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Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Portage Park took 42 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 99 days.
Records checked5492021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait42 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within99 days75% of records
Long-wait edge161 days90% of records
Evidence549issued permits
The median was 14 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.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | 4 days | 58 days | 127 days |
| 2022 | 102 | 3.5 days | 97 days | 154 days |
| 2023 | 100 | 46 days | 119 days | 165 days |
| 2024 | 90 | 42 days | 91 days | 172 days |
| 2025 | 90 | 64 days | 99 days | 195 days |
| 2026* | 68 | 53 days | 88 days | 158 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
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park | 42 days | 104 days | 739 |
| Jefferson Park | 42 days | 114 days | 251 |
| Mount Greenwood | 42 days | 87 days | 153 |
| Portage Park | 42 days | 99 days | 549 |
| Roseland | 42 days | 104 days | 397 |
| West Lawn | 42 days | 124 days | 138 |
| Bridgeport | 41 days | 112 days | 410 |
| Chicago Lawn | 43 days | 112 days | 356 |