Many of the applications and permits issued from the City Clerk’s Office can be downloaded from this page. After downloading the form, you can fill it out and return it to the Clerk’s Office in person.
All of these forms are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and can easily be printed from any computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.
If not already installed, you can download the application for free from Adobe HERE.
Applications & Permits
📝 City Clerk
- 📄 Board/Commissioner Appointment Application
- 📄 Raffle License (Updated 2019)
- 📄 Special Parking Permit
- 📄 Tax Receipts Form
- 📄 Liquor Licenses — Contact City Clerk for info
🏗️ Building Department
Rental Property Info
- 📄 Ordinance for Section 22-160 (2025)
- 📄 Consent Decree
- 📄 Fees Ordinance (.pdf)
- 📄 Fines and Penalties (.pdf)
- 📄 Rental Housing Certification Application (2024)
- 📄 Rental Property Inspection Checklist
- 📺 Rental Unit Inspection Meeting Video
- 📄 Vacant Property Registration (2024)
Building Info
- 📄 Home Repair — Know Your Rights
- 📄 Patio Construction (2024)
- 📄 Deck Construction (2019)
- 📄 Detached Garage (2019)
- 📄 Driveway (2019)
- 📄 Fencing (2019)
- 📄 Hot Water Installation
- 📄 Roofing
- 📄 Roofing Guidelines (2024)
- 📄 Homeowners Insurance Requirements (2024)
- 📄 Shed Construction (2019)
- 📄 Pool Guidelines
- 📄 Demolition
- 📄 Illinois Administrative Code — Ramps & Handrails
- 📄 Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Compliance Form
Application Permits
- 📄 Building Permit (2024)
- 📄 Electric Permit (2024)
- 📄 Mechanical Permit (2024)
- 📄 Plumbing Permit (2024)
- 📄 Excavating Permit (2020)
- 📄 Sign Permit (2020)
- 📄 Temporary Sign Permit (2020)
- 📄 Text Amendment (2020)
- 📄 Special Use Permit (2020)
- 📄 Variance (2020)
- 📄 Zone Change (2020)
Contractor Services
- 📄 Contractor Registration Requirement (2024)
- 📄 Electrical Contractor Registration (2024)
- 📄 General Contractor (2020)
- 📄 Mechanical Contractor (2020)
- 📄 Plumbing Contractor (2020)
- 📄 Sample Letter of Intent for Plumbers
- 📄 Contractor Insurance Requirement
- 📄 Worker Compensation Opt-Out
- 📄 Codes Adopted (2018)
Other Information
💼 Economic Development
Hotel Motel Grant
Business License Applications
- 📄 General Business — Jan–Dec (2019)
- 📄 Home-Based Business — Jan–Dec (2019)
- 📄 Private Waste/Garbage Collector (2019)
- 📄 Livery — Public Transportation Company (2019)
- 📄 Taxi Cab Business (2019)
- 📄 Firearms Dealer (2019)
- 📄 Entertainment License (2019)
- 📄 Amusement Device (2019)
- 📄 Amusement Device — Movie/Video Booth (2019)
- 📄 ATM License (2019)
- 📄 Tobacco Dealer License (2019)
- 📄 Vending Machine License (2019)
- 📄 Seasonal Vendor Permit (2019)
- 📄 Special Event Permit (2019)
- 📄 Special Event Vendor Permit (2019)