Contractor registration rules, town by town

Illinois has no statewide general-contractor license. Each of these 37 south-suburban jurisdictions registers contractors itself. Here is what each one charges, requires and how it accepts applications — as published — with the source linked. TownCert tracks all of them for you.

All expiry patterns Expires Apr 30 Expires Dec 31 Expires Mar 31 Rolling (1 yr from issue)Term not published

Jurisdiction	County	GC fee	Sub fee	Bond	Expires	Submit via	Data quality
Ford Heights	Cook	n/p	n/p	n/p	Unknown	Unknown	Unverified	Checklist →
Glenwood	Cook	n/p	n/p	$10,000	Unknown	Not published (call Bldg Dept)	Partially verified — confirm by phone	Checklist →
Harvey	Cook	$250	n/p	$20,000	Unknown	Online portal only	Partially verified — confirm by phone	Checklist →
Homewood	Cook	$100	n/p	$10,000	Unknown	Online portal	Partially verified — confirm by phone	Checklist →
Lansing	Cook	$125	$75	$20,000	Unknown	Not published (paper form)	Verified from official source	Checklist →
Lynwood	Cook	$200	$125	$10,000	Unknown	Not published (paper form)	Verified from official source	Checklist →
Mokena	Will	$150	$150	$10,000	Unknown	Mail / in person (implied)	Verified from official source	Checklist →
Monee	Will	$150	$100	$20,000	Unknown	Not published (written application to Clerk)	Partially verified — confirm by phone	Checklist →
New Lenox	Will	$150	$150	$10,000	Unknown	Mail / in person (originals required)	Verified from official source	Checklist →
Richton Park	Cook	$200	$100	n/p	Unknown	Online portal	Partially verified — confirm by phone	Checklist →
Sauk Village	Cook / Will	n/p	n/p	n/p	Unknown	Not published	Partially verified — confirm by phone	Checklist →
University Park	Will and Cook	$150	$100	$10,000	Unknown	Not published (paper / fax)	Partially verified — confirm by phone	Checklist →

n/p = not published online. 12 of 37 jurisdictions shown.