Community area × permit type
Renovation & Alteration permits in Rogers Park
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Rogers Park took 28 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 80 days.
Records checked3752021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait28 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within80 days75% of records
Long-wait edge153 days90% of records
Evidence375issued permits
The median was 1.5 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.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | 6 days | 57 days | 125 days |
| 2022 | 78 | 3.5 days | 51 days | 115 days |
| 2023 | 71 | 20 days | 69 days | 112 days |
| 2024 | 70 | 44 days | 90 days | 152 days |
| 2025 | 47 | 54 days | 106 days | 234 days |
| 2026* | 37 | 75 days | 137 days | 155 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Gresham | 28 days | 96 days | 612 |
| Avondale | 28 days | 85 days | 534 |
| Lake View | 28 days | 77 days | 1,391 |
| Rogers Park | 28 days | 80 days | 375 |
| Grand Boulevard | 29 days | 106 days | 400 |
| Chatham | 26 days | 77 days | 444 |
| Armour Square | 25 days | 76 days | 153 |
| Edgewater | 31 days | 83 days | 638 |