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Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Forest Glen took 50 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 107 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen, 256 issued permit records show a median processing time of 50 days; 75% were issued within 107 days and 90% within 203 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 8 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen, 256 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 Forest Glen: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 256 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | 26 days | 81 days | 149 days |
| 2022 | 50 | 25 days | 94 days | 169 days |
| 2023 | 46 | 50 days | 104 days | 204 days |
| 2024 | 37 | 51 days | 95 days | 158 days |
| 2025 | 44 | 64 days | 140 days | 353 days |
| 2026* | 32 | 96 days | 153 days | 237 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen has 256 issued records, a 50 days median, and a 107 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Glen | 50 days | 107 days | 256 |
| Ashburn | 51 days | 118 days | 207 |
| Washington Heights | 49 days | 106 days | 241 |
| Archer Heights | 48 days | 104 days | 109 |
| Belmont Cragin | 48 days | 117 days | 389 |
| Lower West Side | 48 days | 118 days | 560 |
| South Lawndale | 48 days | 115 days | 504 |
| Near South Side | 48 days | 106 days | 238 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Forest Glen cohort contains 256 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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