Permit timeline tracker
"Days to issue" is the City's processing_time field: days from application start to permit issue. Refreshed from the City's open data API.
Read this first: The figures come from 190 City of Chicago renovation/alteration permits issued 2025-10-16 to 2026-10-14, picked because the work description mentions a kitchen or bath and residential use. Reported cost is what the applicant wrote on the permit, which may not be what the job cost. These permits lean toward large or structural jobs: many small kitchen and bath updates use express permits or need none, so they are under-represented. Treat the numbers as context, not a quote.
Residential kitchen/bath permits
| Group | Permits | Median days to issue | Middle 50% (days) | Median reported cost | Middle 50% (cost) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen or bath | 190 | 69 days | 34 days–125 days | $100,000 | $50,000–$180,000 |
All residential renovation/alteration permits by community area (5+ permits)
| Group | Permits | Median days to issue | Middle 50% (days) | Median reported cost | Middle 50% (cost) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Park | 32 | 56 days | 36 days–92 days | $100,000 | $36,250–$278,750 |
| Ashburn | 13 | 125 days | 70 days–159 days | $93,000 | $53,254–$150,000 |
| Auburn Gresham | 74 | 91 days | 46 days–141 days | $85,000 | $53,400–$131,000 |
| Austin | 97 | 74 days | 42 days–142 days | $85,000 | $37,500–$155,000 |
| Avalon Park | 18 | 81 days | 44 days–147 days | $105,000 | $28,750–$150,000 |
| Avondale | 32 | 84 days | 34 days–138 days | $150,000 | $82,500–$267,750 |
| Belmont Cragin | 20 | 70 days | 50 days–96 days | $72,500 | $30,000–$100,000 |
| Beverly | 24 | 66 days | 33 days–128 days | $137,500 | $86,250–$298,750 |
| Bridgeport | 32 | 70 days | 44 days–164 days | $100,000 | $26,250–$193,750 |
| Brighton Park | 15 | 102 days | 51 days–227 days | $35,000 | $17,000–$60,000 |
| Calumet Heights | 8 | 53 days | 25 days–166 days | $85,000 | $62,500–$120,000 |
| Chatham | 31 | 77 days | 48 days–136 days | $75,000 | $40,000–$100,000 |
| Chicago Lawn | 18 | 72 days | 31 days–126 days | $87,500 | $69,625–$127,500 |
| Douglas | 8 | 146 days | 62 days–221 days | $70,000 | $23,500–$98,750 |
| Dunning | 15 | 132 days | 69 days–271 days | $105,087 | $35,000–$131,000 |
| East Garfield Park | 36 | 75 days | 51 days–154 days | $128,962 | $50,000–$296,500 |
| East Side | 5 | 24 days | 3 days–94 days | $15,000 | $12,250–$140,000 |
| Edgewater | 39 | 59 days | 38 days–106 days | $75,000 | $40,000–$200,000 |
| Edison Park | 23 | 79 days | 48 days–130 days | $145,000 | $49,480–$250,000 |
| Englewood | 58 | 102 days | 58 days–161 days | $120,000 | $60,000–$180,000 |
| Forest Glen | 36 | 65 days | 33 days–122 days | $120,000 | $50,000–$216,044 |
| Fuller Park | 7 | 105 days | 54 days–281 days | $120,000 | $42,000–$3,080,000 |
| Gage Park | 7 | 71 days | 22 days–174 days | $30,000 | $20,000–$100,000 |
| Garfield Ridge | 21 | 64 days | 40 days–122 days | $80,000 | $24,228–$154,825 |
| Grand Boulevard | 23 | 106 days | 52 days–186 days | $120,000 | $40,000–$250,000 |
| Greater Grand Crossing | 39 | 76 days | 39 days–133 days | $92,000 | $30,000–$150,000 |
| Hermosa | 11 | 147 days | 35 days–209 days | $15,000 | $10,000–$80,000 |
| Humboldt Park | 57 | 71 days | 46 days–109 days | $100,000 | $50,000–$150,000 |
| Hyde Park | 20 | 58 days | 29 days–101 days | $212,500 | $85,000–$373,575 |
| Irving Park | 63 | 68 days | 36 days–134 days | $80,000 | $40,000–$200,000 |
| Jefferson Park | 17 | 50 days | 30 days–118 days | $85,000 | $45,000–$275,000 |
| Kenwood | 24 | 98 days | 52 days–134 days | $182,500 | $81,250–$468,750 |
| Lake View | 99 | 63 days | 37 days–142 days | $100,000 | $40,000–$360,000 |
| Lincoln Park | 93 | 76 days | 38 days–132 days | $125,000 | $40,000–$550,000 |
| Lincoln Square | 58 | 63 days | 36 days–116 days | $157,500 | $83,750–$400,000 |
| Logan Square | 102 | 99 days | 55 days–168 days | $99,000 | $42,500–$200,000 |
| Loop | 10 | 80 days | 28 days–120 days | $375,000 | $25,000–$2,250,000 |
| Lower West Side | 31 | 107 days | 47 days–240 days | $60,000 | $25,000–$200,000 |
| McKinley Park | 7 | 123 days | 100 days–262 days | $150,000 | $68,600–$200,000 |
| Montclare | 7 | 97 days | 27 days–151 days | $100,000 | $15,000–$120,000 |
| Morgan Park | 19 | 76 days | 26 days–140 days | $128,880 | $60,000–$236,000 |
| Mount Greenwood | 16 | 69 days | 44 days–120 days | $180,500 | $120,000–$337,500 |
| Near North Side | 90 | 42 days | 21 days–85 days | $228,500 | $57,500–$597,500 |
| Near South Side | 12 | 84 days | 48 days–157 days | $86,000 | $20,000–$168,765 |
| Near West Side | 42 | 48 days | 27 days–95 days | $247,500 | $52,125–$500,000 |
| New City | 39 | 121 days | 82 days–170 days | $70,300 | $22,000–$120,000 |
| North Center | 59 | 53 days | 29 days–116 days | $100,000 | $45,000–$300,000 |
| North Lawndale | 46 | 104 days | 66 days–157 days | $97,500 | $50,000–$156,250 |
| North Park | 13 | 60 days | 16 days–127 days | $100,000 | $80,000–$465,000 |
| Norwood Park | 39 | 62 days | 39 days–121 days | $150,000 | $50,000–$225,000 |
| Portage Park | 50 | 50 days | 34 days–93 days | $77,500 | $33,750–$150,000 |
| Pullman | 6 | 126 days | 66 days–191 days | $57,500 | $20,000–$110,000 |
| Rogers Park | 23 | 75 days | 49 days–148 days | $79,272 | $20,000–$120,000 |
| Roseland | 41 | 83 days | 40 days–142 days | $88,000 | $52,500–$145,000 |
| South Chicago | 32 | 67 days | 32 days–110 days | $65,250 | $11,000–$145,000 |
| South Deering | 8 | 86 days | 36 days–158 days | $35,000 | $8,500–$77,500 |
| South Lawndale | 42 | 94 days | 54 days–241 days | $72,500 | $26,850–$169,750 |
| South Shore | 44 | 98 days | 54 days–165 days | $92,500 | $50,000–$172,500 |
| Uptown | 37 | 74 days | 50 days–136 days | $150,000 | $50,000–$831,002 |
| Washington Heights | 21 | 96 days | 62 days–141 days | $80,000 | $45,000–$120,000 |
| Washington Park | 12 | 143 days | 96 days–230 days | $225,000 | $100,000–$300,000 |
| West Elsdon | 5 | 98 days | 82 days–240 days | $15,000 | $12,500–$103,750 |
| West Englewood | 58 | 119 days | 56 days–223 days | $80,000 | $42,650–$150,000 |
| West Garfield Park | 22 | 76 days | 37 days–113 days | $75,000 | $13,625–$100,000 |
| West Lawn | 11 | 86 days | 22 days–187 days | $28,600 | $10,000–$655,144 |
| West Pullman | 23 | 96 days | 57 days–133 days | $80,000 | $70,000–$150,000 |
| West Ridge | 29 | 111 days | 72 days–173 days | $100,000 | $53,250–$178,074 |
| West Town | 115 | 96 days | 54 days–173 days | $100,000 | $30,000–$243,000 |
| Woodlawn | 46 | 71 days | 32 days–122 days | $97,500 | $57,500–$178,174 |
Data window: 2025-10-16 to 2026-10-14. Standard renovation/alteration permits only; express and easy permits are not included yet.