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Handyman License Requirements in Glenview, IL

By , Founder of Bulletproof Handyman · Illinois rules checked November 2, 2026 · Glenview local rules checked November 2, 2026

Glenview business license: only for businesses with a location in the Village. Contractor registration: required for General and Demolition contractors working in the Village ($50 fee, $25,000 bond, COI, workers comp) via Community Development Development Center (847-904-4330); other subcontractors not required to register.

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Glenview requirements

Glenview business license: only for businesses with a location in the Village. Contractor registration: required for General and Demolition contractors working in the Village ($50 fee, $25,000 bond, COI, workers comp) via Community Development Development Center (847-904-4330); other subcontractors not required to register.

Source link: glenview.il.us · glenview.il.us · glenview.onlama.com · checked November 2, 2026

Local business license

Required

  • Name: Village of Glenview Business License
"Per the Glenview Municipal Code, business licenses are required for all businesses that have locations within the corporate limits of the Village of Glenview."

Source: glenview.il.us · checked November 2, 2026

Local contractor or handyman license

Required

  • Name: Village of Glenview Contractor Registration (General / Demolition)
  • Trigger: General and demolition contractors before beginning work within Village limits: $50 fee, $25,000 bond, certificate of insurance, proof of workers comp. Electricians/plumbers/roofers provide copies of licenses (plumber: State 055 license + letter of intent; roofer: State roofing license). 'All other sub-contractors' not required to register.
"Certain contractors are required to register with the Village of Glenview or provide a copy of their registration before beginning work within the corporate limits of the Village. ... General $50 $25,000 ... Types of contractors not listed below do not require registration with the Village."

Source: glenview.il.us · checked November 2, 2026

County: Cook County

The Illinois rule

Regulator: None for general contracting. Trades: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) - roofing contractors; Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) - plumbers/plumbing contractors. HRRA enforced via Consumer Fraud Act (Attorney General / private action).

No statewide general license
Illinois

No license threshold. HRRA Sec. 10: definition excludes 'maintenance, service, or repairs under $500'. Sec. 15: written contract/work order required 'Prior to initiating home repair or remodeling work for over $1,000'. Sec. 20: consumer-rights pamphlet for all contracts; signed acknowledgment only for contracts 'over $1,000' ('$1,000 or under' = pamphlet, no acknowledgment).

What counts toward it: other: no licensing threshold. HRRA contract rules: written contract required for work 'over $1,000' (total cost incl. parts and materials); 'home repair and remodeling' definition excludes 'maintenance, service, or repairs under $500'.

""Home repair and remodeling" means the fixing, replacing, altering, converting, modernizing, improving, or making of an addition to any real property primarily designed or used as a residence other than maintenance, service, or repairs under $500."

Source: ilga.gov · ilga.gov · checked November 2, 2026

State registration

No state GC registration. Plumbing contractors register with IDPH under 225 ILCS 320. Roofing contractors licensed by IDFPR (no handyman/small-job carve-out verified).

Source: dph.illinois.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Forming an LLC in Illinois

State filing fee: $150.

Source: ilsos.gov · checked November 2, 2026

What to do, in order

  1. Read the Illinois rule and confirm with None for general contracting. Trades: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) - roofing contractors; Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) - plumbers/plumbing contractors. HRRA enforced via Consumer Fraud Act (Attorney General / private action)..
  2. Line up the Glenview items listed on this page.
  3. Get your insurance and rate in place before the first paid job.

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