South Chicago Heights contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the South Chicago Heights, Illinois Contractor License Bond.
The Village of South Chicago Heights, a Cook County village south of Chicago, licenses general and sub-contractors annually through the Building Department, and conditions that license on a $10,000 surety bond. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check, and most applicants approve instantly.
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How much does a South Chicago Heights contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A village contractor bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Building Department
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with South Chicago Heights' Building Department alongside your license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Chicago Heights licenses general and sub-contractors through its Building Department on an annual cycle running May 1 through April 30. Alongside the $10,000 surety bond, the village also requires proof of general liability, automobile, and workers' compensation insurance naming the village as certificate holder before it will issue the license.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of South Chicago Heights (the obligee), with property owners and the village's building code as the protected interest. If a licensed contractor's work causes damage the licensing requirement is meant to guard against, 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. Some trades are handled differently: roofers file their state license in place of the bond, and plumbers rely on their Illinois Department of Public Health license. We track your renewal and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep the $10,000 filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to May 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, May 31, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Building Department. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with South Chicago Heights' Building Department alongside your license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.