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What Chicago built, rezoned and ran, and where its big projects stand. Counted from public records and updated every day.

Updated Nov. 14, 2026

Homes permitted in 2026

3,491▼ Behind pace

Chicago needed 9,014 by Nov. 13 to stay on pace to end its share of the housing shortage by 2041.

39% of the pace9,014 needed by now

▼ 4%vs. this date last year (3,638)

About 2,720net gain after homes torn down

Homes added ›

Homes permitted each year

10,379 a year closes the gap by 204110,379 closes the gap

6,770 keeps it from growing6,770 holds it

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
so far

Decisions coming up All ›

DEC10The first regional transit budget$5.04 billion for CTA, Metra and Pace · comments close Dec. 4 DEC31The 2027 city budget$882 million gap to close · the Council must pass a budget by year’s end

Everything else we count

Zoning34%of 2025’s zoning changes for new homes had a building permit within a yearThe highest since 2021 Affordable29,550homes on the city’s affordable rental listAbout 1 in 3 are for seniors · list dated Dec. 2024 Rents and prices$2,311typical asking rent, Sept. 2026▲ Up 5.7% in a year Transit70%of 2019’s CTA rides in 2025, counted the same way▲ Up 2.6% in 2026 · 7 big projects tracked Streets82 deathsin traffic this year through Sept. 27The city’s goal for 2026 was zero Big projects649 of 32,273homes built in six big projects3 of the 6 have broken ground In Springfield215bills in Springfield on Chicago’s housing, transit and money this session16 became law; the session ends in January City money$18.1Bin the city’s five-year building plan, 2025–2029Plus $1.5M a year per ward for street projects

Each section lists its own sources and shows the date its data runs through. Homes permitted updates every morning; the other sections were last checked Nov. 9, 2026.