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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Hegewisch

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Hegewisch took 38 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 132 days.

Records checked542021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait38 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within132 days75% of records
Long-wait edge177 days90% of records
Evidence54issued 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
16.7%
1–7 days
18.5%
8–30 days
11.1%
31–90 days
20.4%
91+ days
33.3%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021110 days38 days91 days
20221254 days121 days165 days
20241016 days104 days244 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
Hegewisch38 days132 days54
Garfield Ridge37 days95 days274
Montclare39 days103 days70
Uptown37 days89 days519
South Chicago36 days98 days358
Calumet Heights36 days86 days133
Logan Square36 days100 days1,286
South Deering36 days113 days85