Current Illinois pricing for kitchens, baths, and full remodels.
Costs in Illinois track the national average closely enough to be a useful baseline. Illinois's renovation index is 98% of the national average, with a mid-range kitchen near ~$24,500, a bathroom near ~$11,760, and a full gut remodel near ~$108/sqft.
Illinois permit offices move at different speeds between Chicago and Springfield; build that into your schedule, not just your budget. In Illinois, what drives the final bid is usually labor supply first and material costs second.
A mid-range kitchen in Illinois runs near ~$24,500, a bathroom near ~$11,760, and a full gut renovation near ~$108 per square foot. Chicago and Springfield bids can land on either side of those numbers depending on scope and finish level.
A kitchen quote in Chicago and the same kitchen quote near Springfield can land far apart.
In Illinois, a 15% contingency, three competing bids, and leaving the plumbing and structural layout alone are the three levers that actually keep a renovation on budget.