The Village of La Grange Park will not issue a contractor license — and its Building Department will not release a permit — until the contractor files a $10,000 corporate surety bond under Village Code § 150.08. 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.
















A small-village contractor license bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the La Grange Park Building Department alongside your contractor registration form. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
La Grange Park's Building Department will not release a permit for construction work until every contractor on the job is registered and licensed, and Village Code § 150.08 conditions that license on a corporate surety bond in the amount of $10,000, conditioned to indemnify and hold the Village harmless from liability, loss, or damage resulting from the contractor's work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of La Grange Park (the obligee), with property owners and the Village as the protected parties. The bond also guarantees completion of the work in conformance with applicable codes — if a bonded contractor's work falls short, 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. Under § 150.08, a contractor already licensed by the State of Illinois who registers with the Village is not required to obtain a separate Village license, so long as the state license and the bond or certificate of insurance stay current.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.