Village of La Moille

Bureau County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of La Moille is a jurisdiction in Bureau County, Illinois, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 815-875-1631
Email: zoning@bureaucounty-il.gov
Department Site: Bureau County Planning & Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: bureaucounty-il.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Bureau County Planning & Zoning Department
700 South Main Street, Room B-5
Princeton, IL 61356

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

No dedicated Village of La Moille building department could be found, and this is expected: Bureau County's own official site (bureaucounty-il.gov) explicitly states its Planning & Zoning Department has jurisdiction over 'all incorporated municipalities without their own Zoning Ordinance,' and names La Moille (spelled 'LaMoille' by the county) among them. Building/zoning permitting for La Moille is therefore delegated to Bureau County. A secondary county phone number, 815-876-3536, was also listed on the same official page. A separate Village Hall (68 N Main St, La Moille, IL) exists per third-party listings for general village business, but no official village website or village-level permit contact could be confirmed, consistent with the county's statement that La Moille has no zoning ordinance/department of its own.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of La Moille's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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