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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Jefferson Park

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Jefferson Park took 42 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 114 days.

Records checked2512021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait42 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within114 days75% of records
Long-wait edge222 days90% of records
Evidence251issued permits

The median was 18 days faster 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
23.5%
1–7 days
10.0%
8–30 days
9.2%
31–90 days
26.3%
91+ days
31.1%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021554 days84 days151 days
2022592 days68 days140 days
20233862 days126 days257 days
20243165 days133 days210 days
20254477 days223 days267 days
2026*2452 days73 days135 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