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YOUR
BUILDING PERMIT EXPEDITORS
IN CHICAGO

Navigating sign permits in Chicago and its suburbs can be complex. Our sign permit service simplifies the process, ensuring your lightboxes, neon signs, and channel letters meet all local regulations. We handle the paperwork, so you can focus on the benefits of having luminous signs that attract more customers to your business.

Signs and Awnings Permitting

This is a form to start the process to acquire a city permit. Here you'll find the documents you need to download and sign, then fill in the form below and upload your documents. 

Requirements For Department Of Building Permit (DOB)

  • Copy Of Original City of Chicago Business License (If you don’t have one please fill out BIS form attached)

  • Signature of Lessee / Business owner (This will be locatedin page 5 - section 6 attached)

  • *Signature of Real Propriety Not Required

  • Name, Address, Phone Number and Email Of Owner Of Real Property

  • Name, Address, Phone Number and Email Of Lessee Of Real Property

Requirements For Public Way Unit Permit (PWU)

  • Copy Of Original City of Chicago Business License (If you don’t have one please fill out BIS form attached)

  • FEIN Or Social Security Number

  • Name, Address, Phone Number and Email Of Applicant

  • Signature Of Applicant ( This will be located in pages 7 Acceptance grant form)

  • Insurance certificate ( Sample attached )

Downloads

These are the documents that require your signature, please download for your own records. We will collect your signature at the end of the form and will use it as your implicit agreement and to submit along with the documents.

CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE

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COI_sample1.pdf

ACCEPTANCE

OF GRANT 

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Acceptance form.pdf

CITY OF CHICAGO SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION P-5

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DOB_PG_5.pdf

BUSINESS INFORMATION SHEET

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BIS.pdf

Only for business regulated by the state of Illinois , that do not hold a City of Chicago license

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