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How long does a remodel permit take in Chicago?

In Chicago, the typical remodel permit took 52 days from application to issue, across 1,033 permits issued from September 2024 to September 2026.

52 daysfrom application to permitMiddle half: 21 days to 3 months

The two steps

How long remodels take in Chicago, in daysApplication to permit issued: median 52 days, middle half 21 to 104 days, 1,033 permits.Application to permit issued: 52 days01 mo2 mo3 mo
Bars show the median; the line through each bar spans the middle half of jobs.
The numbers behind the chart
StepMedianMiddle halfPermitsPermits issued
Application to permit issued52 days21 days to about 3 months1,033September 2024 to September 2026

Remodeling contractors with the most jobs in Chicago

RankContractorJobsContact
1Airoom, LLC
Plainfield
85
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2Clancy & Company Contracting
Western Springs
22
Call (815) 603-8315
3Leonard & Son Construction Company, Inc
Chicago
19
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Permit wait by year issued

Year issuedJobsMedianMiddle half
202412548 days24 days to about 3 months
202553552 days20 days to about 3 months
202637354 days22 days to about 3 months

Why it takes this long

  • 0% of permits were issued the day they were applied for, and 33% within 30 days (1,033 permits).
  • The time to final inspection is not shown: the city's permit data has no final inspection date.

Days are counted between the dates on each city permit: application_start_date, issue_date. Median and middle half: half of the jobs took longer than the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. A figure is shown only when it rests on 30 or more permits. Kinds of work are sorted by the same rules as our contractor lists. Source: Chicago Building Permits (data.cityofchicago.org ydr8-5enu), read 2026-09-24. The same figures as data: remodel.json.