Kankakee County contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Kankakee County's Contractor Registration Program requires a contractor to deposit a $10,000 License and Permit Surety Bond with the County before registration is approved. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — a soft credit pull at most, never a hard inquiry.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A County contractor registration bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit as the original signed bond the County's Building Division requires alongside your registration application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Kankakee County's Contractor Registration Program — administered as an amendment to Chapter 5 of the Kankakee County Building Regulations — requires a contractor to deposit an original, signed $10,000 License and Permit Surety Bond issued by a State of Illinois-approved insurer before the County will approve the registration, alongside a separate $150 registration fee payable to the County Treasurer.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Kankakee County (the obligee), with property owners and the County's code-enforcement interest as the protected parties. If a registered contractor's work violates the County's building regulations and causes a covered loss, a harmed party can recover against the bond up to the $10,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The County's registration is valid for one year from the date the license is issued, so the bond term you pick should track your registration renewal date.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Clear Kankakee County registration today.
$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.