Village of Bradford
Stark County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Bradford is a jurisdiction in Stark 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
- (309) 897-2071
- Department Site
- Village of Bradford Municipal Office (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 Bradford160 W. Main Street
Bradford, IL 61421
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The village's official site (bradfordil.com) has a Forms & Permits page but does not name a distinct 'building department' — the general Municipal Office appears to be the point of contact. An office email is listed on the official site's contact page but could not be captured in a usable form during research; contact by phone is recommended. Stark County also maintains a Building & Zoning Department (130 W. Main St., Toulon, IL; (309) 286-7172; starkco.illinois.gov) that regulates 'construction activities in the county,' but its official page does not clarify whether that authority extends inside incorporated Bradford or is limited to unincorporated county land, so it is flagged here rather than listed as the primary department.
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 Bradford'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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