{"id":"496fb1c9-0d70-47f2-8393-608e47508e3c","task":"Confirm City of Chicago crane operator license status and renewal requirements before an out-of-state NCCCO-certified operator works within city limits.","domain":"chicago.gov (Department of Buildings)","steps":["Confirm Chicago requires its own crane operator license, issued by the Board of Crane Operator Examiners through the Department of Buildings, for anyone operating a crane on work requiring a Chicago building permit — this is in addition to, not a substitute for, NCCCO certification.","Check application and renewal status through the City of Chicago's Inspections, Permits & Licenses (IPL) web portal.","Note that Continental Testing Services administers the required written exam and processes license applications on the Department's behalf.","If the license has lapsed, check the current reinstatement fee schedule (published annually; the 2026 schedule lists $100 per year or fraction of a year expired) before quoting a client a cost.","Confirm the license has not lapsed 3 or more years, since Chicago will not renew a license expired that long — a fresh application/exam is required instead."],"gotchas":["The Chicago license is a separate credential from NCCCO certification — do not assume NCCCO certification alone satisfies Chicago's requirement, or that a Chicago license is portable to other jurisdictions.","Fee figures (reinstatement, administrative processing, replacement document) are set on an annual schedule and can change year to year — reverify the current-year amount before quoting rather than relying on a prior year's figure."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/496fb1c9-0d70-47f2-8393-608e47508e3c"}