A surety bond is a three-party guarantee that you’ll meet a legal or contractual obligation. It protects the government agency or owner in the event of bankruptcy or non-performance. Illinois requires different bonds for licensing, construction, and registration; find the one you need below with its requirements and costs.
Required for IL public works over $150K. One flat 3% rate for every contractor — projects up to $3M on credit alone.
View bond details & applyRequired with most IL public bids. Completely free — consent of surety included, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyBond a mechanic's lien off your property under 770 ILCS 60/38.1 and keep the project — and your financing — moving.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Department of Revenue financial-responsibility bond that backs your liquor taxes. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $30,000 bond Illinois requires for notaries who perform remote (audio-visual) notarizations. $50 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 licensing bond every Illinois public adjuster files with the Department of Insurance. $500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond behind a Secretary of State temporary IRP apportionment permit. $100 flat — the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the Village of Plainfield, Illinois requires of a retail liquor licensee. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $150,000 ICC bond an Alternative Gas Supplier posts to serve Illinois customers. 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe ICC bond an Alternative Retail Electric Supplier posts to serve Illinois customers. 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
View bond details & applyUnderwritten Illinois appeal (supersedeas) bond — court sets the penal sum to stay a money judgment. Quote on review, usually within 1 business day.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 registration bond every Illinois appraisal management company files with IDFPR. $250 flat — the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe bond Architectural Iron Workers Union Local No. 63 requires of a signatory contractor to secure wages and fringe fund contributions owed under the collective bargaining agreement. 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe IDPH establishment bond that protects prepaid resident fees if an assisted living or shared housing establishment closes. From $100.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Batavia requires with its municipal pawnbroker license. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe DNR blanket plugging bond covering coal, structure, and groundwater test holes. From $100, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe DNR blanket plugging bond covering all of an operator’s oil and gas wells. From $125, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe blanket plugging bond a new operator posts to take over oil and gas wells from another operator. From $100, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe Village of Oak Park's bond of dealer in alcoholic liquors, filed with the Local Liquor Control Commissioner when a liquor dealer license is conditioned on one. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, priced at application.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 promoter tax bond under the Illinois Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. $100 flat — a soft credit check may apply, never a hard inquiry.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 promoter performance bond under the Illinois Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. $100 flat — a soft credit check may apply, never a hard inquiry.
View bond details & applyThe liquor gallonage-tax bond an Illinois brew pub files for financial responsibility. From $100 — the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe permit bond the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) requires for construction or work affecting a City of Chicago bridge or its adjacent public way. Premiums cost 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information; most applications approve instantly.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 building contractor registration bond Pontiac's Building & Zoning Department requires before it will issue a permit. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $2,000 bond the City of Burbank requires of a licensed building mover before a moving permit is issued. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 financial-responsibility surety bond an Illinois adult-use dispensing organization files with IDFPR under 410 ILCS 705/15-55. $4,025 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond a signatory cement mason contractor posts so Local 502 members get paid and their fringe benefit funds get funded. $1,000 flat.
View bond details & applyThe fidelity bond a licensed cemetery authority files with the Illinois Comptroller to protect its care funds. Premiums from $100.
View bond details & applyThe wage-and-welfare bond Ceramic Tile Terrazzo and Granite Cutters Union Local 21 (Chicago area) requires of signatory tile, terrazzo, and stone contractors. 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Department of Revenue bond a charitable-games supplier or provider files under the Charitable Games Act. From $100 — the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe wage-and-fringe-benefit bond the Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters requires of a signatory contractor. 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe wage-welfare bond Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 requires of signatory plumbing contractors under its collective bargaining agreement. 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe wage-and-fringe-benefit bond the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters requires of a signatory contractor. 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois cigarette distributor tax bond filed with the Department of Revenue, sized to your liability. From $100.
View bond details & applyThe Department of Revenue tax bond for a roll-your-own cigarette machine operator. From $100 — the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe deferred-payment stamp bond a cigarette distributor files to buy tax stamps on 30-day terms. From $100 — the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 license and permit bond the City of Aledo requires before it will issue a contractor license, naming the City of Aledo. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 license and permit bond the City of Aurora requires of a licensed contractor, filed with the Director of Public Works. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe Certificate of Registration bond the City of Aurora requires of food, beverage, and liquor sellers under its privilege tax ordinance. Premiums cost 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 Public Works performance and maintenance bond the City of Aurora requires for excavating, paving, and concrete work in the public right-of-way. $200 flat.
View bond details & applyThe festival permit bond the City of Aurora's local licensing authority can require of a music festival promoter as a condition of the festival permit. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe fidelity bond a City of Aurora raffle license requires of the designated raffle manager, sized to the value of the prizes. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 Public Works bond the City of Aurora requires for contractors permitted to work in the public right-of-way. $200 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 site-specific bond the City of Batavia's Building Department requires to register a contractor. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Batavia's Building Department requires of house-moving contractors. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe site-specific $10,000 excavation bond Batavia's Public Works Department requires for right-of-way work. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe performance bond the City of Belleville's Building Official requires before it issues a demolition permit. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 registration bond Belleville's Gas, Oil and Solid Fuel Burner Code requires of HVAC and burner contractors. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor license bond the City of Belleville requires of plumbing contractors. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe fidelity bond a Belleville raffle license names for the manager who runs the game, under the state Raffles Act. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 contractor license bond the City of Belleville requires of sewer contractors. $250 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Right-of-Way Performance Bond the City of Belvidere's Department of Public Works requires to occupy public right-of-way. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe City of Berwyn contractor license bond, $10,000–$25,000 depending on trade, required under the City's contractors and building tradesmen ordinance. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor registration bond the Building & Zoning Department requires, filed under Blue Island Municipal Code § 150.002. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor filing bond Cahokia Heights requires before work begins, administered by Code Enforcement. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor license bond the Calumet City Building Department requires before it will issue or renew a license. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 sewer-permit bond Chicago requires of a licensed drain layer under Municipal Code § 4-28-070. $250 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $40,000 wrecking bond Chicago's Department of Buildings requires for wrecking a structure four or more stories tall. $200 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 right-of-way excavation permit bond the City of Collinsville requires before you open a street, sidewalk, or public place. $150 flat.
View bond details & applyThe performance bond the City of Collinsville requires before you excavate, construct in, or otherwise alter a street, alley, easement, or public place. The bond amount is tied to the estimated cost of restoring the site; premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor license bond the City of Colona requires before it registers a contractor to work in the city. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor bond Country Club Hills requires under Code § 13.14.04 before it licenses a building contractor. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 bond the City of Countryside requires of general contractors and most other trades before it issues a contractor license. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond the City of Crest Hill Building Department requires as part of contractor registration before permits are issued. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 single-trade license bond the City of Darien requires of most contractors under its Municipal Code. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 general contractor bond that lets a Darien GC cover its subcontractors under one filing, in lieu of separate bonds. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond Decatur's Chapter 37 requires before you construct in or excavate a city street, alley, easement, or public place. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond filed with electrical contractor registration in the City of DeKalb. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond filed with mechanical/HVAC contractor registration in the City of DeKalb. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe annual $10,000 bond DeKalb requires to register for work in its public right-of-way. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor license bond required by the City of East St. Louis before permits are issued. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $2,000 liquor license bond the City of Edwardsville requires of alcohol retailers. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond the City of Edwardsville Public Works Department requires before excavating or working within the public right-of-way. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 bond the City of Effingham requires as part of contractor registration before building permits are issued. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 bond the City of Elgin files with an electrical contractor license. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 indemnifying bond Elgin's Title 16 requires of a mechanical/HVAC contractor before permits are issued. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 indemnifying bond Elgin requires of mechanical and warm-air heating contractors under Title 16. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 surety bond fire sprinkler contractors working under a City of Elgin permit may need to file. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe permit bond the City of Elgin's Engineering Division requires before you cut, repair, or occupy the public right-of-way — curb, sidewalk, driveway approach, or street work. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information; most applications approve instantly.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 surety bond roofing contractors working under a City of Elgin permit may need to file. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 permit bond the City of Elgin requires from sewer contractors working under a city permit. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe license bond the City of Elmhurst's Community Development Department requires before it issues a building permit to a contractor. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information; most applications approve instantly.
View bond details & applyThe license bond the City of Evanston's Building & Inspection Services Division requires of a certified drainlayer before connecting to the city sewer system. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information; most applications approve instantly.
View bond details & applyThe license bond the City of Evanston's Building & Inspection Services Division requires before it issues a building permit to a contractor. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information; most applications approve instantly.
View bond details & applyThe license bond the City of Evanston requires of a plumber under its Plumbing Code before you tap into the city water or sewer system. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information; most applications approve instantly.
View bond details & applyThe permit bond Evanston's Public Works Department requires of a corporation obstructing a public street or sidewalk for construction work. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information; most applications approve instantly.
View bond details & applyThe contractor license bond the City of Fairview Heights requires of registered contracting businesses. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 right-of-way permit bond the City of Geneva requires before you dig, bore, or build in a city street or easement. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 building contractor license bond the City of Granite City requires for a yearly-renewable business license. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 electrical contractor license bond the City of Granite City requires for a yearly-renewable business license. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 plumbing contractor license bond the City of Granite City requires for a yearly-renewable business license. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 contractor license bond the City of Harvey requires before a contractor may register and work in the city. $100 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 general contractor license bond the City of Highland Park requires to license a contractor. $100 flat.
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