Village of Good Hope
McDonough County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Good Hope is a jurisdiction in McDonough 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.
Contact
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
No official Village of Good Hope website found. McDonough County's official government site (mcg.mcdonough.il.us) hosts a basic informational page for Good Hope (mcg.mcdonough.il.us/Good Hope.html) listing a Village President, Clerk, Treasurer, and Trustees with what appear to be personal/home addresses and phone numbers rather than a Village Hall or Building Department — and the page notes trustee terms 'expire in 2021,' indicating stale data. No dedicated building-permit office or process could be confirmed. That county-hosted page (as of an unknown, likely outdated update) lists Village Clerk Tammy DalBello, 535 W. Main St., Good Hope, IL 61438, phone (847) 337-7086 — included only as an unverified, probably stale lead, not a confirmed building-department 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 Good Hope'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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