Village of Cordova
Rock Island County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Cordova is a jurisdiction in Rock Island 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
- 309-654-2646
- cordovavillageil@gmail.com
- Department Site
- Village Hall (Mayor's 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 Cordova107 9th St S / PO Box 6
Cordova, IL 61242
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via the official villageofcordova.com site. The Government page lists Mayor James Boone as the contact for building permits at 309-373-5585, with a downloadable Building Permit Application PDF; the general village office line (309-654-2646) and cordovavillageil@gmail.com are the main published contacts. Rock Island County's Building Department jurisdiction covers only unincorporated county land — villages like Cordova handle their own permitting.
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 Cordova'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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