Village of Tower Hill
Shelby County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Tower Hill is a jurisdiction in Shelby 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.
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Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
No official Village of Tower Hill website (.gov/.us/.org) could be located; only a Facebook page and third-party directory/map listings were found, so no field could be confirmed on an official government source. Hedge: third-party sources (MapQuest, city-data-style directories) give a Village Hall at 101 W Freemont St, Tower Hill, IL 62571, phone (217) 567-3521 - unconfirmed against any official page. Shelby County's official Zoning Office (315 1/2 E Main St, Shelbyville, IL 62565; phone 217-774-5797; email shelbyzoning@shelbycounty-il.gov; https://www.shelbycounty-il.gov/cozone.aspx) states its jurisdiction covers unincorporated areas of the county (the page's language mentions 'unincorporated villages'); it is not confirmed whether this extends to incorporated Tower Hill, so it was not recorded as Tower Hill's permit authority. No dissolution/annexation found - village appears active, just without a discoverable official building-permit process.
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 Tower Hill'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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