6,261 contractors pulled 51,700 permits in Chicago from October 2023 to September 2026; 3,779 of them pulled at least one in the last 12 months on file. Every number comes from City of Chicago building permits (Chicago Data Portal). Pick the job, then pick what you value. The list moves.
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