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

Community area × permit type

Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Englewood

The typical wrecking & demolition permit issued in West Englewood took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 56 days.

Records checked1772021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within56 days75% of records
Long-wait edge176 days90% of records
Evidence177issued permits

The median was unchanged from 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
64.4%
1–7 days
0.0%
8–30 days
4.0%
31–90 days
14.7%
91+ days
16.9%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214068 days175 days211 days
2022320 days29 days295 days
2023320 days0 days0 days
2024290 days0 days7.4 days
2025230 days0 days0 days
2026*2147 days57 days100 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

Wrecking & Demolition timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park0 days67 days28
Auburn Gresham0 days28 days44
Austin0 days50 days88
Avondale0 days38 days55
Bridgeport0 days50 days63
Chicago Lawn0 days0 days33
East Garfield Park0 days43 days33
Edgewater0 days49 days49