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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Logan Square

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Logan Square took 36 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 100 days.

Records checked1,2862021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait36 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within100 days75% of records
Long-wait edge181 days90% of records
Evidence1,286issued 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
20.8%
1–7 days
13.2%
8–30 days
13.3%
31–90 days
24.8%
91+ days
27.8%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212395 days61 days114 days
20222956 days70 days158 days
202321718 days82 days192 days
202422256 days103 days200 days
202518178 days132 days214 days
2026*13283 days137 days223 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
Calumet Heights36 days86 days133
Logan Square36 days100 days1,286
South Deering36 days113 days85
West Town36 days97 days1,728
Beverly36 days91 days308
South Chicago36 days98 days358
Austin35 days97 days1,097
Englewood35 days97 days571