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

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.

Same day
18.1%
1–7 days
15.5%
8–30 days
16.8%
31–90 days
28.3%
91+ days
21.3%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021726 days57 days125 days
2022783.5 days51 days115 days
20237120 days69 days112 days
20247044 days90 days152 days
20254754 days106 days234 days
2026*3775 days137 days155 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
Auburn Gresham28 days96 days612
Avondale28 days85 days534
Lake View28 days77 days1,391
Rogers Park28 days80 days375
Grand Boulevard29 days106 days400
Chatham26 days77 days444
Armour Square25 days76 days153
Edgewater31 days83 days638