Compliance - FAQs

YES, this email is from the State of Illinois's new system for IDHR! Beginning March 15th, IDHR's new portal to the online Illinois Enterprise Licensing and Permitting (ELP) system began notifying approximately 9,000 businesses that ELP is live. This does NOT change your IDHR Number or affect its expiration date.

There are two ways:

1. If you are a first-time applicant and have never had an IDHR Number previously, proceed with the Create New Account option in ELP.
   
2. If you have an existing IDHR Number, your account and history have been established for you, and you only need to follow the emailed instructions. NOTE: If you have a current IDHR Number, DO NOT create a New Account in ELP.

The new ELP portal allows a business applicant to complete your online submission in one sitting. Applicants will be notified by email of the approval within approximately 5-7 business days. If approved, the newly registered/renewed business will be able to immediately access its online IDHR Eligibility Number Certificate.

The updated ELP User Guide found on the website provides step-by-step instructions on how to retrieve your account user name, if you know and have access to the email address associated with your registration or current IDHR Number.

If you don't know the email address your business used to set up your IDHR Number, or if you no longer have access to the email address used previously, please contact ELP's OneSupport team at ELP.IL.DHR@onesupport.com or by calling (855) 635-7669.

PC1 / PC1 Renewal application to secure or renew an Eligible Bidder/Public Contractor Number for a primary business or headquarters costs $81.80. PC1-A / PC1-A Renewal application to register a secondary or additional location costs $6 per registration/location.

First, all business entities seeking to register a secondary or other location must have a current/valid IDHR Eligibility Number (PC1 registration). Then, the business may individually register each additional location by completing a PC1-A registration form.

With the new ELP portal for IDHR, applicants will receive email notification when there is a final determination regarding your submission. If approved, you will be able to log in to your ELP account to access and download your IDHR Eligibility Number Certificate.

Yes, Department Rules require that all contractors doing business with the State of Illinois must register regardless of the location.

No, according to Department Rules; however, the requirements of the contracting agency may require you to have an IDHR number even though you have less than 15 employees.

No. Submit one (1) PC-1 registration and consolidate the employment figures for all offices.

IDHR provides easy-to-access links on the IDHR website so you may log in to an ELP 'Maintenance Transaction' that allows you to update the business address, inform IDHR of a business name change, or update/change the contact person.