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Handyman License Requirements in Tinley Park, IL

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

Tinley Park requires a Village Contractor's License (Building Dept, 16250 S. Oak Park Ave; building@tinleypark.org) for every contractor working in the Village, valid Jan 1-Dec 31 (renewals from Nov 1), $20,000 surety bond to the Village, fee $100 or $50/yr per application tier (state-licensed electrical/roofing/sprinkler no fee); certificate of insurance on file needed to apply online. Fine up to $750/day. Village lies in Cook and Will Counties.

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Tinley Park requirements

Tinley Park requires a Village Contractor's License (Building Dept, 16250 S. Oak Park Ave; building@tinleypark.org) for every contractor working in the Village, valid Jan 1-Dec 31 (renewals from Nov 1), $20,000 surety bond to the Village, fee $100 or $50/yr per application tier (state-licensed electrical/roofing/sprinkler no fee); certificate of insurance on file needed to apply online. Fine up to $750/day. Village lies in Cook and Will Counties.

Source link: cms6.revize.com · tinleypark.org · bsaonline.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 Tinley Park Contractor's License (annual, Jan 1 - Dec 31) plus $20,000 surety bond
  • Trigger: All contractors performing work in the Village (regardless of where based); permits not issued unless every contractor on the permit is licensed and bonded. Application lists $100 per year and $50 per year fee tiers; no fee for state-licensed electric, sprinkler, roofing; fine up to $750/day for working without license/permit.
"All contractors doing work in the Village of Tinley Park must be licensed and bonded with the Village or State (proof of state license required) prior to starting work. ... A General Contractor requires a $20,000 Surety Bond made out to the Village and a Village license."

Source: cms6.revize.com · 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 Tinley Park items listed on this page.
  3. 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.