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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Archer Heights

The typical express permit program permit issued in Archer Heights took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 5 days.

Records checked4242021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within5 days75% of records
Long-wait edge17 days90% of records
Evidence424issued 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
55.2%
1–7 days
26.2%
8–30 days
13.4%
31–90 days
4.2%
91+ days
0.9%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021880 days1 day13 days
2022640 days0 days24 days
2023480 days1 day13 days
20241081 day6 days20 days
2025601.5 days7.5 days18 days
2026*562 days6 days10 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Archer Heights0 days5 days424
Armour Square0 days3 days275
Ashburn0 days5 days1,434
Avalon Park0 days5 days586
Belmont Cragin0 days6 days1,245
Calumet Heights0 days5 days647
Chicago Lawn0 days6 days1,219
Dunning0 days4 days978