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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in South Deering

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in South Deering took 36 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 113 days.

Records checked852021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait36 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within113 days75% of records
Long-wait edge228 days90% of records
Evidence85issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
28.2%
1–7 days
8.2%
8–30 days
10.6%
31–90 days
18.8%
91+ days
34.1%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021241.5 days75 days117 days
2022180 days111 days240 days
20231486 days184 days199 days
20251135 days83 days107 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
Calumet Heights36 days86 days133
Logan Square36 days100 days1,286
South Deering36 days113 days85
West Town36 days97 days1,728
Beverly36 days91 days308
South Chicago36 days98 days358
Austin35 days97 days1,097
Englewood35 days97 days571