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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Roseland

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Roseland took 42 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 104 days.

Records checked3972021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait42 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within104 days75% of records
Long-wait edge193 days90% of records
Evidence397issued permits

The median was 12 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
16.1%
1–7 days
13.4%
8–30 days
14.1%
31–90 days
25.9%
91+ days
30.5%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021765.5 days92 days194 days
2022816 days98 days194 days
20236438 days98 days217 days
20246754 days94 days167 days
20256364 days126 days196 days
2026*4660 days136 days161 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
Humboldt Park42 days104 days739
Jefferson Park42 days114 days251
Mount Greenwood42 days87 days153
Portage Park42 days99 days549
Roseland42 days104 days397
West Lawn42 days124 days138
Bridgeport41 days112 days410
Chicago Lawn43 days112 days356