Handyman License Requirements in Orland Park, IL
Orland Park Contractor License (Village Code 5-1-6) issued by the Development Services Department is required for any contractor or sub-contractor working in the Village before permits are issued; licenses expire Dec 31; electrical contractors need registration from an accepted community (e.g., Chicago, Elgin, Schaumburg, Orland Park) or ICC electrician certification. Village spans Cook and Will Counties.
Orland Park requirements
Orland Park Contractor License (Village Code 5-1-6) issued by the Development Services Department is required for any contractor or sub-contractor working in the Village before permits are issued; licenses expire Dec 31; electrical contractors need registration from an accepted community (e.g., Chicago, Elgin, Schaumburg, Orland Park) or ICC electrician certification. Village spans Cook and Will Counties.
Source link: orlandpark.org · orlandpark.org · codelibrary.amlegal.com · checked November 2, 2026
Local business license
Our check could not confirm this from an official page, so we don't state it. Ask the city or county office.
Local contractor or handyman license
Required
- Name: Village of Orland Park Contractor License
"No person shall act or perform any services as a contractor or sub-contractor within without first having issued a license by the Village Development Services Department (Code 5-1-6.B). ... All contractor licenses expire on December 31 of the year they are issued."
Source: orlandpark.org · checked November 2, 2026
County: Cook County and Will County, per Census 2020
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 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."
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
- 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)..
- Line up the Orland Park items listed on this page.
- Get your insurance and rate in place before the first paid job.
Nearby places
Rules change. This page shows what official sources said on the dates above. It is not legal advice.
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