Public-records report · updated from city data

Chicago Code Violation Report — August 2026

1,000 code violations, enforcement orders, and permits filed in Chicago, IL this period — with $394,500 in city fines accruing across 37 properties.

1,000
records filed
$395k
fines accruing
819
on hard deadlines

Violations by trade needed

844
handyman
276
junk-removal
229
hvac
97
landscaping
86
roofing
83
electrical
81
plumbing
18
Cleaning Service
11
house-cleaning

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Sample records (addresses masked)

Aggregated from public city records (Chicago enforcement, permit, and hearing data). Cite freely with a link to this page.

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