Elect. Serv.by Steven Pillarel

Panel upgrade electrician based in Hammond.

License active

17 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2024 to 2026. 95th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago.

Get a quote from Elect. Serv.by Steven Pillarel Call (312) 388-4801 Check license ECC67498

What the public records show

From the city's license records and the city's permits, one question at a time.

Question	Records show	Mark
Licensed?	License ECC67498, active in the city's records on Oct 2, 2026Electrical Contractor (General)We found this license by the business name. No other active license has that name.	Checks out
Jobs on record	17 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2024 to 2026Every permit we have for them is panel upgrade.They are based in Hammond. Work outside Chicago is not in these records.95th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Chicago permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026.

Records: the city Department of Buildings and City of Chicago permits.

Cost and timing

All panel upgrade jobs in Chicago: $2,400 to $8,000

Half of 9,692 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.

Panel upgrades in Chicago: $2,500 to $9,000 (5,183 permits)

How to read this range

Contractors write a job value on the permit form, and the city uses it to set the permit fee. It is not the contract price, and it is often lower than what you pay. A quarter of the permits list less than this range, and a quarter list more. Use it to see if a quote is in the normal range.

Permit value (not a price)

Their typical permit lists $2,500 (half list more, half less)

That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. What panel upgrade jobs cost in Chicago.

Get 2 or 3 written quotes.

Permit wait

Across Chicago, panel upgrade permits usually take same day to be issued

How long panel upgrade jobs take.

Track record

3 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 14 the year before

Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 9 jobs, January to March 2025. Across Chicago, all contractors together had 8% more panel upgrade jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Latest jobs

Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.

A row marked ×2 or more stands for that many similar jobs on one day in one ZIP code.

Date	Work	On the permit form
Jun 24, 2026	Panel upgrade	$5,500
Feb 12, 2026	Panel upgrade	$2,500
Jan 28, 2026	Panel upgrade	$2,500
May 21, 2025	Panel upgrade	$1,500
Apr 10, 2025	Panel upgrade	$15,000
Mar 28, 2025	Panel upgrade	$23,000
Mar 18, 2025	Panel upgrade	$22,000
Feb 3, 2025	Panel upgrade	$1,500
Jan 30, 2025	Panel upgrade (×2, same day)	$1,500 each
Jan 28, 2025	Panel upgrade (×2, same day)	$1,500 each
Jan 24, 2025	Panel upgrade (×2, same day)	$1,500 each
Dec 17, 2024	Panel upgrade	$5,200
Oct 9, 2024	Panel upgrade	$35,000
Oct 4, 2024	Panel upgrade	$15,000

What to ask before you hire

About Elect. Serv.by Steven Pillarel

Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
Search their name on the Better Business Bureau site, and read their reviews.

Worth asking any panel upgrade electrician

Can you show me proof of liability insurance and your bond?
What size panel, and does the utility need to change the service to my house?
Who arranges the power shutoff with the utility?
Who pulls the permit, and who meets the inspector?

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