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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in New City

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in New City took 44 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 116 days.

Records checked5262021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait44 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within116 days75% of records
Long-wait edge218 days90% of records
Evidence526issued permits

The median was 26 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
16.2%
1–7 days
12.7%
8–30 days
13.1%
31–90 days
27.0%
91+ days
31.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
202110313 days54 days145 days
2022935 days82 days194 days
20239842 days107 days192 days
20249952 days141 days216 days
20257378 days172 days352 days
2026*6093 days163 days258 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
Hermosa44 days102 days182
New City44 days116 days526
Chicago Lawn43 days112 days356
Clearing44 days114 days107
Douglas44 days120 days157
Dunning43 days109 days264
Edison Park43 days96 days155
West Ridge43 days106 days475