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Village of Western Springs Community Development Department

Building permits in the Village of Western Springs, Illinois, in Cook County, are handled by the Village's Community Development Department at Village Hall, 740 Hillgrove Avenue. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Western Springs's roofing rules are its own: the Village's Building Codes page says Ordinance No. 26-3314, approved February 23, 2026, moved the Village to the 2018 International Residential Code with amendments. This listing covers the office's contact details, the Village's own statements on code and permits, and the rules state law sets for every Illinois roofer.

Jurisdiction
Village of Western Springs, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
740 Hillgrove Avenue, Western Springs, IL 60558
Contact
  • url: https://www.wsprings.com/133/Community-Development
  • phone: 708-246-1800 ext. 180
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • state_level: Illinois licenses roofing contractors statewide with no dollar threshold. 225 ILCS 335/9(2): "No work involving the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of any kind of roofing or waterproofing may be done except by a roofing contractor or a qualifying party licensed or credentialed under this Act." Under 225 ILCS 335/5(a-3), "A municipality or a county that requires a building permit may not issue a building permit to a roofing contractor unless that contractor has provided sufficient proof of current licensure as a roofing contractor by the State," and a holder of a limited license is restricted to permits for work on residential properties of 8 units or less. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation lists "Roofing Contractor, Licensed" among the professions it licenses.
  • city_level: A VILLAGE CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The Village's Community Development page says "Building permit applications and contractor registration forms can be found" on its Permits and Licenses page and directs questions on "permits, fees, contractor registration, and bonds" to the department's front desk. The page does not say whether a roofer must register.
Permit process note
The Community Development page lists among the department's services "Issuing permits for new construction or alterations of existing structures" and says "Building permit applications and contractor registration forms can be found at www.wsprings.com/516/Permits-Licenses." It does not name roof replacement in terms, so this listing does not state a yes or no answer for a re-roof. Inspections are to be arranged at least 48 hours in advance, and for emergency repairs outside business hours the page says the owner "shall have a retroactive permit application submitted to Community Development as soon as practical however no later than the next business day."
Adopted code
THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH VILLAGE AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN BUILDING CODES PAGE. The page says "On February 23, 2026, the Village Board approved Ordinance No. 26-3314 amending Title 9 (Building Regulations) of the Village Code relating to adopted building codes," that "The ordinance provides for an update from the amended 2006 ICC and 2005 NEC Model Codes that had been adopted and in use since September 2014," and lists "2018 International Residential Code (IRC)" and "2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)" among the new adoptions, with the "2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as amended by the State of Illinois." The page links the amendments as "Amendments Pending Codification" on the Village's meeting-records portal; this listing did not read them, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions.
Sales & use tax
Illinois taxes the roofer, not the job, and the operative rate is not keyed to the Western Springs job address. Under 86 Ill. Adm. Code 130.1940(c), a construction contractor "does not incur Retailers' Occupation Tax liability as to receipts from labor furnished and tangible personal property (materials and fixtures) incorporated into a structure," but "incurs Use Tax on the cost price of the tangible personal property that is incorporated into real estate," with "roofing materials" named in the rule's own list of examples. Repair and replacement are taxed identically: 130.1940(a)(3) defines "construct" to include "repair, renovate or remodel." The Illinois Department of Revenue states the Use Tax rate as "6.25% of the purchase price or fair market value, whichever is greater." Where the contractor buys for resale, the local tax follows "the place of business at or from which the contractor or builder handles the transaction" (130.2075(b)(3)), so the combined rate on materials is the supply house's or the contractor's, which this record does not pin down. The authoritative lookup is the Illinois Department of Revenue's MyTax Illinois Tax Rate Finder.

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Roofing questions: Western Springs, IL

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Western Springs, IL?

Yes.

What building code does Western Springs, IL use?

THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH VILLAGE AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN BUILDING CODES PAGE. The page says "On February 23, 2026, the Village Board approved Ordinance No. 26-3314 amending Title 9 (Building Regulations) of the Village Code relating to adopted building codes," that "The ordinance provides for an update from the amended 2006 ICC and 2005 NEC Model Codes that had been adopted and in use since September 2014," and lists "2018 International Residential Code (IRC)" and "2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)" among the new adoptions, with the "2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as amended by the State of Illinois." The page links the amendments as "Amendments Pending Codification" on the Village's meeting-records portal; this listing did not read them, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions.