City of Chester
Randolph County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Chester is a jurisdiction in Randolph 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
City of Chester1330 Swanwick Street
Chester, IL 62233
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
City Hall address/phone confirmed directly on the City's own official domain (chesterill.com), a newer app-based municipal site (OCV platform) that no longer has an easily-crawlable 'Applications & Permits' subpage (a previously indexed URL now 404s), so a distinct Building Department contact/email could not be separately confirmed — general City Hall contact is the best-confirmed point of contact. Note: the official site's own footer displays the ZIP as '82233', which appears to be a typo since Chester, IL's ZIP is 62233 — 62233 is used here.
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 — City of Chester'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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