Building and Construction

Asbestos Abatement Contractor Registration

To complete the Asbestos Abatement Contractor Registration, you will need electronic copies of...

Asbestos Abatement Permitting

Asbestos Abatement Permitting

Please use the new Electronic...

Brownfield Redevelopment

What is a Brownfield?

Brownfields are abandoned or under-used industrial and commercial properties with actual or perceived contamination...

Building Permit Requirements

Building Permit Requirement Guidelines

All permits must now be submitted in digital format....

Building Permits

Building Permit Application

All work, other than ordinary repairs subject to provisions of Section 102-105.3 of the Cook County Building...

Business Occupancy

Business Occupancy

A building shall not be constructed or occupied, an existing building shall not be expanded or otherwise altered or...

Buy Land Bank Property

Land Bank Authority

The Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) is accepts pre-qualification applications from individuals and organization who are interested in...

Community Solar

The Cook County Community Solar Project was launched in early 2015 with a grant from the Department of Energy’s Solar Market Pathways Program....

Connecting Cook County - Long Range Transportation Plan

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Construction/ Maintenance Permits

Construction/Maintenance Permits

Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways Permits Office...

Contractor Registration

Bureau of Asset Management

New Contractor Registration

(For all Electrical and Plumbing Contractor Registrations see Electrical and...

Cook County Conserves - Become a Green Champion!

Building improvement projects through guaranteed energy performance contracting

The guaranteed energy performance...

Demolition Permitting

Demolition Permitting

To complete a Cook County Demolition Application or Revision, please use the new Department of Environment and...

Disaster Recovery and Resilience - CDBG-DR

Planning and Development

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Donate or Convey Land to the Land Bank Authority

Land Bank Authority

The Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) is accepting pre-qualification applications from individuals and organizations who are interested in...

E-Permits

Electronic Permits-Apply Online!

The Department of Building and Zoning is launching a new service for the residents and businesses...

Equipment Registration Permitting - Environment and Sustainability

Bureau of Asset Management

Equipment Registration applications (see "Download" sidebar) must be submitted for the installation of air pollution sources such as combustion (...

Green Buildings Program

The Green Buildings Program looks holistically at the design, space utilization, operations and life cycle impact of County owned properties to...

Multi Dwelling Units

Multi Dwelling Registration

Any building that has more than four residential units including condominiums (...

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is a...

No Cash Bid (NCB) Program

Planning and Development

The Cook County No Cash Bid (NCB) Program is an economic development tool designed to assist municipalities, and other taxing districts, in...

Payments

Online Payment Service

The Deparment of Building and Zoning is now accepting payments for many of its services.

Please make sure...

Transportation - Projects

Quentin Road Phase 1 Study

Dundee Road to Lake Cook Road...

Vacant Building Ordinance

Cook County Vacant Building Ordinance

On-line Registration of Property

If I own a vacant building in...

Violations

Violation Processing

Properties within unincorporated Cook County Property, when found to be in violation of the following:

Zoning Ordinance Administration