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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Montclare

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Montclare took 39 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 103 days.

Records checked702021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait39 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within103 days75% of records
Long-wait edge178 days90% of records
Evidence70issued 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
22.9%
1–7 days
12.9%
8–30 days
11.4%
31–90 days
24.3%
91+ days
28.6%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212214 days51 days102 days
2022139 days53 days72 days
20241282 days120 days333 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
Montclare39 days103 days70
Hegewisch38 days132 days54
Bridgeport41 days112 days410
Gage Park41 days95 days173
Garfield Ridge37 days95 days274
North Lawndale41 days105 days654
Uptown37 days89 days519
South Chicago36 days98 days358