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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.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 239 | 5 days | 61 days | 114 days |
| 2022 | 295 | 6 days | 70 days | 158 days |
| 2023 | 217 | 18 days | 82 days | 192 days |
| 2024 | 222 | 56 days | 103 days | 200 days |
| 2025 | 181 | 78 days | 132 days | 214 days |
| 2026* | 132 | 83 days | 137 days | 223 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
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Heights | 36 days | 86 days | 133 |
| Logan Square | 36 days | 100 days | 1,286 |
| South Deering | 36 days | 113 days | 85 |
| West Town | 36 days | 97 days | 1,728 |
| Beverly | 36 days | 91 days | 308 |
| South Chicago | 36 days | 98 days | 358 |
| Austin | 35 days | 97 days | 1,097 |
| Englewood | 35 days | 97 days | 571 |