Areas
Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs
Every Chicago neighborhood cluster, neighborhood guide and suburb on one map. Suburbs differ — Oak Park’s century-old homes have little in common with a 1990s Naperville subdivision — and each suburb sets its own permit process.
Calls are answered by a referral service that connects you with a local plumbing provider. How this works
Coverage map
Select a place on the map, or use the lists below. Numbers on the map match the Chicago neighborhood list.
Chicago neighborhoods
Schematic map for orientation only. Boundaries are simplified and not to scale.
| Place | Type | County |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | City | Cook |
| Logan Square | Chicago neighborhood | Cook |
| Lake View | Chicago neighborhood | Cook |
| Lincoln Park | Chicago neighborhood | Cook |
| Near North Side | Chicago neighborhood | Cook |
| West Town | Chicago neighborhood | Cook |
| Near West Side | Chicago neighborhood | Cook |
| Hyde Park | Chicago neighborhood | Cook |
| Naperville | Suburb | DuPage / Will |
| Oak Park | Suburb | Cook |
| Evanston | Suburb | Cook |
| Skokie | Suburb | Cook |
| Des Plaines | Suburb | Cook |
| Arlington Heights | Suburb | Cook |
| Schaumburg | Suburb | Cook |
| Aurora | Suburb | Kane / DuPage / Will / Kendall |
| Joliet | Suburb | Will |
| Elgin | Suburb | Kane / Cook |
| Oak Lawn | Suburb | Cook |
| Orland Park | Suburb | Cook / Will |
| Elmhurst | Suburb | DuPage / Cook |
| Park Ridge | Suburb | Cook |
Local service pages
Where a suburb has a distinct local reason — a city program, a permit rule or a building pattern — we publish a page for that service in that city.
- Naperville — drain cleaningSubdivision homes, sump vs drain
- Naperville — water heater replacementSecond- and third-generation tanks
- Naperville — sump pumpsDrain tile and backup power
- Oak Park — sewer backup protectionVillage grant
- Evanston — overhead sewersCombined sewer system
- Des Plaines — flood preventionCity flood rebate
- Schaumburg — overhead sewer conversion50% cost share
- Elmhurst — overhead sewersCity cost share
- Joliet — sewer backup protectionCity cost sharing
- Aurora — lead service linesCity replacement program
- Elgin — lead service linesPrivate-side replacement
- Oak Lawn — point-of-sale sewer inspectionRequired before sale
- Orland Park — water heater replacementPermit for every install
What varies from suburb to suburb
| Topic | Example |
|---|---|
| Contractor paperwork | Naperville: plumbing contractors submit required documents with every permit application, even if registered before. |
| Contractor registration | Oak Park: contractors register with the Village before working. |
| Flood assistance | Oak Park: Sewer Backup Protection Grant (max. $3,500 in 2024). |
| Exemptions | Naperville: in-kind water softener replacement listed as not needing a permit. |
Each example applies only to the municipality named.
Sources
- City of Naperville — Plumbing Permit Official / primary
- City of Naperville — Guide to Building Permits (PDF) Official / primary
- Village of Oak Park — Basement Flooding Prevention Official / primary
- Village of Oak Park — Sewer Backup Protection Grant (2024 application packet) Official / primary
Information can change; official sources control.