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Signs permits in Avondale
The typical signs permit issued in Avondale took 16 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 81 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Signs permits in Avondale, 276 issued permit records show a median processing time of 16 days; 75% were issued within 81 days and 90% within 153 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 18 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Signs permits in Avondale: wait distribution
For Signs permits in Avondale, 276 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Signs permits in Avondale: annual permit timing
Signs permits in Avondale has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 276 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | 9.5 days | 129 days | 187 days |
| 2022 | 68 | 2 days | 6 days | 27 days |
| 2023 | 58 | 32 days | 98 days | 134 days |
| 2024 | 57 | 33 days | 89 days | 353 days |
| 2025 | 31 | 30 days | 64 days | 89 days |
| 2026* | 16 | 48 days | 76 days | 221 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs permits in Avondale: Signs timing in comparable community areas
Signs permits in Avondale has 276 issued records, a 16 days median, and a 81 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale | 16 days | 81 days | 276 |
| Brighton Park | 16 days | 39 days | 144 |
| Rogers Park | 16 days | 52 days | 173 |
| North Park | 16 days | 47 days | 120 |
| East Garfield Park | 17 days | 47 days | 42 |
| Pullman | 15 days | 110 days | 63 |
| South Deering | 15 days | 38 days | 83 |
| Auburn Gresham | 18 days | 37 days | 84 |
More Signs permits in Avondale comparisons
The Signs permits in Avondale cohort contains 276 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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