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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Calumet Heights

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Calumet Heights took 36 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 86 days.

Records checked1332021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait36 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within86 days75% of records
Long-wait edge181 days90% of records
Evidence133issued 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
20.3%
1–7 days
6.0%
8–30 days
19.5%
31–90 days
30.1%
91+ days
24.1%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20213220 days64 days154 days
20223136 days70 days115 days
20232530 days77 days156 days
20242033 days85 days218 days
20251882 days140 days280 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
Calumet Heights36 days86 days133
Logan Square36 days100 days1,286
South Deering36 days113 days85
West Town36 days97 days1,728
Beverly36 days91 days308
South Chicago36 days98 days358
Austin35 days97 days1,097
Englewood35 days97 days571