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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Ashburn

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Ashburn took 51 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 118 days.

Records checked2072021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait51 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within118 days75% of records
Long-wait edge206 days90% of records
Evidence207issued permits

The median was 2.5 days slower than the previous 12 months.

How the waits are distributed

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

Same day
18.8%
1–7 days
4.8%
8–30 days
14.0%
31–90 days
29.0%
91+ days
33.3%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214128 days95 days175 days
2022431 day70 days176 days
20234156 days103 days138 days
20243472 days120 days187 days
20252778 days152 days333 days
2026*2189 days136 days233 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
Ashburn51 days118 days207
Forest Glen50 days107 days256
Washington Heights49 days106 days241
Archer Heights48 days104 days109
Belmont Cragin48 days117 days389
Lower West Side48 days118 days560
South Lawndale48 days115 days504
Near South Side48 days106 days238