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

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Norwood Park

The typical new construction permit issued in Norwood Park took 50 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 104 days.

Records checked622021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait50 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within104 days75% of records
Long-wait edge154 days90% of records
Evidence62issued 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
21.0%
1–7 days
12.9%
8–30 days
8.1%
31–90 days
29.0%
91+ days
29.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20221745 days73 days136 days
20231044 days105 days205 days
2026*1060 days121 days170 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
Norwood Park50 days104 days62
Mckinley Park50 days148 days50
Dunning51 days150 days39
Edgewater51 days112 days91
Albany Park52 days123 days62
Belmont Cragin48 days110 days42
Forest Glen48 days139 days34
Irving Park52 days110 days185