City of Macomb
McDonough County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Macomb is a jurisdiction in McDonough County, Illinois, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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) 833-4944
- Department Site
- Office of Community Development (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
City of Macomb - Office of Community Development232 E. Jackson Street
Macomb, IL 61455
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via cityofmacomb.com: Office of Community Development, phone (309) 833-4944, fax (309) 837-1523, Director Cesar Suarez; handles permitting, zoning administration, land use regulation, planning, and contractor registration. Online BS&A permit application portal confirmed linked directly from the department's own page. This is the City of Macomb in McDonough County (area code 309, home of Western Illinois University), not to be confused with any other 'Macomb' elsewhere.
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 — City of Macomb'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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