Village of Machesney Park
Winnebago County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Machesney Park is a jurisdiction in Winnebago County, Illinois, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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) 877-5432
- lauras@machesneypark.org
- Department Site
- Building Department (Community Development) (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Village of Machesney Park - Building Department300 Roosevelt Road
Machesney Park, IL 61115
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via machesneypark.org: Building Department, main line (815) 877-5432, hours 8am-4:30pm M-F. Building Clerk Laura Salamone listed with a direct line (815) 877-6072 ext. 201 and email lauras@machesneypark.org (used above as the department contact email). The Citizenserve online portal link was confirmed directly from the Village's own Permits & Fees page. Inspections specifically are noted elsewhere as requestable at (815) 654-5033, the same number used by neighboring City of Loves Park's Building Department - suggesting shared/overlapping inspection staffing between the two jurisdictions (unconfirmed beyond this coincidence).
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 Machesney 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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