Village of East Gillespie

Macoupin County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of East Gillespie is a jurisdiction in Macoupin 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

Department Site: Village Clerk (no dedicated building department found) (opens in a new tab)

Source: sei.macoupincountyil.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

Village of East Gillespie

East Gillespie, IL 62033

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

Additional Notes

Macoupin County's own building-permit page (macoupincountyil.gov/whats-happening-now/licenses-permits-zoning-information/) states the county permit is 'required in only unincorporated Macoupin County' and directs incorporated villages like East Gillespie to their own village clerk - so the County is confirmed NOT to be the permitting authority here, contrary to the usual small-village pattern. However, no working official East Gillespie website with contact details could be found; the county's SEI listing page for the village (linked above) carries no phone/email. A stale 2011 county directory listed a village clerk (Brian Engelke, 217-839-2491) but this is too old to report as current, so phone/email are left blank rather than guessed.

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 East Gillespie'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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