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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Edison Park

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Edison Park took 43 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 96 days.

Records checked1552021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait43 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within96 days75% of records
Long-wait edge164 days90% of records
Evidence155issued 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
20.6%
1–7 days
5.2%
8–30 days
14.2%
31–90 days
32.9%
91+ days
27.1%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021309 days60 days139 days
2022391 day64 days135 days
20232337 days92 days146 days
20243050 days106 days195 days
20251773 days103 days142 days
2026*1670 days120 days296 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
Chicago Lawn43 days112 days356
Dunning43 days109 days264
Edison Park43 days96 days155
West Ridge43 days106 days475
Hermosa44 days102 days182
New City44 days116 days526
Clearing44 days114 days107
Douglas44 days120 days157