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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Morgan Park

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Morgan Park took 56 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 112 days.

Records checked2122021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait56 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within112 days75% of records
Long-wait edge212 days90% of records
Evidence212issued permits

The median was 4 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
19.8%
1–7 days
7.5%
8–30 days
13.2%
31–90 days
27.4%
91+ days
32.1%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20213818 days60 days113 days
20225416 days86 days191 days
20233855 days112 days182 days
20243879 days143 days228 days
20252583 days117 days244 days
2026*1979 days118 days205 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
Morgan Park56 days112 days212
Ashburn51 days118 days207
Forest Glen50 days107 days256
Washington Heights49 days106 days241
Archer Heights48 days104 days109
Belmont Cragin48 days117 days389
Lower West Side48 days118 days560
South Lawndale48 days115 days504