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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Greater Grand Crossing took 32 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 95 days.

Records checked5962021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait32 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within95 days75% of records
Long-wait edge194 days90% of records
Evidence596issued permits

The median was 22 days slower than the previous 12 months.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
16.3%
1–7 days
18.3%
8–30 days
15.1%
31–90 days
24.2%
91+ days
26.2%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211285 days47 days144 days
20221216 days64 days114 days
202312332 days89 days192 days
202410541 days134 days291 days
20256761 days102 days156 days
2026*5281 days146 days233 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
Greater Grand Crossing32 days95 days596
Irving Park32 days85 days707
South Shore32 days94 days711
West Garfield Park32 days91 days360
Albany Park33 days77 days422
Edgewater31 days83 days638
Lincoln Park33 days86 days1,340
Lincoln Square33 days82 days638