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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Gage Park

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Gage Park took 41 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 95 days.

Records checked1732021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait41 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within95 days75% of records
Long-wait edge193 days90% of records
Evidence173issued 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
23.7%
1–7 days
4.0%
8–30 days
16.8%
31–90 days
29.5%
91+ days
26.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021289 days59 days137 days
2022386.5 days35 days112 days
20234052 days135 days294 days
20243274 days104 days248 days
20251961 days108 days147 days
2026*1672 days133 days180 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
Bridgeport41 days112 days410
Gage Park41 days95 days173
North Lawndale41 days105 days654
Humboldt Park42 days104 days739
Jefferson Park42 days114 days251
Mount Greenwood42 days87 days153
Portage Park42 days99 days549
Roseland42 days104 days397