How the records work in Wheaton, IL

About the ranking: The score combines how much of this exact work a contractor has on record, how often their older permits reached completion (where we can measure it), how well their usual job size matches your budget, how recently they've been active, and how much of their work is near you. A measure we can't calculate is left out rather than guessed, and a thin record pulls the score toward the middle. A contractor whose matched license has a problem is listed after everyone else. You set the weights with the sliders on every list.

Wheaton, IL specifics: Wheaton's permit system records no completion date, so the finish date is the last passed inspection on a completed permit. Roofing permits are closed without any inspection on record, so roofers show no completion rate or speed. Only about half of heating and cooling permits are ever marked complete, so completion rates in that trade are low for everyone. Driveway and sewer permits are mostly filed at $0, so they show no typical cost, and they and patios show no price comparison. Since April 2025 the contractor on a permit is whoever applied on the city's portal: where the inspection record shows that a company's staff member filed, the permit is credited to the company, and permits filed under a person's name alone aren't ranked, so a few firms are under-counted. Licenses are shown for roofers only: Illinois doesn't license general contractors, electricians or HVAC contractors at the state level, plumbers' IDPH licenses aren't linked, and roofing licenses are matched by company name. Wheaton is a small market, so many firms have too few permits for completion, speed or a price comparison. Locations are by ZIP code (two ZIPs). Some firms appear under two spellings.