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Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Chicago Lawn took 43 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 112 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn, 356 issued permit records show a median processing time of 43 days; 75% were issued within 112 days and 90% within 220 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 17 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn, 356 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 356 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | 14 days | 65 days | 174 days |
| 2022 | 74 | 11 days | 76 days | 195 days |
| 2023 | 55 | 25 days | 112 days | 194 days |
| 2024 | 71 | 48 days | 94 days | 238 days |
| 2025 | 66 | 80 days | 192 days | 306 days |
| 2026* | 20 | 74 days | 129 days | 269 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn has 356 issued records, a 43 days median, and a 112 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Lawn | 43 days | 112 days | 356 |
| Dunning | 43 days | 109 days | 264 |
| Edison Park | 43 days | 96 days | 155 |
| West Ridge | 43 days | 106 days | 475 |
| Hermosa | 44 days | 102 days | 182 |
| New City | 44 days | 116 days | 526 |
| Clearing | 44 days | 114 days | 107 |
| Douglas | 44 days | 120 days | 157 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Chicago Lawn cohort contains 356 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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