Village of Grant Park

Kankakee County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Grant Park is a jurisdiction in Kankakee 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
815-465-6531
Email
village@grantpark-il.org
Department Site
Building Inspector / Village Hall (opens in a new tab)

Source: grantpark-il.org (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

Village of Grant Park
106 W. Taylor Street
Grant Park, IL 60940

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via official grantpark-il.org (Village Services page). Building Inspector is Chris Karstensen. Building permit applications must be obtained in person at Village Hall (Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:30 PM); a $500 fine applies for starting work without an approved permit. Online fee payment is available through GovPayNet, a third-party payment vendor referenced on the official page, but no specific portal URL was captured and it does not appear to be a full permit-application/search system, so currentDatabaseUrl is left blank.

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 Grant Park'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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