I went in to the village hall to see if I needed a permit to build a shed. They said, as long as I didn't permanently anchor it to the ground, I could have up to a 120 sq' ft' shed. Had to stay 5 ft' off the lot lines. I went twelve. My son-in law lives the next town over. Earlier this spring, he hears a helicopter sounding like it was going to land in his back yard.[ he has a one acre lot] He goes outside and sees a chopper hovering low, over his back yard, taking photo's of his neighbor's shed, that was built without a permit. That's what they do in DuPage County, Ill. Earlier, my son-in law got nailed on his shed also, plus the brick paver walkway that was on the ground, in front of the shed. Get this, his shed was built in the late 60's by a previous owner with no permit. I had to draw a set of plans detailing how the shed was built. The shed was aprox. 12x14. I give the city the plans and the building department rejects the plans and they tell me we can't build the shed. I tell the inspector that it's already built and has been there since 1967 and that they requested the plans. They send another inspector out and she okays the shed but says we have to get a permit for the Chicago street pavers that are on the ground in front of the shed. [ patio permit] They've been there since the 60's also. I think it cost my son-in law about 250 bucks for the permits. Illinois is the most corrupt, screw the taxpayer state I can think of. It's no wonder new homes are so expensive to build here. So many people I know are moving out of this state to get away from this type of nonsense. If it wasn't for my daughter living close by, I'd be building my shed in a different state.