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

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Ohare

The typical new construction permit issued in Ohare took 38 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 116 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked312021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For New Construction permits in Ohare, 31 issued permit records show a median processing time of 38 days; 75% were issued within 116 days and 90% within 152 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait38 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within116 days75% of records
Long-wait edge152 days90% of records
Evidence31issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

New Construction permits in Ohare: wait distribution

For New Construction permits in Ohare, 31 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
19.4%
1–7 days
9.7%
8–30 days
16.1%
31–90 days
19.4%
91+ days
35.5%

Change over time

New Construction permits in Ohare: annual permit timing

New Construction permits in Ohare has 0 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning no qualifying years, representing 0 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile

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

Context

New Construction permits in Ohare: New Construction timing in comparable community areas

New Construction permits in Ohare has 31 issued records, a 38 days median, and a 116 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Edison Park38 days85 days37
North Center38 days84 days373
Ohare38 days116 days31
Woodlawn37 days92 days257
Auburn Gresham36 days79 days29
Greater Grand Crossing36 days91 days36
Brighton Park42 days86 days77
Logan Square42 days112 days310