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

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Mckinley Park

The typical new construction permit issued in Mckinley Park took 50 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 148 days.

Records checked502021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait50 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within148 days75% of records
Long-wait edge211 days90% of records
Evidence50issued 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
12.0%
1–7 days
2.0%
8–30 days
14.0%
31–90 days
36.0%
91+ days
36.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
202210125 days166 days168 days
20241064 days120 days198 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

New Construction timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Mckinley Park50 days148 days50
Norwood Park50 days104 days62
Belmont Cragin48 days110 days42
Dunning51 days150 days39
Edgewater51 days112 days91
Forest Glen48 days139 days34
Washington Park48 days102 days108
Albany Park52 days123 days62