Services

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	Apply for an Inspection Request The Department of Buildings' inspectional bureaus require anyone requesting an inspection to submit that request via an online form.

	Assisted Living Information A comparison of different living arrangements for Seniors in the City of Chicago

	Auto Pound Locations Here is a listing of Chicago's auto pounds.

	Bees/Wasps/Hornets The Bureau of Rodent Control will remove bees, wasps and hornet nests near schools, nursing homes or similar facilities.

	Before and After School Programs Before and after school programs provide a safe, fun environment for all students to participate in academic, leisure and recreational activities outside of the traditional school day. Students are exposed to a variety of experiences including sports, literacy, and technology.

	Bike Parking Bike Parking is an essential part of bicycling facilities in all cities, providing the bicyclist with a secure place to lock their bike at their trip destination.

	Bike Safety & Education Information about bike safey and education.

	Building Violations Online Look up Building Violations Online

	CAPS Brochures and Information (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy)

	Case Management Services It is not enough to place homeless people in housing without providing services that address the reasons they became homeless. Residents in crisis need support to ensure they don’t fall victim to the same issues that left them homeless in the first place.

	Case Management Services It is not enough to place homeless people in housing without providing services that address the reasons they became homeless. Residents in crisis need support to ensure they don’t fall victim to the same issues that left them homeless in the first place.

	Check Status of Vacant Property Vacant Property List

	Chicago Building Code Online Chicago Building Code Online

	City-Funded Home to Purchase, Affordable Properties List Affordable property list

	Code Clarifications and Interpretations Building Code Clarifications and Interpretations

	Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Become a CERT volunteer

	Community Service Center Location DFSS’ six Community Service Centers are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Wednesday, all of the centers are open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. City residents who need assistance can drop in or schedule an appointment in advance.

	DFSS Veterans Resource Office Services The City of Chicago’s Veterans Resource Office is a one-stop clearing house designed to provide assistance for better living and health services to veterans of the United States armed forces and their surviving spouses.

	DOB Certified Plan Corrections Program Certified Corrections Program

	Dead or Damaged Trees The Bureau of Forestry coordinates the removal of parkway or trees in the public way that are dead or damaged.

	Developer Services Comprehensive Checklists Comprehensive checklists for Accessibility, Architectural, Electrical, Fire Prevention, Mechanical, Plumbing and Refrigeration.

	Domestic Violence Help Line The Office on Domestic Violence continues to house and oversee the operation of the City of Chicago Domestic Violence Help Line. The Help Line is a 24-hour, toll-free confidential number that functions as a clearinghouse for domestic violence services and information.

	Domestic Violence Services The Division on Domestic Violence in the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services and other victim serving agencies in Chicago are important in the effort to respond to family violence.

	Drug & Gang Buildings The following buildings have been identified as locations where gang and drug activity have taken place.

	Elevator Testing Forms and Checklists Elevator Forms

	Emergency Rental Assistance Emergency Rental Assistance is available for people suffering financial hardship due to a crisis such as loss of job, home fire or illness. The program is intended to allow families to maintain housing during the time it takes to regain stability.

	Exterior Wall Information Exterior Wall Program

	Extreme Weather and Emergency Services The Department of Family and Support Services works with other city departments to help residents through periods of severe weather.

	FAQ's for High-rise Life Safety Life Safety FAQs for Evaluations & Sprinklers

	File a Claim for Vehicle or Property Damage File a claim for damaged vehicle, damaged property or if you have you have incurred excessive charges on your water bill.

	Find CAPS Beat Meetings Visit the Police Department web site to find your District, beat meeting in your neighborhood.

	Fire Prevention Bureau Inspection Fire Prevention Bureau Inspection Information.

	Frequently Requested Buildings Forms Building forms most frequently requested

	General Contractor Forms and Information General Contractor

	Get Police Reports View the reports and statistics listed below on the Chicago Police Department web site

	Get a Driver's License or a State Identification Card The Illinois Office of the Secretary of State is the most diverse of its kind in the nation.

	Graffiti Removal Program Graffiti is vandalism, it scars the community, hurts property values and diminishes our quality of life.

	Graffiti Removal Services

	Help Chicago Police Fight Drug Trafficking Help Chicago Police Department address the problem of drug trafficking in Chicago.

	Home Owner Assistance Home Owner Assistance Program

	HomeMod - Accessible Funding Brochure Sponsored by the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), the HomeMod Program will allow people with disabilities, who are under the age of sixty, to receive home modifications that make their living environment accessible.

	Homeless Prevention The best way to end homelessness is to prevent it from occurring in the first place.

	How to Find Weather Relief in Chicago While Chicago enjoys the diversity of four distinct seasons, our winters and summers can produce extreme temperatures. At times, weather conditions may pose a threat to health and safety. The Department of Family and Support Services works with other city departments to help residents through periods of severe weather.

	Illegally Parked Vehicles Chicago uses tow trucks to remove illegally parked vehicles from bus stops, crosswalks, loading zones and other no-parking sites and tows them to a city auto pound.

	Illinois Domestic Violence Data and Information (ILDVDI) Clearinghouse The ILDVDI Clearinghouse is a collaborative effort of the Department of Family and Support Services, Division on Domestic Violence (DDV) and the Domestic Violence Coordinated Response Council. The ILDVDI Clearinghouse was developed to create easy access to domestic violence related data and information available in Illinois, to increase knowledge about Illinois and Chicago area victims of domestic violence, and to better serve and improve the lives of Illinois domestic violence victims and their families.

	Invasive Pests: A Threat to Chicago's Urban Forest Invasive Species of Pests a Threat to our Urban Forest

	Juvenile Intervention Support Center The Juvenile Intervention Support Center (JISC) is a pilot program that uses a multi-disciplinary approach and interagency partnerships to provide prevention and intervention services to help youth arrested for low level misdemeanor offenses and youth at risk for juvenile justice system involvement.

	Kids Section The Chicago Fire Department encourages children to check out the following fun activities!

	Licensed Mason Contractors See a list of Mason Contractors licensed with the City of Chicago.

	Life Safety High-rise information Wireless Voice Communication System Per Code Section 34 (13-196-204)

	Life Safety and High-rise information Life Safety & High-rise Ordinance

	Link Your Cameras into OEMC (Private Sector Camera Initiative)

	List of Contractors Receiving Disciplinary Actions The City of Chicago Department of Buildings investigates false statements made in the course of business with the Department.

	List of Licensed Electrical Contractors Licensed Electrical Contractors

	No Building Permit & Construction Violation Report if there are no permits or there are building violations.

	Occupancy Capacity Sign Information Occupancy Capacity Sign

	Parking Meter Business Feedback Form Business Feedback form for changes to the period of stay, requests to add parking meters and other feedback

	Parking Permit Zone Lookup Residents can look up their Residential Parking Permit Zone online.

	Porch & Deck Information Porch and Deck Information

	Register a Compliment About a Chicago Police Officer If a member of the public is pleased with the service he or she received from an officer, and in particular if the officer has done something extraordinary, the Independent Police Review Authority encourages the member of the public to formally compliment the officer.

	Report Animal Inhumane Treatment Chicago residents are encouraged to report cases of animal mistreatment. This includes neglect of any kind (i.e., animals without food, water, proper shelter or veterinary care), leaving unwanted animals in a motor vehicle or house, training animals to fight, and abandoned animals on a public way.

	Report Viaduct Light Out Chicago has embarked on a program to greatly improve illumination under its viaducts.

	Report Water in Basement Online reporting of water in your basement.

	Report Water in Street File a report if you see water in the street after a storm.

	Report a Building Violation Report a building violation

	Report a Complaint Against a Chicago Police Officer If a member of the public is dissatisfied with the police service he or she has received or has a complaint against a Chicago Police Department member (civilian and sworn), he or she can report the incident directly to IPRA.

	Report a Stray Animal This service request is to report stray animals in your neighborhood.

	Report a Vacant Building Report a Vacant Building

	Report an Unsafe Porch Report an unsafe porch and request an inspection

	Request Alley Lights

	Request Senior Well Being Check Extreme hot or cold weather can severely affect the health and safety of Chicagoans. The City of Chicago's Extreme Weather Notification System can contact you or a loved one by telephone.

	Request a Lead Hazard Home Inspection The Chicago Department of Public Health offers home inspections for various sources of lead hazards that may be present in the home.

	Residential Garbage Collection The City of Chicago has implemented the grid garbage collection system citywide. Streets & Sanitation collects Chicago's residential waste. Our crews service some 600,000 homes weekly.

	Restaurant Information Information regarding Restaurant inspections

	Rules and Regulations: Elevators Rules and Regulations for Elevators.

	Senior Services Information and Assessment Assistance Accessing information on all the programs Family and Support Services has to offer for Senior Information and Assistance.

	Services for the Formerly Incarcerated The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services’ Community Reentry Support Centers can assist formerly incarcerated residents in achieving self-sufficiency while successfully reintegrating into local communities.

	Shelter System The City of Chicago, Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) funds a network of community based shelters that support individuals who are in crisis and the chronically homeless.

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	Smoke Detectors Smoke detectors for general public

	Step 1- Developer Services Pre-Submittal Process Developer Services Pre-Submittal Process

	Step 2 - Developer Services Submittal Process Developer Services Submittal Process

	Step 3- Developer Services Plan Review Developer Services Plan Review

	Structural Peer Review information Structural Peer Review Program

	Suggested High Rise Office Building Evacuation Plan This page contains Suggested High Rise Office Building Evacuation Plan information.

	Summary of the Key Provisions of the Life Safety and High Rise Ordinance Summary of the Key Provisions of the Life Safety and High Rise Ordinance. The Ordinance focuses on improving the life safety attributes of existing high-rise buildings. There are approximately 1700 existing high rises and of these, 1300 are pre-fire ordinance or pre-1975 buildings. Of the 1300 pre-fire ordinance buildings, approximately 200 are commercial and 1100 are residential.

	Tent Permit Process Tent Permit Process

	Towing Information; Towing Process Overview information about the City of Chicago towing process.

	Trade Licensing Applications FAQs Questions and Answers regarding applications for Plumber, Electrician and Mason Licensing Exam Applications

	Trade Licensing information This page lists a complete exam schedule and related material for trade licensing

	Traffic Signals The Department of Transportation Division of Electrical Operations maintains Chicago’s 2,732 traffic signalized intersections.

	Trip Planners You've got several options for planning trips on transit throughout the Chicago area, including online trip planners, mobile device applications, and by telephone.

	Vacant Lot Cleanup

	Veteran's Resource Office The City’s Veterans Resource Office helps U.S. veterans and family members navigate the maze of government benefits and civilian resources. The one-stop clearing house provides current information on programs and services available at all levels of government and community organizations.

	Veteran's Resources Listing of Municipal, County and State Partnership Agencies with the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services

	Veterans Resources - Federal Partner Agency Links Listing of National and Federal Partnership Agencies with the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services

	Veterans Resources - Community Partner Agency Links Listing of Partnership Agencies with the Chicago Department of Family & Support Services

	Youth Activities in Chicago Then Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (FSS) funds organizations that provide a variety of fun, challenging and safe ways for young people to develop self-esteem, a sense of responsibility and life skills.