Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Ashburn permit processing times

For 2,411 issued permits in Ashburn, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 10 days.

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

Records checked2,4112021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Ashburn permit processing times, 2,411 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 10 days and 90% within 32 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within10 days75% of records
Long-wait edge32 days90% of records
Evidence2,411issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Ashburn permit processing times: wait distribution

For Ashburn permit processing times, 2,411 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
48.0%
1–7 days
22.3%
8–30 days
19.4%
31–90 days
6.6%
91+ days
3.7%

Change over time

Ashburn permit processing times: annual permit timing

Ashburn permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,411 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214130 days8 days17 days
20224040 days8 days14 days
20233380 days13 days51 days
20244861 day7.8 days28 days
20254612 days10 days71 days
2026*3093 days11 days25 days

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

Context

Ashburn permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Ashburn permit processing times has 2,411 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 10 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day14 days2,213
Archer Heights1 day14 days812
Ashburn1 day10 days2,411
Auburn Gresham1 day11 days3,290
Austin1 day14 days5,647
Belmont Cragin1 day13 days2,724
Beverly1 day13 days1,644
Burnside1 day9.5 days227

More Ashburn permit processing times comparisons

The Ashburn permit processing times cohort contains 2,411 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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