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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Hermosa

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Hermosa took 44 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 102 days.

Records checked1822021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait44 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within102 days75% of records
Long-wait edge223 days90% of records
Evidence182issued 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
18.1%
1–7 days
12.6%
8–30 days
11.5%
31–90 days
29.1%
91+ days
28.6%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021359 days64 days86 days
2022395 days64 days184 days
20234748 days103 days148 days
20242489 days203 days352 days
20251972 days148 days186 days
2026*1896 days212 days250 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
Hermosa44 days102 days182
New City44 days116 days526
Chicago Lawn43 days112 days356
Clearing44 days114 days107
Douglas44 days120 days157
Dunning43 days109 days264
Edison Park43 days96 days155
West Ridge43 days106 days475