County Zoning Enforcing Officer / Ford County GovernmentView profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 17055
CountyFranklin County Supervisor of Assessments Office / County EngineerView profile →Fulton CountyFIPS 17057
CountyFulton County Planning & Zoning / Community Development; Kim Mayberry, Planning & Zoning OfficerView profile →Gallatin CountyFIPS 17059
Municipal FallbackGallatin County Government; the official departments directory lists no county building or zoning departmentView profile →Greene CountyFIPS 17061
Municipal FallbackGreene County Government; the official county website lists elected offices and departments but no county building or zoning permitting officeView profile →Grundy CountyFIPS 17063
CountyGrundy County Land Use Department / Building OfficeView profile →Hamilton CountyFIPS 17065
Municipal FallbackHamilton County Government; the official county website lists no county building or zoning permitting departmentView profile →Hancock CountyFIPS 17067
Municipal FallbackHancock County Government; the official site publishes solar/wind siting materials but no general county building-permit department or ordinary building-permit programView profile →Hardin CountyFIPS 17069
Municipal FallbackHardin County Government; no verified current county building or zoning permitting office was identified in official/state county referencesView profile →Henderson CountyFIPS 17071
Municipal FallbackHenderson County Government; no verified current county building or zoning permitting office was identified in official/state county referencesView profile →Henry CountyFIPS 17073
CountyHenry County Zoning & Building DepartmentView profile →Iroquois CountyFIPS 17075
CountyIroquois County Planning & ZoningView profile →Jackson CountyFIPS 17077
CountyJackson County Building Official, Office of the Supervisor of AssessmentsView profile →Jasper CountyFIPS 17079
Municipal FallbackJasper County Land Use/Zoning administration and applicable municipal permitting offices; the official county-and-Newton site states that local zoning administrators and municipalities process permitsView profile →Jefferson CountyFIPS 17081
Municipal FallbackJefferson County Government; no verified current county building or zoning permitting office was identified in the official sources reviewedView profile →Jersey CountyFIPS 17083
CountyJersey County Code Administration, Building & Floodplain Management DivisionView profile →Jo Daviess CountyFIPS 17085
CountyJo Daviess County Planning & Development DepartmentView profile →Johnson CountyFIPS 17087
Municipal FallbackJohnson County Government / County Clerk & Recorder; no independently verified current county building-permit office or public county permitting portal was identifiedView profile →Kane CountyFIPS 17089
CountyKane County Development and Community Services Department, Building & Zoning DivisionView profile →Kankakee CountyFIPS 17091
CountyKankakee County Planning Department, Building & Zoning DivisionView profile →Kendall CountyFIPS 17093
CountyKendall County Planning, Building & Zoning Department, Building DivisionView profile →Knox CountyFIPS 17095
CountyKnox County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Lake CountyFIPS 17097
CountyLake County Planning, Building & Development Department, Building and Engineering DivisionView profile →LaSalle CountyFIPS 17099
CountyLaSalle County Land Use Department, Building Permit ProgramView profile →Lawrence CountyFIPS 17101
Municipal FallbackLawrence County Government (no county building-permit office identified)View profile →Lee CountyFIPS 17103
CountyLee County Building and Zoning OfficeView profile →Livingston CountyFIPS 17105
CountyLivingston County Regional Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Logan CountyFIPS 17107
CountyLogan County Zoning OfficeView profile →Macon CountyFIPS 17115
CountyMacon County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Macoupin CountyFIPS 17117
CountyMacoupin County GIS Manager / Building Program PermitView profile →Madison CountyFIPS 17119
CountyMadison County Planning and Development DepartmentView profile →Marion CountyFIPS 17121
Municipal FallbackMarion County Zoning Department (general building-permit authority not verified)View profile →Marshall CountyFIPS 17123
CountyMarshall County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Mason CountyFIPS 17125
CountyMason County Zoning / Code Enforcement OfficeView profile →Massac CountyFIPS 17127
Municipal FallbackMassac County Government (no county building-permit office identified)View profile →McDonough CountyFIPS 17109
Municipal FallbackMcDonough County Government (no county building-permit office identified)View profile →McHenry CountyFIPS 17111
CountyMcHenry County Department of Planning and Development, Building DivisionView profile →McLean CountyFIPS 17113
CountyMcLean County Department of Building and ZoningView profile →Menard CountyFIPS 17129
CountyMenard County Zoning OfficeView profile →Mercer CountyFIPS 17131
CountyMercer County Zoning OfficeView profile →Monroe CountyFIPS 17133
CountyMonroe County Zoning & Building OfficeView profile →Montgomery CountyFIPS 17135
Municipal FallbackCity of Litchfield Building & Zoning Department; Montgomery County Supervisor of Assessments for countywide structural-improvement notificationView profile →Morgan CountyFIPS 17137
Municipal FallbackMorgan County Regional Planning Commission (county planning contact; no county building-permit office identified)View profile →Moultrie CountyFIPS 17139
CountyMoultrie County Planning and ZoningView profile →Ogle CountyFIPS 17141
CountyOgle County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Peoria CountyFIPS 17143
CountyPeoria County Planning & Zoning / Building InspectionsView profile →Perry CountyFIPS 17145
CountyPerry County Zoning Department / Supervisor of Assessments Building Permit OfficeView profile →Piatt CountyFIPS 17147
CountyPiatt County Zoning OfficeView profile →Pike CountyFIPS 17149
CountyPike County Zoning AdministrationView profile →Pope CountyFIPS 17151
Municipal FallbackPope County Government (no current county building-permit portal or permitting office verified)View profile →Pulaski CountyFIPS 17153
Municipal FallbackPulaski County Government (no county building-permit office identified)View profile →Putnam CountyFIPS 17155
CountyPutnam County Zoning & Floodplain Office (jointly staffed with Marshall County)View profile →Randolph CountyFIPS 17157
CountyRandolph County Land Resource Management OfficeView profile →Richland CountyFIPS 17159
Municipal FallbackRichland County Government / County EngineerView profile →Rock Island CountyFIPS 17161
CountyRock Island County Zoning & Building Safety DepartmentView profile →Saline CountyFIPS 17165
Municipal FallbackSaline County Government / applicable municipal building authorityView profile →Sangamon CountyFIPS 17167
CountySangamon County Department of Building and ZoningView profile →Schuyler CountyFIPS 17169
Municipal FallbackSchuyler County Government / applicable municipal authority; County Board for county solar and wind special-use mattersView profile →Scott CountyFIPS 17171
Municipal FallbackScott County Government / applicable city or village building authorityView profile →Shelby CountyFIPS 17173
CountyShelby County Zoning OfficeView profile →St. Clair CountyFIPS 17163
CountySt. Clair County Building & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Stark CountyFIPS 17175
CountyStark County Zoning and Planning Department / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Stephenson CountyFIPS 17177
CountyStephenson County Department of Building & ZoningView profile →Tazewell CountyFIPS 17179
CountyTazewell County Department of Community DevelopmentView profile →Union CountyFIPS 17181
Municipal FallbackUnion County Government / applicable municipal building authorityView profile →Vermilion CountyFIPS 17183
Municipal FallbackVermilion County Government / applicable municipal building authority; County Board handles special solar-project approvalsView profile →Wabash CountyFIPS 17185
Municipal FallbackApplicable municipal building authority; City of Mount Carmel Building/Planning authority is a verified local exampleView profile →Warren CountyFIPS 17187
CountyWarren County Zoning Office / Building and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Washington CountyFIPS 17189
CountyWashington County Zoning OfficeView profile →Wayne CountyFIPS 17191
Municipal FallbackWayne County Government / applicable municipal building and zoning authorityView profile →White CountyFIPS 17193
CountyWhite County Board for special solar-farm construction permits; applicable municipal authority for ordinary local permitsView profile →Whiteside CountyFIPS 17195
CountyWhiteside County Building & ZoningView profile →Will CountyFIPS 17197
CountyWill County Land Use Department, Development Services Division / Building SectionView profile →Williamson CountyFIPS 17199
Municipal FallbackWilliamson County Government / applicable municipal planning, zoning, and building authorityView profile →Winnebago CountyFIPS 17201
CountyWinnebago County Community Development Department, Building DivisionView profile →Woodford CountyFIPS 17203
CountyWoodford County Building/Zoning DepartmentView profile →