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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Auburn Gresham

The typical express permit program permit issued in Auburn Gresham took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 7 days.

Records checked1,6792021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within7 days75% of records
Long-wait edge17 days90% of records
Evidence1,679issued 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
47.3%
1–7 days
29.5%
8–30 days
18.7%
31–90 days
3.4%
91+ days
1.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212060 days1 day6.5 days
20221900 days0 days6 days
20231830 days3 days12 days
20243701 day7 days18 days
20254203 days10 days19 days
2026*3103 days11 days22 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
Albany Park1 day6 days997
Auburn Gresham1 day7 days1,679
Austin1 day7 days2,565
Avondale1 day6 days866
Beverly1 day7 days843
Brighton Park1 day9 days684
Burnside1 day5 days127
Chatham1 day7 days1,207