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The City of Rockford, IL building permits

Data through September 2026 · updated 21 Oct 2026

19,123 building permits were issued in the City of Rockford from October 2024 to September 2026, about 9,562 a year. Plumbing permits lead with 5,458, then electrical (3,597) and HVAC (2,647). 67% were for homes. The city's file names contractors, but only about half the permits carry the company's name and we have not matched them to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms: these pages show what was built and when.

19,123permits issued
9,562a year
67%for homes
Sep 2026records through

What gets built here

Plumbing

5,458permits
3,043last 12 mo

Electrical

3,597permits
1,871last 12 mo

HVAC

2,647permits
1,229last 12 mo

Roofing

2,024permits
952last 12 mo

Fences & walls

1,016permits
481last 12 mo

Solar

825permits
227last 12 mo

Remodels & repairs

635permits
316last 12 mo

Garages, sheds & shade structures

278permits
138last 12 mo

New homes

260permits
185last 12 mo

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓Permits the city issued, by kind of work and month.
  • ✓What the job was declared at on the permit.
  • ✓Which contractors filed the most permits (volume, not quality).
  • Who does good work. The city's file names contractors, but only about half the permits carry the company's name and we have not matched them to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms.
  • Which permits were finished. The city's file lists permits when they are issued and has no status or final inspection date.
  • Where, by ZIP code. The file carries no usable ZIP code.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Building and trade permits the City of Rockford issues inside the city limits only. Loves Park, Machesney Park, Cherry Valley and unincorporated Winnebago County issue their own permits and are not in this file.

Guides for this kind of work

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Permits by kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Plumbing5,45829%3,043
Electrical3,59719%1,871
HVAC2,64714%1,229
Roofing2,02411%952
Fences & walls1,0165%481
Solar8254%227
Remodels & repairs6353%316
Garages, sheds & shade structures2781%138
New homes2601%185
Demolition102under 1%45
Other2,23312%1,100

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: pools & spas (24), additions (24).

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most permits in the City of Rockford building permit file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 19,123 permits; 49% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
Ceroni Piping1,4287%
Pearson Plumbing & Heating6123%
Chistopian Services Inc. - Roto Rooter3992%
Dpi Construction Inc (Former Dale's Plumbing)3532%
Dpi Construction3462%
Total Plumbing & Heating Ltd3292%
William Charles Electric LLC2471%
Jansen Heating & Electric2311%
Jansen Heating A/C & Electrical2111%
Signs Now189under 1%

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Rockford permit statistics →Rockford building permit search: the city's open permit file and portal →

Guides for Rockford

Local permit rules and lookups, each with Rockford's own permit numbers.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Rockford Building Permits (Illinois EDP open data, dataset 3k8p-pkx8), read 21 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's file lists permits when they are issued and has no status or final inspection date, so no finished share is shown.

Building and trade permits the City of Rockford issues inside the city limits only. Loves Park, Machesney Park, Cherry Valley and unincorporated Winnebago County issue their own permits and are not in this file.

  • The city's file names the contracting company on about half the permits. We show only how many permits the most active of them filed; that is volume, not quality.
  • The file lists permits when they are issued and has no status or final inspection date, so these pages cannot show which permits finished or how long a permit takes; every permit is listed as open.
  • The file starts in September 2024 and has no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP pages and no comparison before October 2024.
  • Gas-line permits are counted under plumbing. Siding and townhouse buildings are counted under other.
  • The value is the valuation on the permit, which sets the fee. It is not a final cost.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "The City of Rockford, IL building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/rockford/, data through September 2026, from the City of Rockford Community & Economic Development department building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · Most active contractors by permits filed · Browse the permits · Permits each month.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Most active contractors by permits filed · Permits in the last 12 months.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Rockford issue a year?About 9,562 a year in the City of Rockford: 19,123 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 9,608 of them in the last 12 months. That counts the permits the city issued, homes and commercial, not denied or withdrawn applications.
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Rockford?The city's file names contractors, but only about half the permits carry the company's name and we have not matched them to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms. The table above lists the contractors named on the most permits, as a count only. Ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Rockford?Plumbing: 5,458 of the 19,123 permits (29%), then electrical (3,597), HVAC (2,647), October 2024 through September 2026.
  • How do I look up a building permit in Rockford?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work to see what was issued. For one property's permits, search the city's own records by address or permit number; we don't publish addresses. How to look up a permit in Rockford →
  • How many permits were issued in Rockford last month?796 in September 2026, the last full month on file; 9,608 over the last 12 months.

Browse the permits

Browse 19,123 permits

Every permit in the file issued October 2024 through September 2026, newest first. Pick a month or a kind of work. Each row is one permit: no street address, no names.

The list loads as you reach it (19,123 permits).

IssuedKind of workCity permit type

Permits each month, the last 12 months

Permits issued each month and the kind of work with the most. A month opens its permits in the list above.

MonthPermitsTop kind of work
Sep 2026796Plumbing (282)
Aug 2026768Plumbing (245)
Jul 2026973Electrical (249)
Jun 20261,118Plumbing (317)
May 2026916Plumbing (313)
Apr 20261,027Plumbing (464)
Mar 2026916Plumbing (401)
Feb 2026533Plumbing (201)
Jan 2026470Plumbing (134)
Dec 2025585Plumbing (126)
Nov 2025612Plumbing (148)
Oct 2025894Plumbing (205)

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