The City of Northlake provides a variety of services for its residents. From drinking water to dog tags, streetlights to street sweeping, services make Northlake work. Most of the time, it happens without your having to think about it. But if you need to know about anything the city does for you, look here.
There are 90 full-time employees of the City of Northlake, including members of the police force. Among the Array of City Services provided by Northlake jobs that they perform include police and fire protection that keeps our City safe, building inspections to ensure that quality construction work is done, the maintenance of the sewer and water systems that serve our houses and businesses and the maintenance of the streets that carry the cars, trucks, and buses used by us all.

Building department :
The primary purpose of the Northlake Building Department is to ensure that safe construction practices are maintained on all residential, rental and commercial construction. This is done through the inspection of all structures to make sure that they meet the local and state building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical codes.
Many of the permits and application forms that the Building Department requires are available to be downloaded from this web site. All permits and applications are in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format, which requires the free Acrobat Reader software. This plug-in can be obtained from the Adobe web site.

If you have questions, or if you cannot find the information that you need, please contact Marybeth at (708) 343-8700 or email the Building Department at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
We are currently reorganizing the information for the Building Inspections department, so if the information that you are looking for is not available, please check back soon.

Permit information :
To expedite approval of your building permit, an application must be completed and submitted to the Building Department. Most applications require one copy of your plat of survey.
On all structural alterations, plans must bear the seal and signature of a licensed architect in the State of Illinois and a statement that the plans comply with all Building Ordinances of the City of Northlake.

Permits must be posted on site and visible from the street.
All contractors must be licensed and bonded to work in the City of Northlake. Inspection requests must be received by the Building Department 24 hours before the requested date.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to notify J.U.L.I.E. (1-800-892-0123) to advise when and where excavating will be done.
For additional information about building permits, please contact the Building Department at (708) 343-8700. The Department is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to Noon on Saturday.