Building Permits in Wheeling, Illinois
Part of Cook County.
We have not yet verified rules published by Wheeling itself. Below are the Illinois rules that apply, and where to ask.
Where to apply
Permits in Wheeling are issued by the city's building or planning department. If the city does not run its own permit office, Cook County handles applications.
Illinois statewide rules
State defaults apply everywhere in the state; cities and counties may add stricter local rules.
- Issued by
- Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB), Division of Building Codes and Regulations source: cdb.illinois.gov
- Building code
- IRC (International Residential Code) current edition, effective 1/1/24 (excluding Parts IV and VII), applies to residential new construction in jurisdictions without a locally adopted building code source: cdb.illinois.gov
- Local changes allowed
- Limited source: cdb.illinois.gov