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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Humboldt Park

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Humboldt Park took 42 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 104 days.

Records checked7392021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait42 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within104 days75% of records
Long-wait edge204 days90% of records
Evidence739issued permits

The median was 9.5 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
18.5%
1–7 days
13.8%
8–30 days
12.6%
31–90 days
26.5%
91+ days
28.6%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211442.5 days62 days181 days
20221579 days77 days139 days
202312329 days88 days190 days
202412656 days136 days248 days
202510571 days137 days213 days
2026*8474 days139 days254 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
Humboldt Park42 days104 days739
Jefferson Park42 days114 days251
Mount Greenwood42 days87 days153
Portage Park42 days99 days549
Roseland42 days104 days397
West Lawn42 days124 days138
Bridgeport41 days112 days410
Chicago Lawn43 days112 days356