Cook County Department of Building and Zoning (IL)

Contractor Registration Application & Declaration

Mail, email, in-person

• $150 per trade made payable to the Cook County Collector
• $2 recording fee if the application includes bonds made payable to the Cook County Clerk
• Fees for initial applications must be paid via check or money order only

• Firms, Corporations, LLCs: Copy of Articles of Incorporation or current Annual Domestic Report
  • Document must list all officers and include your FEIN
• Certificate of Insurance
• Declaration of Child Support Obligations form completed by the Owner/Officer registering, included in packet
• State of Illinois Roofing License, if applicable
• Original Bond, if applicable
  • Bonds must be walked or mailed in

Contractor Registration Renewal Application

Mail, email, in-person

• $75 per renewal trade
• $150 per any new trade being added to the application
• $2 recording fee if the application includes bonds made payable to the Cook County Clerk
• Renewal fees can be paid online

Annually by December 1

Renewal notices with instructions will be mailed out in the beginning of December

• Certificate of Insurance
• Declaration of Child Support Obligations form completed by the Owner/Officer on the registration, included in packet
• State of Illinois Roofing License, if applicable
• Original Bond, if applicable
  • Bonds must be walked or mailed in

Crane Operators Registration Requirements

In-person

$105

• Proof of certification from an organization whose certification program for crane operators is recognized by the City of Chicago
• Crane Operator's Registration Affidavit
• Cook County Affidavit of Child Support Obligations
• Certificate of Insurance

Online

$52.50

Annually by December 1

Electrical Contractor Registration Application

Electrical Contractor Registration Requirements

Email

$150

Once an application has been submitted via email, the applicant will receive an invoice and instructions on how to pay by credit card online. Send a PDF copy of the receipt to complete the registration process.

• Corporations: Copy of Articles of Incorporation
• Current copy of supervising Electrician's license
  • Must be issued by a city, town, or village in the State of Illinois that has an electrical commission that administers an examination
• Copy of supervising Electrician's driver's license
• Certificate of Insurance
• Declaration of Child Support Obligations form completed by supervising Electrician

• Renewal payments can be made online
• A copy of the receipt must be emailed in to keep the registration current

$75

Annually by December 1

There is no application to renew an electrical contractor registration. To keep a registration current, pay the annual fee before the expiration of the license and email a copy of the receipt in a PDF document.