Village of Virgil

Kane County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Virgil is a jurisdiction in Kane 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: 630-232-3451
Email: vankerkhoffmark@kanecountyil.gov
Department Site: Kane County Development & Community Services Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: kanecountyil.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

Kane County Government Center
719 S. Batavia Avenue, Building A, 4th Floor
Geneva, IL 60134

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

Additional Notes

Virgil has no building department of its own. Per Kane County's official site, the County's Development & Community Services Department 'oversees County Land Use Planning, Building Permits, and Inspections for the unincorporated areas and the Villages of Virgil, Kaneville, and Big Rock.' Per the Village's own site (villageofvirgil.net/permits/), applicants first submit a 'Village Approval of Building Permit Application' to the Village Office (5N939 Meredith Road, Suite #2, Virgil, IL 60151; phone 630-365-6677; email Clerk@VillageOfVirgil.net) for review/signature, and then submit to Kane County for the actual permit. Listed phone/email above are for the County department (the ultimate issuer); the Village Office contact is given here as an alternate first point of contact.

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 Virgil'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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