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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Archer Heights

The typical signs permit issued in Archer Heights took 13 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 28 days.

Records checked1152021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait13 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within28 days75% of records
Long-wait edge128 days90% of records
Evidence115issued permits

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

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
0.0%
1–7 days
35.7%
8–30 days
41.7%
31–90 days
7.8%
91+ days
14.8%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021458 days13 days80 days
2022146 days8.8 days9 days
2023185 days118 days458 days
20241817 days76 days646 days
20251827 days28 days30 days

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

Context

Signs timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Archer Heights13 days28 days115
Englewood13 days36 days77
Belmont Cragin14 days33 days292
Gage Park14 days53 days115
Humboldt Park14 days32 days162
Morgan Park14 days28 days83
West Ridge14 days36 days287
Clearing14 days19 days46