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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Ohare

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Ohare took 6 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 39 days.

Records checked3042021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait6 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within39 days75% of records
Long-wait edge94 days90% of records
Evidence304issued permits

The median was 4 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
35.2%
1–7 days
19.4%
8–30 days
17.8%
31–90 days
17.1%
91+ days
10.5%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021490 days18 days71 days
2022660 days0 days42 days
2023593 days44 days69 days
20244219 days55 days103 days
20255112 days26 days69 days
2026*3710 days105 days163 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
Ohare6 days39 days304
Near West Side8 days52 days2,042
Burnside8.5 days67 days28
Loop3 days21 days2,831
Near North Side13 days50 days2,586
Fuller Park20 days98 days68
Hyde Park20 days60 days448
East Side21 days71 days96