Village of Dana

LaSalle County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Dana is a jurisdiction in LaSalle 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: 815-434-8666
Email: landuse@lasallecounty.org
Department Site: LaSalle County Land Use Department (Village of Dana has no confirmed independent building department) (opens in a new tab)

Source: lasallecountyil.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

LaSalle County Land Use Department
119 West Madison Street, Room 107
Ottawa, IL 61350

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

Additional Notes

No official Village of Dana website was found. LaSalle County's official Land Use Department page (lasallecountyil.gov) states its permitting ordinances apply to 'unincorporated areas' of the county specifically, and does not explicitly claim authority over small incorporated villages like Dana — this county contact is presented as the most likely fallback, not a confirmed jurisdiction. Note the department's email uses a lasallecounty.org domain rather than the .gov site domain.

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 Dana'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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