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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Albany Park

The typical signs permit issued in Albany Park took 22 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 74 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked1402021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in Albany Park, 140 issued permit records show a median processing time of 22 days; 75% were issued within 74 days and 90% within 203 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait22 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within74 days75% of records
Long-wait edge203 days90% of records
Evidence140issued permits

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

Signs permits in Albany Park: wait distribution

For Signs permits in Albany Park, 140 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
2.1%
1–7 days
13.6%
8–30 days
47.1%
31–90 days
13.6%
91+ days
23.6%

Change over time

Signs permits in Albany Park: annual permit timing

Signs permits in Albany Park has 5 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2025, representing 131 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211662 days120 days180 days
20222810 days127 days333 days
2023258 days27 days85 days
20243522 days33 days75 days
20252731 days43 days126 days

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

Context

Signs permits in Albany Park: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in Albany Park has 140 issued records, a 22 days median, and a 74 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park22 days74 days140
Avalon Park22 days33 days33
Chicago Lawn22 days81 days121
Kenwood22 days52 days30
West Lawn22 days50 days83
Ashburn23 days71 days151
Mount Greenwood21 days41 days55
West Elsdon23 days97 days52