Village of Union

McHenry County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Union is a jurisdiction in McHenry 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: 815-923-4153
Email: clerk@unionillinois.org
Department Site: Building Department (Village Hall) (opens in a new tab)

Source: unionillinois.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 Union - Village Hall
17703 O'Cock Road
Union, IL 60180

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed directly on the official village site (unionillinois.org). Village Hall is open Tuesdays 10am-4pm; the Building Inspector is available Tuesdays 3-4pm. The site itself states that permit application forms, fee schedules, and an online portal 'will be listed here' but were not yet published at the time of this research. Checked McHenry County's Building Division (official page): it explicitly limits its permit authority to unincorporated county land and directs incorporated-village inquiries to the village itself, confirming Union's own Building Department (not the county) is the correct authority. 815 area code confirms this is Union, McHenry County, Illinois, not any other 'Union' municipality.

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 Union'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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