Village of Newark
Kendall County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Newark is a jurisdiction in Kendall 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
- 815-695-5671
- admin@newark-il.us
- Department Site
- Village Hall (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 Newark101 W. Lions St. / PO Box 270
Newark, IL 60541
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 village's own official site (newark-il.us), which references a "Forms & Permits" section, though no separately named building/zoning department was found there. Kendall County's Planning, Building & Zoning Department explicitly states it issues permits only for unincorporated Kendall County plus the villages of Millbrook and Plattville -- Newark is not among those, implying Newark issues its own permits through Village Hall. Disambiguation: this is Newark, Kendall County, Illinois (815 area code, IL 60541 ZIP), not Newark, NJ/OH/DE.
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 Newark'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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