Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Archer Heights

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Archer Heights took 48 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 104 days.

Records checked1092021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait48 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within104 days75% of records
Long-wait edge208 days90% of records
Evidence109issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
19.3%
1–7 days
3.7%
8–30 days
15.6%
31–90 days
33.0%
91+ days
28.4%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021200 days40 days77 days
20222241 days82 days131 days
20231752 days96 days147 days
20242363 days148 days239 days
20251875 days112 days128 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Archer Heights48 days104 days109
Belmont Cragin48 days117 days389
Lower West Side48 days118 days560
South Lawndale48 days115 days504
Near South Side48 days106 days238
Kenwood47 days108 days233
North Park47 days120 days213
Norwood Park47 days105 days356